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Sothebys Estate of Johnny and June Carter Cash Auction Catalog
The amazing catalog, featuring hundreds of color photographs of Johnny and June’s personal belongings which were auctioned off for millions of dollars in 2004. Over 300 pages of lavish illustrations.
Here is an excerpt from the catalog:
Sotheby's is honored to offer property from The Estate of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, a celebration of the half-century careers of two of the most important figures in country music history. More than 770 lots will be featured, including historic awards, instruments, stage-worn clothing, gold and platinum records, handwritten lyrics, and items from the Cash's personal collection of fine art, furniture and decorations, jewelry and even Johnny Cash's 2002 Ford F-150 black pick-up truck. An exhibition of the entire Collection will be held September 7-13 at Sotheby's galleries in New York.
Perhaps the Cash's most prized possessions were their instruments, and the sale features more than 50 examples that were owned and played by both Johnny and June Carter Cash. Among them the piano from the Cash's Hendersonville, Tennessee home that was featured in the 2002 "Hurt" video (est. $3/5,000), a 1997 Martin black D-42JC custom guitar (number three of 200 made) designed for Johnny Cash and used in 1999 recording sessions (est. $10/15,000), as well as numerous other important guitars and banjos and a selection of harmonicas and guitar picks. Handwritten lyrics of important musicians are highly sought after by collectors and the sale features more than 30 lots of such material, including a 1950s notebook of Cash handwritten and dated lyrics such as the early Sun Record hits "Cry, Cry, Cry," "Get Rhythm," and "I Get So Doggone Lonesome" (est. $10/20,000). Other highlights include unpublished lyrics encompassing such diverse topics as love, humor, faith and the battle with addiction. Over the course of his life, Johnny Cash won 13 Grammy Awards, and seven are featured in the sale with estimates ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. Among them are the 1968 Best Male Vocal award for "Folsom Prison Blues" and the 1997 Best Country Album for "Unchained". Johnny Cash was also honored with many Country Music Association Awards over the years and four are included (est. $3/5,000 each). In 1996, Johnny was awarded with the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award and offered in the sale is the award, along with a photo and invitations to the ceremony (est. $6/8,000). Also included are numerous Gold and Platinum Records for such albums as "A Boy Named Sue", "Ring of Fire" and "I Walk the Line" (est. $3/4,000 each).
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