Fancy yourself a songwriter who can "Shake It Off" like Taylor Swift? Into '90s divas such as Britney Spears? Want to make "Purple Rain" like Prince? How about a classic rock guitar slinger like Tom Petty? Or maybe the Beatles' George Harrison is more your style. Whatever your musical affinity, the latest Music Icons auctions from Julien's Auctions are sure to have exactly what you need.
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The massive auction features two parts: one day devoted entirely to Prince and a second day of memorabilia featuring artists from B.B. King to Michael Jackson, Harry Styles to Elvis Presley, and everyone in between.
The first day celebrates all things Prince, including a 2002 Schecter "White Cloud" electric guitar commissioned by the man himself, a custom electric blue ensemble worn during a 1999 performance with Lenny Kravitz, a long-sleeved lace-up blue shirt with matching pants, signed handwritten lyrics from 1986's "Miss Understood," and a collection of set lists, tour posters and other unforgettable items.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This velvet sequined coat worn by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Prince?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Prince</a> during his performance at Studio 54 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 1999 is in our "Music Icons: Featuring Property From The Life and Career of Prince" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/auction?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#auction</a> event on May 18th at <a href="https://twitter.com/HardRockCafeNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HardRockCafeNYC</a> and online at <a href="https://t.co/TiME89uOXn">https://t.co/TiME89uOXn</a>! <a href="https://t.co/NnXonQrb9h">pic.twitter.com/NnXonQrb9h</a></p>— Juliens Auctions (@JuliensAuctions) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuliensAuctions/status/996271214082473984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The second day of the auction features tons of items music fans will want to get their hands on, such as Spears' demo cassette tapes, outfits worn by Alicia Keys, a handwritten poem from Tupac Shakur, the gold outfit Shakira wore during her GRAMMY Awards performance in 2007, platinum records from Madonna, a Whitney Houston GRAMMY nomination certificate, clothing worn by Cher, a guitar played and smashed by Kurt Cobain, jumpsuits worn in a photoshoot by the Jackson 5, and the auction's signature item: the guitar Bob Dylan played when he went electric in 1966.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out this custom <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/guitar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#guitar</a> owned by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarlosSantana?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarlosSantana</a> and played on stage and in studio by <a href="https://twitter.com/SantanaCarlos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SantanaCarlos</a>! It's in our two day <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/music?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#music</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/memorabilia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#memorabilia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/auction?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#auction</a> May 18th and 19th at <a href="https://twitter.com/HardRockCafeNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HardRockCafeNYC</a> and online at <a href="https://t.co/TiME89uOXn">https://t.co/TiME89uOXn</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Santana?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Santana</a> <a href="https://t.co/rHtK8vKeni">pic.twitter.com/rHtK8vKeni</a></p>— Juliens Auctions (@JuliensAuctions) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuliensAuctions/status/996289241368772608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The auction also features a slate of keepsakes whose proceeds will benefit the Recording Academy-affiliated health and human services charity MusiCares and the music education and preservation efforts of the GRAMMY Museum. These items include signed memorabilia from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Linkin Park, Ed Sheeran, and Imagine Dragons, among others.
Julien's will host their 2018 Music Icons auction extravaganza in New York City at the Hard Rock Café. The bidding on all Prince items will take place May 18, while the rest will be available during the auction on May 19.
Don't miss your chance to own a piece of music history!
