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If you’re a ZZ Top fan, now’s your chance to get your hands on something previously owned by the band’s late bassist, Dusty Hill, who passed away in 2021. 

Julien’s Auctions just announced a new three-day auction, The Collection Of Dusty Hill Of ZZ Top, featuring Hill’s instruments, wardrobe pieces, memorabilia and more. 

The auction, taking place December 7–9, will feature close to 1,200 lots, with the highlight being the famous fur bass guitar that Hill played in ZZ Top’s “Legs” video. The 1983 Dean Explorer bass is expected to sell for between $80,000 and $120,000. 

Other items up for grabs include: Hill’s most played instrument, his signature 1953 Fender Precision bass guitar, with an estimated price tag of $80,000 to $120,000; Hill’s bald eagle jacket with talons and feather accents, estimated to go for $6,000 to $8,000; and a black leather motorcycle jacket with custom painted skeletons and silver spikes, with “Streek Landslide” written on the back, which is estimated to sell for $1,500 to $2,500.

The auction will happen online and in person in Dallas, Texas. The auction venue will also feature a “Duzzty’s Stash” pop-up store, selling T-shirts, posters and more memorabilia.

A portion of the auction proceeds will be donated to the Recording Academy’s charitable foundation, MusiCares.

And fans will also get a chance to check out the items up for bid during special Juliens’ exhibitions, happening at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York’s Times Square November 20-26 and in Dallas November 29-December 7. 

More information on the items up for auction can be found at julienslive.com.

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Billy Idol’s April concerts at the Hoover Dam are coming to theaters next month. Billy Idol: State Line will premiere in U.S. theaters on November 15 and in the U.K. November 14.

The concert film will feature performances from both of Idol’s shows at the iconic site on the Nevada/Arizona state line. One was a full band show, which took place at sunset and featured guest appearances by Sex Pistol’s Steve Jones, No Doubt’s Tony Kanal and Alison Mosshart of The Dead Weather. The second was an acoustic performance with just guitarist Steve Stevens on the roof of the Hoover Dam.

A just-released trailer for the film features archival footage of the building of the dam along with clips of Billy performing “Dancing with Myself,” “Eyes Without a Face,” “Mony Mony,” “Rebel Yell” and “White Wedding.”

Tickets for the U.S. screenings go on sale Friday, October 27. More info on theaters and tickets can be found at bilyidolstateline.com.

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Mott the Hoople is ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their classic album All The Young Dudes. 

The band will release a limited edition 50th anniversary box set December 8, featuring the remastered album on LP and CD, both of which will be accompanied by a separate album of rare mixes and session tracks. There will also be a 12-inch single featuring “All the Young Dudes” and “One of the Boys,” plus a 72-page hardcover book, three art prints, a numbered certificate and more. 

The remastered album will also be released on limited edition double orange vinyl.

All The Young Dudes was Mott the Hoople’s fifth studio album and was recorded on the verge of the band’s breakup. The title track, written by David Bowie, who also produced the album, was a huge commercial success for the group, peaking at #3 in the U.K. and becoming a Top 40 hit in the U.S. The album also featured a cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane.” 

Both the box set and the double orange vinyl are available for preorder now.

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Heart is getting back together to help ring in 2024 in their hometown of Seattle, Washington.

Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson just announced a special New Year’s Eve show with special guest Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening at the Climate Pledge Arena. The December 31 concert will be followed by a special Space Needle firework spectacular.

Tickets for the concert go on sale Friday, October 27, at 10 a.m. PT.

The New Year’s Eve gig will be Heart’s first concert since October 2019. Earlier this month, the sisters reunited onstage in Santa Rosa, California, to perform “Barracuda” during Ann’s headlining show with her band Tripsitter.

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Elton John fans know that he loves collecting things, especially fine art photography. His photography collection rivals that of most museums, but now, it’s coming to a museum.

London’s Victoria & Albert Museum has announced that an exhibit called Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection will open May 18.

According to the Evening Standard, the photos will be organized across eight themes, including fashion, celebrity, the male body, American photography and historical images documenting the Civil Rights Movement, the AIDS activism of the 1980s and the 9/11 terror attacks.

Legendary photographers like Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus are all represented, and there are celebrity portraits of icons like Marilyn Monroe and Miles Davis, among others.

“Fragile Beauty takes our collaboration to really exciting new heights, showcasing some of the most beloved photographers and iconic images,” Elton said in a statement, per the Evening Standard.

This isn’t the first time Elton has had items from his collection displayed in a museum. In 2016 and 2017, London’s Tate Museum featured an exhibit called The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection.

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Journey is headed to Las Vegas next month to help welcome F1 racing to Sin City.

The band is one of several artists booked to play the opening ceremony for the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023, happening Wednesday, November 15. 

The ceremony, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT, will also feature performances by Andra Day, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bishop Briggs, J Balvin, Keith Urban, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia and will.i.am, with Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil also making an appearance. 

Fans who can’t make it to Vegas for the festivities will be able to watch the opening ceremony from home. It will be broadcast on ESPN2 and stream on the F1 YouTube channel.

The Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 runs from November 16-18. For fans interested in catching F1 in Las Vegas, there are still limited tickets available. More info can be found at f1lasvegasgp.com.

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On This Day, October 24, 1936…

William George Perks, who went on to become The Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, was born in Lewisham, South London. 

He joined The Stones in 1962, legally changing his last name to Wyman in 1964. He recorded 19 albums with the band and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the group in 1989.

Wyman left The Stones in January 1993.  

Although he’s no longer in the band, Wyman can be heard on The Stones’ brand new album, Hackney Diamonds, which also features the late Charlie Watts.

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction gala has added nine new performers and presenters to its star-studded lineup.

Stevie Nicks, Maroon 5‘s Adam Levine, Carrie Underwood, LL Cool J, Sia, Miguel, Queen Latifah, Common and Ice-T will join a lineup that already includes Elton John, Dave Matthews, St. Vincent, H.E.R., New Edition, Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile.

This year’s inductees are Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, the late George Michael and The Spinners, plus Link Wray and DJ Kook Herc in the category of Musical Influence and Chaka Khan, Al Kooper and Bernie Taupin in the category of Musical Excellence. Soul Train creator Don Cornelius will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will stream live coast to coast on Disney+ from Brooklyn, New York, on November 3, starting at 8 p.m. ET, and will be available to stream on demand following the ceremony. 

A primetime special, 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, featuring highlights of the ceremony, will air on ABC on January 1 at 8 p.m., and will be available the next day on Hulu and Disney+.

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Handwritten lyrics of songs by the Eagles, Melissa Etheridge and others are being auctioned off to support the music community.

Julien’s Auctions announced details of the Music Health Alliance’s Lyrics for a Cause benefit auction, which raises money for Music Health Alliance’s mission to provide free health care, support and more to those in the music industry.

The fourth annual auction includes the handwritten lyrics for two Eagles classics, “Best of My Love” and “New Kid in Town,” which were written by JD Souther, Glenn Frey and Don Henley. Both sets of lyrics are written and signed by Souther. 

Other handwritten lyrics up for auction include: Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl” on a Fender Squier acoustic guitar; Etheridge’s “I’m the Only One,” signed on an Epiphone Hummingbird guitar; Otis Redding’s “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay,” handwritten by co-writer Steve Cropper, which comes with Cropper’s hand-painted watercolor of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge; and Joe Bonamassa’s “Dust Bowl,” which comes with a signed Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar.

The auction is currently open online, with the live auction being held Tuesday, November 16, at 6 p.m. CT at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville. More info on the auction can be found at Julienslive.com.

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The Rolling Stones may have a new #1 on their hands. According to the U.K. Official Charts, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ new album, Hackney Diamonds, is on track to debut in the top spot.

The Stones’ new album moved over 55,000 units in its first weekend, outpacing the anticipated #2 album, blink-182’s One More Time … .

If The Stones do hold on and debut at #1, it will be their 14th #1 record in the U.K. Only The Beatles have more, with 15.

Hackney Diamonds, which came out Friday, October 20, is The Rolling Stones’ first album of new music in 18 years. It features guest appearances by their late drummer Charlie Watts, former bassist Bill Wyman, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.

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