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Welcome to my online sale. There are 4 pages: The first page is SRV, second page is music memorabilia, and third page is Hollywood, Sports, Automotive, Antiques and other items. The 4th page is the first phase of the liquidation of my personal SRV collection. You are on page 2 now. There is a link to the next page at the bottom.

Click on the camera to see each item. The photos are low resolution but should be a sufficient guide. Most of the posters were shrink-wrapped on acid-free board at the time I took the photos, and they show a lot of glare and reflection, so in most cases the posters are much more attractive than shown in these small photos. Poster sizes are approximate.

Email me (1) what you want and (2) your state or country. I will email you back with a total price (including postage any applicable fees and sales tax; if you want insurance you need to ask for it).  Then you can go to Paypal.com and pay with your credit card to my email address. If you are serious about buying, I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Don't ask "is it still available" unless you are prepared to buy if it is available. do not charge "handling" or otherwise try to net more than the price listed. I will add my best estimate of actual shipping charges, sales tax only if you live in Texas, plus the internet transaction fee that I am charged.

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** MUSIC MEMORABILIA **
 
GUITARS & EQUIPMENT
Eric Johnson's guitar! Museum quality item! Legendary Texas guitar player, some say the most technically proficient in terms of style and tone. 1986 '62 Reissue Fender Stratocaster, Lake Placid Blue. Specially set up for Eric's use; nothing has been changed (not even the strings). Used on the Souvenirs CD and shown in two photos in the CD liner notes and in other publicity photos for that CD. Certificate of Authenticity signed by Eric Johnson identifying the serial number and explaining the modifications he made to the guitar. I purchased this guitar several years ago directly from one of Eric's equipment dealers, and spoke to Eric on the phone about the guitar before I bought it. Eric said he bought the guitar from his band mate Bill Maddux and used it on stage and to record "Your Sweet Eyes" and parts of other songs on the Souvenir CD. He said he liked this '62 Reissue better than those of the 1990s (and I am not going to argue with the reigning king of tone). Ed Reynolds did the fret job to Eric's specifications - flattened the fret board and installed jumbo wire. The pickups are stock, but Eric rewired the tone controls to the bridge and neck pickups. The pick guard is modified to give easy access to the neck screw. Comes with autographed photo of Eric with the guitar. Rare opportunity to own a celebrity guitar used on stage and in the studio, and modified by one of the masters of tone and technique.

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Eric Johnson's Echoplex! Anyone who has studied Eric Johnson's guitar playing knows how important echo is to many of his best songs. This is a circa 1969 EP3 Echoplex with foot switch owned and used by Eric Johnson until 1997 when I purchased it from an Austin guitar dealer who did a lot of equipment buying and selling for Eric. In 1999 I personally had Eric sign the inside of the lid. He very rarely signs equipment of any kind, but this having been his personal Echoplex, he made an exception.   $1995
     Matching set of Gretsch Billy-Bo Jupiter Thunderbird guitar and bass with custom cases. Near mint. Awesome tones; grooviest guitar designed! The Billy-Bo's were designed after the guitar Bo Diddley gave to Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. There are countless photos of Billy playing Billy-Bo guitars on stage for the past several years. Stunningly cool and beautiful. MSRP on the bass is $3600; guitar $3825 for the guitar (specs on the guitar below). That's $7425 worth of guitars for only $4200.
BODY STYLE Futuristic (Stranger than Fiction)
SCALE LENGTH 24.6" (625mm)
TOP Laminated Maple
BRACING N/A
BACK AND SIDES Heavily Chambered Mahogany Body
NECK 1-Piece Mahogany
PICKUPS 1 TV JonesŪ Power'TronTM Plus (Bridge),
1 TV JonesŪ Power'TronTM (Neck)
PICKUP SWITCHING 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
CONTROLS Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Master Volume,
Master Tone
WIDTH AT NUT 1-11/16" (43mm)
FRETBOARD Rosewood
BRIDGE Pinned Adjusto-MaticTM Bridge
TAILPIECE Gretsch G-Cutout Tailpiece
HARDWARE Chrome-Plated
FINISH Gloss Urethane
CASE Includes G6276 Hardshell Case, US MSRP $220.00, P/N 0996464000
NO. OF FRETS 22
MACHINE HEADS Chrome-Plated GroverŪ V98C Sta-TiteTM Die-cast Tuners
UNIQUE FEATURES Neo Classic "Thumbnail" Inlay Position Markers,
Aged Fingerboard, Headstock and Body Bindings,
Multiple Aged Body Bindings,
Black Plexi Pickguard,
SchallerŪ Straplocks,
Adjustable Truss Rod
$4200
AUTOGRAPHS
  Paul McCartney, George Harrison - see below in the Beatles section. below
Jimi Hendrix. Most innovative electric guitar player of all time! It does not seem possible that anyone will ever take such a giant innovative leap forward again. The number one legend of all rock and roll guitar legends. Forever only 27 years of age, Jimi didn't live long enough to sign a ton of autographs - really only 4 years of celebrity, and only three of that in the USA. Here he has signed the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine issue #7 featuring a large photo of Henrix in performance. He has signed "To Lee, Stay Groovy, Jimi Hendrix." The magazine itself is worth several hundred dollars unsigned. (It includes an article about Albert King too.) Recently appraised at $5000 to $8000. $5000
Walt Disney and John Wayne!! Both of these autographs are highly sought after by collectors, and this is one unusual item. They have each signed a record album cover on which they both appear. Also signed by Pat Boone, so all three of the stars pictured on the cover have signed. Disney's signature alone is worth over $1000. Acquired from the estate of a Kansas City booking agent who was an avid autograph collector and had regular access to celebrities. $850
Buddy Holly. Absolute top-tier legend who changed the face of rock and roll forever. Acquired from the estate of a Kansas  City booking agent who was an avid autograph collector and had regular access to celebrities. Very difficult to find a promo photo signed in ink.  $650
Eric Johnson. Some say the best tone of any electric guitar player ever. Certainly among the most technically proficient you will ever hear. He signed an Ah Via Musicom die-cut promo poster at a record store appearance. Damage to bottom that doesn't affect signature. $50
David Lindley - Autographed poster. Among my all-time favorite guitar players. Most well known for his stint in Jackson Browne's band. An eclectic player, he can play anything with strings. The King of Polyester! Only reason I am selling this is that I have two. It's so nice I bought it twice! 11x17 $50
1995 Smokin' Joe Kubek signed cardboard boxing style poster. One of Stevie Ray Vaughan's friends, and among the best blues guitarists to come out of Dallas. Approx 18x22 $25
THE BEATLES !!
Paul McCartney & band autograph. A concert program from Paul's 1989-90 tour signed on the front cover by Paul and the band, including Linda McCartney. A complete set of Beatles autographs now goes for $6000 and (way) up. Here's a chance to get a great Paul signature if you can't afford the Beatles. Signed in blue: "Cheers, Paul McCartney," "Love, Linda McCartney," "All the Best, Wix" (Paul Wickens), "All the Best, Ham" (Hamish Stewart), "Keep Singin', Chris Whitten" and "Robbie McIntosh." Obtained in Lexington on Feb. 11, 1990. VIP pass adhered to cover, also comes with the Lexington ticket stub. $1500
George Harrison Signed Limited Edition Lithograph. A 17" x 25" lithograph by Keith West titled "Piggies", #225 in a limited edition of 850, signed by West as well as the legendary guitarist George Harrison at the bottom. Produced by Genesis, the drawing illustrates George's song of the same name from the Beatles' White Album. In Excellent condition. One of these lithographs sold for over $6,000 a few years ago. A great opportunity to obtain an unquestionably genuine autograph of George Harrison! Strike while the economy is down and get a great investment-quality autograph. $1750
Abbey Road street sign - Genuine metal & enamel street sign from the most famous street in the world - Abbey Road in London! These signs were finally retired by the City of Westminster because of the constant expense of replacing stolen and defaced signs. One sold for $6000 in 2010 and another sold for $8600 in September 2009. This one is worth considerably more because I actually have a photo of this sign when it was still in place on Abbey Road, and an envelope which contained the photo postmarked from St. John's Wood (the neighborhood where Abbey Road is) on November 22, 1976. What happened was someone took the picture and then took the sign back in 1976! This is the ONLY Abbey Road sign that I know of with a photograph of the sign before it was removed from the street. The only reason I am offering this sign for sale is that I have a similar sign with Beatles graffiti all over it.It's so nice I bought it twice! UPDATE: My other sign sold at auction for $16,700.  18x32.  $15,000
Original 1968 Yellow Submarine lunchbox and thermos. Appeals to lunch box collectors and Beatles collectors, these have always been very collectible. $400
Avedon portraits (4) framed. These have been the centerpiece over my fireplace for many years. The portraits are not original Avedons from the 60s, but they are still beautiful. Each is 23x28. $950 set of 4 framed
Yellow Submarine movie poster (reprint). Sold unframed. 27x41 $25
Pete Best autograph and chip from Cavern Club brink. Pete was the drummer before Ringo, photo shows the band with Pete in the Cavern Club, the most famous Beatles club in the world.  $250
The Beatles Anthology VHS box set. Like new $15
The Beatles CDs - complete set of the 3" CD singles released in 1988-89 and quickly discontinued, including the rare "Strawberry Fields" disc. All are still sealed in long boxes, never opened!! Appraised value $425 $300
Lennon and McCartney posters. One is a promo for Lennon Legend in 1998, the other for an exhibition of Linda McCartney's photos in 1991. I got the Macca poster during a visit to his office in Soho, London.  Each are 20x30 so they make a nice set. $40
set of 2
Life magazine April 24, 1970, with article about the breakup of the Beatles. Great piece of history. $20
Huge 60x30 tryptych / collage. Anthology 1,2 and 3 promo posters, 20x30 each. (The middle one was acquired after the photo was taken, but they all form a single collage of The Beatles entire career.) $40 set of 3
SRV-RELATED POSTERS 
Double Trouble - very cool 2-headed snake artwork on this 14x28 poster autographed by Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, Reese Wynans, Mike Keller and Mike Farris.  $100
Storyville - concert poster removed from the wall of the venue and autographed by the whole band - Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, Malford Milligan, David Holt, David Grissom. Inscribed to me.  $45
Lonnie Mack - one of Stevie's primary influences. This is a promo poster for Lonnie's album that Stevie produced, and I personally had Lonnie autograph it in 1995! Dry mounted on foam core, it's not in  perfect condition. I found the poster in Toronto and lugged it all the way home to Dallas. $95
Doyle Bramhall - Rare concert poster. Great artwork. $15
Texas blues artists Doyle Bramhall, Bugs Henderson, Lou Ann Barton, Robert Ealey. Great artwork for Tyler Blues Festival 1998. 16x21 $15
GREAT MUSIC POSTERS ETC.
1977 B.B. King at Antone's in Austin, Texas. Art by the famous Danny Garrett who also did several SRV posters. This show was at the historic first location of Antone's on Sixth Street. Great "color wash" ink. Approx 11x17 $80
photos on request B.B. King - King of the  Blues!
Here are a number of rare items from my collection:

 - gold embossed travel atlas book $25
 - signed royalty agreement for his first record in 1949. The earliest BB signature you will find. $NFS
 - promotional travel alarm clock with B.B. on the face. $25
 - 1985 tour Tshirt. $25
 - blue promotional duffle bag with pic of BB on each end and Lucille on both sides. $85
 - 3 packages of Gibson guitar strings with BB pictured on the insert. $35
 - promotional pen and pencil set. $45
 - 2.25" round radio station promo pin for NYC Central Park Festival from 1980. $25
 - rare boxing style concert poster probably 1979 for Guys and Dolls Ballroom, Ft Worth, TX. $350
 - extremely rare 1977 press kit with photo, booklet, card, pin, calendar, bio. $250
 - promotional wrist watch $65

I also have a number of B.B. King 78rpm records, some songs are still not available in any other format to my knowledge. Email if you are interested in 78s. I have some Muddy Waters and other blues artists too.

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1978 Austin City Limits rare promo poster. This is one of the first posters I ever collected, promoting some of my then-favorite artists: Michael Murphey, John Prine and Steve Goodman. Have never seen another one since. This large poster advertises the first three shows of the third season of this still-running, groundbreaking music TV show. Approx 22x28 $75
1980 Roomful of Blues concert poster featuring "Miss Lou Ann" (Barton). Lou Ann's first band after leaving Double Trouble. This is the actual poster depicted in the Stevie Ray Vaughan Live At Montreux DVD liner notes. $150
Buddy Holly - His first album and first 45 (promo). Framed 17.5 x 39 $350
Jonny Lang - large promo for Lie To Me. Best poster of Jonny I've seen. 24x36. I think this poster is two-sided, but it is currently shrink-wrapped on acid-free foam core. If it is 2-sided, you get a bonus! $45
Eric Johnson - rare acoustic show concert poster 11x17 $25
Robert Randolph / Los Lonely Boys concert poster 19x26. Has some damage on right edge. Two great bands and excellent artwork. $25
Luther Allison - promo poster 16x24. One of the most exciting blues performer ever. We lost him way too soon. Poster folded in middle (original condition) $20
John Lee Hooker / Willie Dixon - concert poster from the 1970s. Very difficult to find Dixon material and he is one of the most important figures in blues history. 12x22 $75
Bob Dylan concert poster April 20, 2003. 11x17 silver foil background. Limited edition from record store wall the day of the show. Numbered 196/300. $45
Bob Dylan - 1980 promo poster, huge 28x44 in great condition. $50
Bob Dylan - 23x33 poster which came folded in the Bob Dylan at Budokan album in the '70s.  $10
Lyle Lovett - large newspaper clipping from the era of the tall hair! free with any purchase
Tom Waits - recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rare concert poster for a Los Angeles show in 1996, 11x17. $45
Willie Dixon - among the most important figures in blues history. Great poster listing just a few of the legendary blues songs he wrote. Acquired at Blues Heaven in Chicago. 24x34 $20
Bonnie Raitt - huge UK  "subway" concert poster for sold out show in London, 30x41  $45
Elvis Presley - large promo for the Complete 50's Masters. 24x36. Looks much better than photo because of glare. $25
John Lee Hooker - promo for Mr Lucky, 24x36. Best John Lee poster I've seen. Some wrinkles $20
Bobby Blue Bland - concert poster removed from a pole in Memphis, 1990s. 17x23 $10
Chicago Jazz Festival 1988 - heavy stock, interesting artwork. 23x35 $5 or free with any $20 poster purchase
Bonnie Raitt - great portrait of Bonnie, printed on canvas and ready for framing, or just set it on a shelf as is. 10x12. $25
Sheryl Crow - huge UK "subway" poster, 40x60 ! From the 1990s. Crow wearing a slip. $35
Sheryl Crow - screen printed for the 2006 tour; beautiful color-wash artwork on heavy poster stock. 24x16 $35
Funky George From the Jungle poster - "Pretty Lights and Girls" complete disco show in Austin. Awesome relic from the '70s! Way cool. 11x17  $15
Madonna - interesting poster; please note her nipples are somewhat visible through her shirt, so it may not be suitable for kids. 22x34 $15
  Madonna - (not pictured here) From the sessions from her Sex book, photo of Madonna hitchhiking nude on a busy street. $45
Mariah Carey - promo for Daydream in the early 90s. 22x29 $20
Mariah Carey - early 1990s portrait of the young star. 24x36 $10
Linda Ronstadt - Very popular poster in the '70s. Gorgeous pose. 22x34 $5
HANDBILLS and TICKETS (unframed unless noted otherwise)
1964 Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGee, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Otis Spann handbill. Wow. What a lineup! This is from Birmingham England and is a testament to the events which created the British blues boom for Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and others. This is the earliest Muddy Waters handbill I've seen. This came from a lot I purchased at auction from a British collector who attended the early 60s blues shows in England. If the handbill isn't enough, I will include a ticket stub to the show! I have four handbills available (approx 6.75 x 9.5), but only one ticket stub. $200
handbill

$300 w/
ticket

1964 festival ticket. Holy Cow! How about a February 1964 ticket to the first R&B Festival in Birmingham England featuring Sonny Boy Williamson and The Yardbirds with ERIC CLAPTON on guitar, Spencer Davis' quartet featuring Steve Winwood, and Long John Baldry with Rod Stewart in a band called The Liverpool Roadrunners. I'll say it again - Holy Cow! This is the birth of the British blues. This may be one of Clapton's first 100 shows ever (it's # 74 on the most complete list I can find online). Some of the songs from this festival have been released on records. If you're a Clapton fan, you'll not see many items earlier than this! It's still in the same condition I received it in, but the wrinkles could be pressed out of it. It's about 3" square. $250
1965, 1968, 1969 American Folk Blues Festival programs and tickets. Promoters Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau may have been the first to bring original African-American blues performers to Europe. By contacting Willie Dixon they were given access to the blues legends. The first festival was held in 1962. Many of the concerts were released on records, and now CDs and DVDs. Attendees of the first London festivals are believed to include Mick Jagger, Eric Burdon, Eric Clapton, and Steve Winwood, who were the primary movers in the blues explosion that would lead to the British Invasion. Sites where the festival was held included London, Hamburg, Paris, and others. Here for sale are increibly rare tickets and programs for three of the festivals. Included is a 1965 festival program AUTOGRAPHED by famous Chicago blues drummer Fred Below (recorded with Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Rogers, Elmore James, Otis Rush, Junior Wells, Howlin' Wolf and others). The '65 festival featured Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Miss. Fred McDowell, Big Walter Horton, J.B. Lenoir and others. About 50 pages of photos and text in 3 languages. Also included are programs and tickets for the 1968 and 1969 festivals which featured Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Williams, Eddie Taylor, Big Walter Horton, Albert King and Otis Spann among others! These items are not in mint condition by any means, but they are nice examples. You might find programs elsewhere, but I've never seen tickets anywhere. These all came from a British collector in a large collection of programs, handbills, tickets and autographs. $250
1970 Led Zeppelin ! The band had only been together two years at the time of this concert. Concert handbill from the 6th show on the summer North American tour of 1970. This is an original handbill (approx 8.5 x 11.5) which was found among many handbills in the warehouse of the company that printed them. I was there when the stash was bought by a memorabilia dealer back in the 90s. This is my only Led Zeppelin memorabilia from the early days of the band when Bonham was still with us. $200
  1993, Oct 20 Arc Angels full ticket to Austin concert during last week of shows before the group originally disbanded. $10
miscellaneous old concert tickets for Van Halen, ZZ Top, Modern English, U.K. and Sheryl Crow. (Plant/Page ticket sold) $5 ea.
LOS LONELY BOYS
The Collection. SIXTEEN early Los Lonely Boys items including autographs, guitar pick, posters and rare promotional items. This is some of the rarest and earliest memorabilia associated with the band. (1) Autographs of the band obtained by me in person in 2003. The signatures are on the inside paper CD insert behind the plastic tray, which means they are protected from handling. You could take the paper insert out and frame it if you choose. The CD is a 2003 limited edition Real Emotions EP which includes a live version of "Cottonfields and Crossroads" recorded at Antone's in Austin. This CD was before they got their deal with Epic and is on the OR lable. Sorry about the glare in this photo, but see the one below that is similar. (2) Incredibly rare 1998 LLB promo fly swatter shaped like a guitar! From the Atlantis Music Conference five years before they got a major record deal. Has to be the weirdest promo item I have. (3) Henry Garza guitar pick. Henry uses the 346 style pick, and I had these made for him as a Christmas present in 2003. There were only 144 made with his name on one side and the silhouette of the band on the other. (4) A still-sealed 2003 advance CD of their first CD on the OR lable plus a bonus track "The Answer" that did not make the final cut on the released CD. (5-6) Austin City Limits program and complete ticket from September 2003. (7-9) Three early posters: La Zona Rose, Austin Oct 2003; Fillmore, San Francisco May 2004; Stubbs BBQ, Austin July 2004 with burned edges. (10) complete ticket to May 29, 2004 show in Grand Prairie, Texas. (11-15) Five publications with LLB covers from 2003-2006, all from Texas. (16) Limited edition KGSR Broadcasts CD with live in the studio track by LLB. $300
LLB Henry Garza guitar pick. Henry uses the 346 style pick, and I had these made for him as a Christmas present in 2003. There were only 144 made with his name on one side and the silhouette of the band on the other. $25
LLB concert poster from Stubb's BBQ in Austin, TX, July 2004. There were very limited in number, each with a unique pattern of burned edges like a wild west wanted poster. Approx 12 x 18 $50
LLB Austin City Limits program folds open to 8.5 x 11 and were only available at the studio for the taping of the television show in September 2004. Also available is a complete ticket to the show. ACL memorabilia is very hard to come by. I got these items at the studio the night of the show. I have several programs, but only two tickets available.

Also available is an unused ticket to the Grand Prairie, TX show from May 2004 with JC Chasez and Nelly Furtado. I have five of these tickets.

$5 ACL program

$25 ACL ticket

$5 GP ticket

LLB Real Emotions EP that includes a live version of "Cottonfields and Crossroads" recorded at Antone's in Austin. This CD was before they got their deal with Epic and is on the OR lable. Also includes "Real Emotions," "La Contesacion" and "Sueno Mal." $20
    LLB publicactions with band on the cover. 
Austin Chronicle, August 1, 2003; two available. May be their first significant cover. 
$5 each
MISC. MUSIC ITEMS
Eric Johnson  archive: three publications regarding one of Texas' great guitarists! Guitar Player 1986 and 1993, plus Buddy  magazine 1996, all featuring Eric on the cover, all in excellent condition.  
  Jackson Browne & David Lindley - Promotional only wine and cheese picnic set. Cloth bag, utensils, cutting board.  $10
Saxophone This is a Beaufort American, C, serial number P15744, L. Made by either Conn or Holton I believe, circa early 1920s. I believe this was my grandmother's or her sister's saxophone. It is a C-Melody sax, marked "L" which I believe stands for low. I don't see a dent or ding anywhere. I don't know anything about saxes. You'll have to look at the photo. If you need other photos, let me know. $250
  John Mayer Heavier Things promotional guitar pick with name and title on one side, silhouette of John on other side. $10
  Jonny Lang program from Austin City Limits taping for TV Sept. 16, 1998. Several available. $1
Books/Magazines/Video:
  • Les Paul Legacy - 2 volumes, brand new condition, beautiful set. Everything about the man and the guitar. Retails for $80. My price $45.
  • The Album Network Feb. 16, 2001 with cover story on Double Trouble's CD. $5
  • Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 program: Clapton, Santana, ZZ Top, Jeff Beck, B.B., Cray, Guy and others. mint $20. three available
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