The late Christine McVie's personal estate to be auctioned for MusiCares
Fleetwood Mac fans have a chance to own a piece of musical history.
The personal items of Christine McVie, the late keyboard player, singer and songwriter with Fleetwood Mac are being auctioned off to benefit MusiCares. The auction is online now and will culminate with a two-day live auction Oct. 16-17 at Nashville's Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum.
The sale includes some 650 items dating back to the 1950s including stage-played instruments, stage-worn clothing, touring gear, awards, memorabilia, paintings, jewelry, furniture and personal keepsakes from McVie's London home.
Highlights from the auction include:
A Hammond XK-5 organ stage-played by McVie while on tour with Fleetwood Mac and housed in a black "Fleetwood Mac" road case.
A Yamaha CP-4P keyboard from McVie's London home.
A model KP-180-122 Leslie speaker housed in a red road case labelled "3rd Encore Christine's Locker;"
Two setlists used by McVie during the 2018-2019 "An Evening with Fleetwood Mac" tour.
Stage, tour and event-worn wardrobe items such as a black embellished blazer worn during Fleetwood Mac's “On With The Show” tour, a floral lace blazer worn while performing at the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Fleetwood Mac in New York City, NY.
Her MusiCares 2018 "Person of the Year" Award.
1998 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Award.
A 1977 Grammy nomination plaque for “Album of the Year” for "Rumours."
"Rumours" RIAA 21-times Platinum sales award, posthumously awarded to McVie commemorating the sale of more than 21,000,000 copies of the album.
Executed by Julien's Auctions, 100% of the proceeds generated by "The Property from the Life and Career of Christine McVie," will benefit MusiCares and other music-related charities.
Anyone interested in bidding on items online must register at juliensauctions.com. There are multiple ways to participate in the bidding including online, over the phone with an auction house representative, in person in the room during the auction or in advance by absentee bid online or written.
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McVie's items are on display as part of a public exhibition that will run now through Oct. 15 at the Musicians Hall of Fame at 401 Gay Street in Nashville. The exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Auction of the estate of Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie set for Nashville in Oct.
