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    • Jan 8, 2015
    Elvis Presley's first recording, an acetate of "My Happiness," is sold for $300,000 during an auction at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. The buyer is "Van Lear Rose" producer Jack White
    Jan 24, 2015
    Jerry Lee Lewis is on hand as his 1959 Harley-Davidson motorcycle is sold at auction in Florida for $385,000
    Feb 19, 2015
    Les Paul's 1954 Gibson guitar is sold for $335,000 at auction in New York City to Indianapolis Colts owner Robert Irsay
    Mar 12, 2015
    A collection of Jimmie Rodgers memorabilia goes up for auction in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The materials include photos, handwritten letters and hats
    Apr 7, 2015
    The original manuscript for Don McLean's "American Pie" is sold at auction in New York City for $1.2 million. Two months later, the song is referenced in a new Keith Urban country hit, "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
    May 16, 2015
    Elvis Presley's former tour bus sells for $263,000 during an auction of The King's memorabilia by Julien's at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. Also among the more than 100 items are Presley's Martin D-28 guitar, $76,800; his marriage certificiate, $41,600; and his 1968 drivers license, $5,120
    Aug 13, 2015
    A bundle of Elvis Presley artifacts is auctioned off at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. Items sold include a charcoal suit worn in the movie "It Happened At The World's Fair," $25,000; a TCB necklace gifted to Presley by Sammy Davis Jr., $40,000; and a platinum single for "All Shook Up," $1875
    Oct 31, 2015
    Days after Shania Twain concluded what was billed as her final concert tour, her bus sells for $280,000 at the Toronto Classic Car Auction
    Feb 9, 2016
    A lock of "I Feel Fine" songwriter John Lennon's hair sells for $35,000 at auction
    Jun 6, 2016
    The childhood home of "Bartender's Blues" songwriter James Taylor--located at 618 Morgan Creek Road in Chapel Hill, North Carolina--is put up for auction



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