Taylor Swift Guitar, Christine McVie Piano, Items From Harry Styles, Paul McCartney & More Up For 2024 MusiCares Auction
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- January 11, 2024
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The annual MusiCares Charity Relief Auction will take place live for the first time ever from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles (and online) on Feb. 4. The event that will unfold on the same day as this year’s Grammy Awards will feature a stellar selection of one of a kind items from many of this year’s nominees, as well as some other past Grammy winning stars.
Among the more than 75 unique collectibles on the list are late Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie’s Yamaha C3 “Songbird” baby grand piano (estimate: $20,000 30,000), which she played on stage for two decades during the band’s concert encores. Bidding will also take place on a Baby Taylor Swift model acoustic guitar (estimate: $5,000 $7,000), a signed hardcover edition of Paul McCartney’s two volume The Lyrics: 1965 to Present (estimate: $1,000 $2,000) and Metallica singer/guitarist James Hetfield’s signed black ESP LTD Vulture electric flying V guitar (estimate: $4,000 $6,000).
Other items on the auction list include: — Harry Styles’ 1999 Gretsch White Falcon hollow body electric guitar, signed and dated 2023 with a heart and swirl drawing — Cure singer Robert Smith’s black RS 1000 Stage Artist Edition signature Schecter acoustic guitar — played on stage at the band’s May 2023 Hollywood Bowl show — A pair of Dr.
Dre’s all white Nike Air Force 1 Low ’07 signed sneakers — Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh’s signed 2015 Fender Hot Noiseless Stratocaster guitar from his personal collection — Bad Bunny signed 2011 Schecter Diamond Series model T S/H 1 semi hollow body guitar — Lionel Richie’s gold sequined performance bomber jacket featured “All Night Long” in white Swarovski crystals across the back — Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash’s signed 2023 Gibson Les Paul Anaconda Burst guitar with green flame maple top with Slash’s “Scully” doodle — Coldplay singer Chris Martin’s colorful handwritten setlist from the band’s show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in Oct.
2023 The auction will also feature signed “Cleopatra” lyrics from the Lumineers, Eagles guitarist/singer Don Felder’s 2010 Gibson guitar, DJ Khaled’s signed Les Paul studio guitar, Willie Nelson and Friends signed 2023 Martin D 10 acoustic guitar (featuring the signatures of Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Bob Weir, Snoop Dogg, Beck, Tom Jones and more), Jon Batiste’s signed Hohner Instructor 32 melodica and James Brown’s custom tailored navy jacket with blue and black floral brocade lining and an embroidered label featuring the late soul singer’s name, plus more items to be revealed in the coming weeks.
There are four ways to bid for the items, including online and live in real time here , over the phone, in person at the auction site and an advance absentee bid available here . In addition to the Julien’s and MusiCares sites, the livestream will fun on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram Live. All auction proceeds will benefit the MusiCares program, which provides the music community with services in physical and mental health, addiction recovery, unforeseen personal emergencies and disaster relief.
The 2024 Grammy Awards are set for Feb. 4 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles..