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    May 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  1. Beatles Guitar Sells for $408,000 at Auction

    <span style=&quot;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">An electric guitar once played by <strong>John Lennon</strong> and <strong>George Harrison</strong> sold for $408,000 at an auction held on Saturday at the Hard Rock Caf&eacute; in New York City &ndash; the sum was twice what it was expected to fetch. The semi-hollow-body Vox guitar &ndash; described at the auction as &ldquo;one of the rarest pieces of <strong>Beatles</strong> memorabilia ever to be offered&rdquo; - was swept up by an unidentified buyer.</span>
    An electric guitar once played by John Lennon and George Harrison sold for $408,000 at an auction held on Saturday at the Hard Rock Café in New York City – the sum was twice what it was expected to fetch. The semi-hollow-body Vox guitar –...

    Tags: New York City

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  2. Actress Gina Lollobrigida's Diamonds Fetch $4.9 Million At Auction

    (Reuters) - Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said.
    (Reuters) - Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said. Lollobrigida, a leading sex symbol...

    Tags: Medical Research, Human Accomplishments, Celebrities, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Italy

    3. May 2, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  3. Lyrics Of Unpublished Bob Dylan Anti-nuclear Song Up For Sale

    LONDON (Reuters) - The unpublished lyrics of an anti-nuclear protest song written by Bob Dylan 50 years ago are to be sold in London next month after being found in a drawer in Sweden.
    LONDON (Reuters) - The unpublished lyrics of an anti-nuclear protest song written by Bob Dylan 50 years ago are to be sold in London next month after being found in a drawer in Sweden. Auction house Christie's said the song - "Go Away You Bomb" - was...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Bob Dylan, Greenwich Village, Poetry

    4. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  4. Bids Soar For Signed Sgt. Pepper's Album

    <span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;">The Fab Four sang &ldquo;money can&rsquo;t buy me love&rdquo; but it appears it&rsquo;s going to take a whole lot of money to buy a signed copy of the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><strong style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Beatles&rsquo;</strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Sgt. Pepper&rsquo;s Lonely Hearts Club Band</em><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>album at auction. Representatives at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX say pre-sale bids on the coveted item have already climbed way past the estimate, with the actually auction scheduled to begin this Saturday, March 30. Experts anticipated the album would go for around $30,000, but eager bidding beavers have already pushed the price past $110,000.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Meanwhile, the BBC reports a rare group of photographs taken of the Beatles during their 1965 concert at Shea Stadium in New York just sold at auction for a little under $47,000. The pictures were taken by amateur photographer<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><strong>Marc Weinstein</strong>, who used a fake press pass to get backstage.</span>
    The Fab Four sang “money can’t buy me love” but it appears it’s going to take a whole lot of money to buy a signed copy of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album at auction. Representatives at Heritage...

    Tags: BBC

    5. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  5. Eagles Donate Guitar To Newtown Charity Auction

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Scores of musicians, including Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Eagles, have donated signed items to help raise money for the families impacted by the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. The Eagles contributed an autographed acoustic <a href="http://musicfornewtown.org/eagles-signed-guitar/">guitar</a>, signed by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit. The online auction called Music for Newtown will be take place from March 25-27 at <a href="http://musicfornewtown.org/">MusicforNewtown.org.</a></span>
    Scores of musicians, including Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Eagles, have donated signed items to help raise money for the families impacted by the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. The Eagles contributed an autographed...

    Tags: Music, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Joe Walsh, Entertainment, Glenn Frey

    6. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  6. McCartney Sketch Fetches over $5000 at Auction.

    <span style=&quot;color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;">A basic<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2286096/Paul-McCartneys-teen-doodle-snapped-fan-pays-3-764-ONE-sketch-PFC-auction-house.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">drawing</span></a><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2286096/Paul-McCartneys-teen-doodle-snapped-fan-pays-3-764-ONE-sketch-PFC-auction-house.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></a>done by a then teenage<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><strong style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Paul McCartney</strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>sold at auction for $5658 last Thursday. The pencil doodle was done in the late 50s when the former<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><strong style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;">Beatle</strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>was a student at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys and features multiple faces with various expressions.</span>
    A basic drawing done by a then teenage Paul McCartney sold at auction for $5658 last Thursday. The pencil doodle was done in the late 50s when the former Beatle was a student at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys and features multiple faces with...

    Tags: Paul McCartney

    7. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  7. Joey Ramone's Record Collection & Clothes for sale

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Fans interested in adding albums and clothing once owned by Ramones frontman Joey Ramone to their personal memorabilia catalog will get their shot at acquiring the late punk rocker&rsquo;s personal album collection, clothes, passport, rolodex and handwritten lyrics when they al go up for auction. There is a minimum bid of $500 attached to the auction, which runs February 14 through the 21st through RR Auction.</span>
    Fans interested in adding albums and clothing once owned by Ramones frontman Joey Ramone to their personal memorabilia catalog will get their shot at acquiring the late punk rocker’s personal album collection, clothes, passport, rolodex and...
    8. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  8. Mercury's Rolls Royce On The Auction Block

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Fans of Queen, late frontman Freddie Mercury and Rolls Royce cars are advised to start pinching their pennies to make a bid on Mercury&rsquo;s 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, which will be auctioned off at Autosport International on January 12 in Birmingham, England. The car was originally purchased in 1979 by Queen&rsquo;s manager for Mercury&rsquo;s use and was later borrowed from the Estate by Mercury&rsquo;s sister and has remained in her possession ever since. Take a look at the historic vehicle <a href="http://www.hennemusic.com/2013/01/queen-freddie-mercurys-1974-rolls-royce.html">here.</a></span>
    Fans of Queen, late frontman Freddie Mercury and Rolls Royce cars are advised to start pinching their pennies to make a bid on Mercury’s 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, which will be auctioned off at Autosport International on January 12 in...

    Tags: Queen (music group), Mercury, Freddie Mercury

    9. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  9. $50 Million For Hurricane Sandy Relief - Benefit Concert On iTunes

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Organizers of last week&rsquo;s 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert have yet to declare the total amount raised, but did announce the first $50 million is ready to be distributed to several organizations working to provide relief for those affected by the storm, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Robin Hood Foundation is in charge of funneling the money the concert raised through ticket sales, merchandise, sponsorships, online auctions of memorabilia and phone and online donations. Also, twenty-four of the finest performances from last week&rsquo;s 12-12-12 Superstorm Sandy relief concerts have been selected for inclusion on 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief, available now on iTunes, and on CD on January 22. The tracklist includes one song from Paul McCartney, two each from Bruce Springsteen &amp; the E Street Band, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, three apiece from The Who and Billy Joel and four from Roger Waters. At least $6.50 from each sale will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund.</span>
    Organizers of last week’s 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert have yet to declare the total amount raised, but did announce the first $50 million is ready to be distributed to several organizations working to provide relief for those affected...

    Tags: The E Street Band (music group), Bruce Springsteen, Robin Hood, The Rolling Stones (music group), Eric Clapton

    10. Sep 17, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  10. Cash Machine

    CURRENT JACKPOT:&nbsp; $594
    CURRENT JACKPOT:  $594 The Real Country Cash Machine is up and running! Step inside The Cash Machine for your chance to win prizes, plus, you'll qualify for your chance to win the Cash Jackpot. Every time the Cash Machine goes out … Real...
    11. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  11. Mick Jagger's Love Letters Sold In London Auction

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">A set of letters written by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to a secret lover in the late 1960s sold big at a London auction Wednesday, with a buyer dropping more than 187,250 pounds ($301,000) on the notes. </span>
    A set of letters written by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to a secret lover in the late 1960s sold big at a London auction Wednesday, with a buyer dropping more than 187,250 pounds ($301,000) on the notes. The collection of 10 letters, dated...

    Tags: Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones (music group), Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated

    12. Nov 23, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  12. Rejected Beatles Audition Tape Appears at Auction

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">The Beatles audition tape rejected by a record label executive in arguably the biggest blunder in pop history has resurfaced and will go on sale at a London auction next week. </span>
    The Beatles audition tape rejected by a record label executive in arguably the biggest blunder in pop history has resurfaced and will go on sale at a London auction next week. Ted Owen of The Fame Bureau, an auction house specializing in pop...

    Tags: Music, Ringo Starr, Organized Crime, Entertainment, John Lennon

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