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James Burton (left, background) and Elvis Presley onstage in 1974
James Burton on his electrifying tenure as Elvis Presley’s guitarist – and the tragic day it came to an end

By Jackson Maxwell Published

From the Archive The Tele titan anchored The King’s latter day backing group, the TCB Band, from 1969 until Presley’s tragic death in 1977

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M.S. Rau Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley guitars
Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan guitars have gone up for sale – and could fetch a combined $1.5 million

By Phil Weller Published

A career-companion classical guitar and a Custom Shop Stratocaster that's more Tim Henson than Bob Dylan are set to fetch high prices

Guitars
Backstage Auctions 2026
Guitars gifted, played and modded by Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen and Keith Richards are all going to auction

By Phil Weller Published

Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas acoustic also features the lot expected to smash into a seven-figure total

Guitars
Elvis Presley during a performance at NBC Studios in Burbank, CA
Elvis’ 1968 Comeback Special Hagstrom Viking II is heading to auction (again) – and is expected to sell for over $1 million

By Janelle Borg Published

The history-making guitar – which was only played by Elvis once and originally belonged to one of his session players – fetched $625,000 in 2021

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This is an image of Elvis's Guitar Car from a period magazine article about the car, as you can see from that front license plate, it was registered for normal road use
In the ’70s, Elvis owned a 41-foot Cadillac in the shape of a guitar – after years of neglect, it's now being restored to its former glory

By Janelle Borg Published

The art-piece-meets-working-vehicle was crafted over a period of two years by Hollywood custom car builder Jay Ohrberg

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Elvis Presley during a live performance at Honolulu International Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 14, 1973 for his NBC special
At the suggestion of guitar picker James Burton, Elvis set up an audition with an unlikely bass candidate: Jerry Scheff

By Brian Fox Published

How bassist Jerry Scheff became the core of Elvis' famed TCB Band

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Nashville Cats Mac Gayden (2nd. from left) join Nashville Cats Charlie McCoy, Musicians Wandy Vick and Kenny Malone during Listen To The Band: The Nashville Cats In Concert With Special Guests For "Dylan, Cash, And The Nashville Cats" Exhibition Opening Weekend at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on March 28, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville guitar extraordinaire Mac Gayden – who worked with Elvis, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and Simon & Garfunkel – dies at 83

By Janelle Borg Published

The guitarist, who formed part of an elite group of Nashville session players known as the Nashville cats, is also responsible for co-writing the evergreen pop hit Everlasting Love

Guitarists
Dread Zeppelin
Chibson has made a movie about Robert Plant’s “favorite band” – a reggae Led Zeppelin cover group

By Phil Weller Published

The meme machine has expanded its empire into the world of film with a debut documentary that tells the story of one of the wildest cover bands ever

Bands
Paul McCartney's 1960 Hofner bass and a 1962 Fender Stratocaster, played by the Beatles, is headed to auction
Paul McCartney’s “Paul McCartney Woz Here!” Hofner bass and a ’62 Strat played by the Beatles are headed to the auction block – and big money bids are forecasted

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Elvis’ “Loving You” Gibson LG-1 acoustic has left the building, too – a little less conversation, a little more auction…

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A Kurt Cobain-signed Fender Jaguar (left), Elvis Presley's Rosewood Fender Telecaster
Kurt Cobain-signed 1966 Fender Jaguar, Elvis Presley’s Rosewood Telecaster head up bumper guitar auction

By Matt Owen Published

A Gibson Sonex signed by Steve Vai, Warren Haynes, Eric Johnson, Al Di Meola and many more can also be found in the mammoth auction catalog

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