Tanya Tucker’s Pants, Marty Stuart’s jacket, autographed memorabilia, RIAA Record Awards and more are part of the great selection of Country Music History curated by Pop Culture expert Gary Sohmers to be auctioned April 21 by Philip Weiss Auctions.
The event will take place at Philip Weiss Auctions’ spacious gallery, located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside. Nearly 100 fresh-to-the market lots will cross the block, in many categories including Hollywood memorabilia and rock ‘n’ roll collectibles with in person and phone bidding along with Internet bidding.
The Country Music Collection will be sold in the second session on Saturday, April 21, starting at 2 p.m. It will be offered with other items dedicated to Hollywood and rock ‘n’ roll. The rock items include a copy of the iconic “butcher” cover of the Beatles’ “Yesterday and Today” album, rare concert posters for many rock legends and autographed items including guitars and posters.
The Saturday, April 21 auction will begin at 10 a.m with a large collection of rare and interesting Disney memorabilia and collectibles.
After a brief intermission, the second session of the day will start, at around 2 p.m. Beginning with Hollywood memorabilia including an early pose by Norma Jean Daugherty on a 1946 Pageant Magazine, one of the earliest covers with Marilyn Monroe. Part of a collection of over 3,000 movie posters, including half-sheets and one-sheets will be sold in bulk lots, and some singles, by decade and categories.
The rock ‘n’ roll portion will feature posters for some of the greatest names in history: the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin and the Rolling Stones, including a great selection from San Francisco’s Fillmore and Avalon ballrooms. Also featured will be handbills, photos and autographed guitars, posters and other items by late 20th century and early 21st century musical icons including the Ramones, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Pearl Jam, Green Day and Van Halen.
These sales will be held in the showroom at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside, N.Y. (516) 594-0731, www.weissauctions.com
