Music Rising Charity Auction

Music Rising, a charity co-founded by The Edge of U2…is seeking to revive music culture in the Central Gulf region of the U.S. in the wake of all the natural disasters that have occurred there. To raise money the organization is holding its 2nd annual “Icons of Music” charity auction.

You can bid on all sorts of random items (including guitars, basses, etc…) from, essentially, a list of some of the most famous performers of all time…

Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Foo Fighters, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, the Beach Boys, Madonna, Otis Redding, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Ramones, Queen, Bo Diddley, Steely Dan, KISS, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, Blondie, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, Frank Zappa, Metallica, Oasis and more.

“Among the more interesting items: a hat worn by Bono, moccasins worn by Buddy Holly, a Patti Smith self-portrait, a cricket bat used by Queen’s Brian May, a bass played by Kurt Cobain, a guitar signed by Oscar-winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, The Sea Inside), a painting of Sid Vicious by Dee Dee Ramone, a trumpet played by Miles Davis, a wooden spoon signed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Madonna’s high school yearbook, and a toaster Elton John received as a wedding gift.”

Check out the site here for a more comprehensive list of items going up for auction.

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