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Elvis Presley is featured strongly in the forthcoming “We Will WOCU” music and film memorabilia auction by Fame Bureau. The auction takes place in London on May 27 and online bidding is an option.

Here’s my top Elvis picks.

Elvis Presley’s record collection

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Sotheby’s New York will auction off John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to the Beatles classic “A Day in the Life” on June 18.

The double-sided sheet, which once belonged to Beatles road manager Mal Evans, shows how the lyrics developed, with cross-outs, corrections and reworkings. Lennon also indicates where McCartney’s “woke up, fell out of bed” lyrics would be inserted. McCartney had been working on these lyrics for a separate song, but they were considered a neat fit for Lennon’s song.

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Limited edition portraits of guitar legends Jimmy Page and Brian May are now on sale, with profits going to Action for Brazil’s Children (ABC) and Task Brasil.

ABC Trust is a UK-based organisation set up by Jimmy Page and his wife Jimena Page to help the most vulnerable children and young people of Brazil. Task Brasil has similar goals, with projects designed to help abandoned children living on the streets in Brazil.

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A Hofner electric bass guitar signed by Paul McCartney will be among 300 lots auctioned during the March Estates Auction by Fairfield Auction in Newtown, Conn. on March 21.

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An iconic red suede jacket worn by Elvis Presley in the 1950s is one of 578 items featured in an online Rock ‘N’ Roll auction from GOTTA HAVE IT® Collectibles .

The auction features original 45s, movie posters, rare photographs, handwritten lyric sheets, signed memorabilia, and jewellery and clothing worn by some of the greats of popular music, including Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, James Brown and many more.

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