The Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction
Written by admin on March 9, 2011 – 8:20 am -Bruce Springsteen’s ’57 Chevy Meola is the star lot in the online Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction from GOTTA HAVE IT® Collectibles, Inc. which takes place from March 16-25, 2011.
This was Springsteen’s first owned car, purchased on May 21, 1975. It is expected to fetch $400,000-425,000 at auction.
Springsteen in his ’57 Chevy Meola
Other Springsteen lots include handwritten lyrics, posters, stage-used harmonicas and a Telecaster electric guitar played on stage in Ventura, California in June 1993.
| There are 183 Elvis Presley lots in the auction, including film and stage-worn costumes from the 50s to 70s, jewellery, his Karate Gi, handwritten items and more. The highest estimate ($12,000) is for a pair of leopard mohair shoes worn by Elvis on stage in 1954. These may be the earliest known piece of stage clothing worn by Elvis. |  |
The Beatles are also well represented with 120 lots. The highest estimate is for handwritten “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” lyrics ($160,000 – $170,000). There are also a number of Gold RIAA Awards and various signed items, including album covers, programmes and letters.
There are 40 Michael Jackson lots, including his Japanese MTV “Lifetime Achievement” Award, a stage worn sequin glove, and handwritten and signed items.
Many signed guitars are featured in the Auction from artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Les Paul, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Neil Young, Alice Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bonnie Raitt.
Other stars featured in the auction include Bruce Lee, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Byrds, The Beach Boys and KISS.
You can view all the lots at gottahaverockandroll.com
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, The Beatles
Posted in American Rock, Auctions, Elvis, The Beatles |
