After being discovered in an attic, John Lennon’s famous Help! guitar is headed to auction as part of the upcoming “Music Icons” sale at Julien’s Auctions on May 29 and 30. Both Lennon and George ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Julien's Auctions' Music Icons event on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in New York City. - Credit: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Lennon's prized Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar — on which he played on many of the Beatles' early hits and their ...

The Framus Hootenanny guitar was used by Lennon during the sessions for the 1965 album. By Gil Kaufman An iconic acoustic guitar used by John Lennon during the 1965 sessions for the Beatles’ Help!

“We are absolutely thrilled and honored to have set a new world record with the sale of John Lennon’s lost hootenanny guitar,” Julien’s Auctions CEO David Goodman said in a statement. “This guitar is ...

A guitar once owned by John Lennon sold at auction for $2.9 million – $500,000 more than the previous top price for a Beatles item. The previous Beatles record price was another Lennon acoustic guitar ...

Lennon bought the Framus Hootenanny in late 1964. By the mid to late ‘60s, the Framus fell into the hands of Gordon Waller of the pop duo Peter and Gordon. He gave the guitar to his road managers, ...

A long-lost John Lennon acoustic guitar, discovered during a house move, is tipped to beat the previous Beatles gear auction record when it goes under the hammer next month in New York. The Framus ...

The famous instrument was thought to have been lost forever JOHN Lennon’s lost 1965 “Help!” guitar – found in a rural British attic – has sold for an unprecedented $2.9 million (£2.3 million), making ...

After appearing in multiple albums by the Beatles, the instrument was forgotten for more than 50 years before it turned up in the attic of a British countryside home. By John Yoon See more of our ...