
Surprising items in the “A Century of Music” auction include former United States president Bill Clinton’s saxophone, and the doors from New York’s Hotel Chelsea where Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Garcia once lived.
Also featured are Benny Goodman’s clarinet, and a guitar used by the late Eddie Van Halen.
Original photos and slides of the 1969 Woodstock concert taken onstage by official photographer Barry Levine are up for sale, along with the Leica camera he used to document the event.
Other items include original works by John Lennon, and guitars owned by Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney.
Proceeds from guitars once owned by Jason Becker will go towards the medical costs of the musician’s battle with ALS.
The auction takes place online on July 14-15.