Bruce Springsteen handwritten lyrics, harmonicas to be auctioned
Bruce Springsteen handwritten lyrics, harmonicas to be auctioned
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The handwritten lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's songs "Thunder Road," "For You," and "Night" will be auctioned off later this month. When bidding begins on October 28 via Bonhams, it will also contain two harmonicas that were used on the original recordings of 'Thunder Road' and 'Johnny 99,' according to aceshowbiz.com.

The four-page 'Thunder Road' manuscript, written by Springsteen in pen on ruled notebook paper, has two distinct versions of the opening verse. It's expected to fetch between $50,000 and $70,000 when it's sold. The 'For You' lyrics are also on ruled notebook paper and feature slight variations on the final version of the track, while 'Night' includes the words just as they appear on the album.

Both harmonicas are signed and dated by Mike Batlan, who worked as a musical instrument technician for Springsteen from 1973 to 1985, and are on display with so many of the Beatles memorabilia, including two handwritten setlists from the band's early days.

"At this moment, The Beatles were going to become a band in the purest sense," Howard Kramer, Senior Specialist of Music at Bonhams' Popular Culture section, told Rolling Stone in a statement. "Pete Best had not yet joined the band, and the first gig in Hamburg was still two months away. There was no turning back after that."

The signature guitar owned by the musician will be a part of Grammy's travelling exhibition along with the saxophones that belonged to the late Clarence Clemons.

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