All proceeds to benefit MusiCares
Julien’s Auctions has announced additional marquee items added to the star-studded lineup of instruments, memorabilia, wardrobe, and more to be sold at MusiCares Charity Relief Auction taking place live Sunday, February 4th for the first time at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles and online in a multi-camera livestream to be directed by Jerry Foley, the multi-Emmy Award-nominated director of Late Show with David Letterman. The livestream will run additionally on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram Live, in addition to Julien’s and MusiCares’ websites.
A sensational collection of music items – some never before seen at auction – will be offered including items from this year’s MusiCares Person of the Year honoree, Jon Bon Jovi. The Grammy-winning legend and founding member of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inducted rock band that bears his last name will offer several of his historic items such as his stage-played 2018 Takamine EF341SC acoustic guitar, in gloss black finish with Mahogany neck ($10,000 – $15,000) and used in the “Story of Love” music video and a guitar case containing custom picks and a black Dunlop guitar strap; his custom black amplifier road case with Bon Jovi Heart & Dagger logo stencils on all sides with additional SL for “Stage Left” and “BB-6” stencils with a foam-lined case featuring several cargo stickers and a yellow tape label with handwritten “On Stage Left” (estimate: $800 – $1,200); a road worn custom black amplifier road case on casters with “R & R Cases” plate mounted to the side with a foam-lined case covered in custom “Jon Bon Jovi” and “33” stencils ($1,000 – $1,500); as well as a Jon Bon Jovi signed XOUNTS Sound Systems (estimate: $1,000 – $1,500), sheet music for Bon Jovi’s classic ballad “Bed of Roses,” with a pair of maracas (estimate: $400 – $600); and a pair of JBL in-ear monitors (estimate: $300 – $500).
Bon Jovi’s extraordinary lifetime achievements and contributions as frontman to one of the greatest bands in rock n’ roll history and philanthropic efforts to causes such as food-insecure and unhoused individuals over his five-decade career will be celebrated at the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala, one of the most prestigious events held during Grammy Week.
A Kingswell skate shop brand “Brutal” skate deck, signed twice by Olivia Rodrigo and featured in the video for her hit song “Bad Idea Right?” will hit the auction block (estimate: $500 – $700). Three-time Grammy Award winner Olivia Rodrigo gained widespread recognition for her exceptional vocal prowess and emotional songwriting. In 2021, she made a monumental impact with her chart-topping multi-platinum debut album Sour. In 2023 Rodrigo released Guts, a body of work that magnified the raw power of her genre-bending sound revealing a heightened sophistication as a vocalist and lyricist. With her authentic and relatable approach to storytelling, Rodrigo has earned six nods for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards solidifying her place as one of the most promising artists.
A Casey Cadwallader for Mugler custom-made gold “Illusion” catsuit and elbow-length gloves worn by three-time Grammy Award winner Dua Lipa during her 2022 Future Nostalgia Tour in South America is sure to cause a frenzy at this year’s auction (estimate: $4,000 – $6,000). Mugler posted the ten-time Grammy Nominee in the catsuit on their Instagram platform when Dua Lipa performed in São Paulo, Brazil September 8th, 2022. The custom bodysuit took over 1,160 cumulative hours to complete and is all over-embroidered with 120,000 crystals. Featuring a boned bodice with overall spiral sheer tulle panels and matching gloves, these spiral-like sheer splices are the brand’s signature design under Cadwallader’s creative direction.
Items from the Grammy Award-winning Fleetwood Mac legend and rock goddess, Stevie Nicks have been announced including a copy of her 1981 iconic solo album Bella Donna featuring her enduring timeless classics, “Edge of Seventeen,” and “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” a duet with Tom Petty, signed by Nicks and inscribed “Much Love,” ($300 – $500); Stevie Nicks signed compilation record album box set Stand Back: 1981-2017 (5 LPs) signed twice by Nicks and inscribed, “Much Love” on the box cover, and “Love Always” on the insert ($300 – $500) and a Barbie Doll (in original box) based on Stevie Nicks, inspired by her style during the era of the Fleetwood Mac album Rumours, signed by Nicks on the box, and inscribed “Stevie Barbie Loves Ya!” on the back of the box (estimate: $300 – $500).
An incredible item from country music royalty Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will dazzle the auction with the appearance of their signed 2017 Gibson J-45 True Vintage model acoustic guitar, in sunburst finish that features the vintage style and “Only A Gibson Is Good Enough” headstock banner logo and signed in silver marker on the body “God Bless / Garth / Brooks / and / Trisha Yearwood” (estimate: $3,000 – $5,000).
Another exclusive instrument comes to the auction stage from American blues rock icon, George Thorogood who’s offering a signed limited edition “White Fang” ES-125 TDC Guitar in white finish. The Epiphone “White Fang” model is the premier George Thorogood signature model produced in a limited quantity of 1,200 guitars that sold out the week the model was introduced (photo right). This is the last guitar remaining that was specially held back for Thorogood to donate to benefit the nonprofit of his choosing. Unlike any of these special models that have been sold, Thorogood hand-signed the front of the guitar’s body and personally tuned this guitar in the Gibson Showroom. The “White Fang” model pays tribute to Thorogood’s prized vintage ES-125 (estimate: $2,000 – $3,000).
Exceptional one-of-a-kind items to be offered by Boy George, Cheech & Chong, Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, George Thorogood, Jelly Roll, Johnny Mathis, Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz, Mark Ronson, Ozzy Osbourne, Pete Townshend, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and more will also be available.
