{"id":559,"date":"2008-06-11T23:07:58","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T06:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2008\/06\/the-godfathers-goods-should-be-going-to-the-smithsonian-not-auction\/"},"modified":"2008-06-11T23:08:48","modified_gmt":"2008-06-12T06:08:48","slug":"the-godfathers-goods-should-be-going-to-the-smithsonian-not-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/11\/the-godfathers-goods-should-be-going-to-the-smithsonian-not-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Godfather’s Goods Should Be Going to The Smithsonian Not Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

from Reuters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ain’t It Funky Now: James Brown items for sale<\/h1>\n

Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:40pm EDT<\/p>\n

By Chris Michaud<\/p>\n

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fans of James Brown will have a chance to own some of the legendary soul singer’s funky stuff when Christie’s puts hundreds of items up for sale on July 17.<\/p>\n

\"Fans\u00a0<\/p>\n

The auction house said on Tuesday it will sell some of his instruments, hand-written lyrics, awards and grooming artifacts among 320 lots to be offered at “The James Brown Collection,” estimated to take in about $1 million.<\/p>\n

A leather belt with a red-and-silver rhinestone buckle reading “Sex Machine” and tooled “We Love You James, Blue Express” is seen fetching $2,000 to $3,000.<\/p>\n

\"IThe figures are just estimates. The personal effects of the late “Godfather of Soul” have commanded prices two, three and even 10 times expectations.<\/p>\n

Among the highlights are Brown’s Kennedy Center Honor from 2003 ($10,000 to $15,000) and his 1986 Grammy Award for “Living in America” ($15,000 to $20,000). His jumpsuits, many priced around $5,000, are grouped with other clothing in the sale catalogue by color.<\/p>\n

Brown’s Yamaha baby grand piano and his Hammond B-3 electric organ with Leslie speakers are each expected to fetch $15,000 to $20,000.<\/p>\n

Fans with more modest budgets can consider some photos, hand-written notes and letters estimated at only a few hundred dollars. Other lots such as an engraved silver plate, or sets of cufflinks and studs, are similarly priced.<\/p>\n

Brown collected presidential paraphernalia, and the sale will include photos and letters from Presidents Reagan and Bush, as well as a Republican Presidential Task Force Card priced at $200 to $300.<\/p>\n

The sale also includes rollers, picks, hair products and a dome hair dryer from the salon in Brown’s South Carolina home. Furniture, sunglasses, hats, scarves, bow ties and shoes round out the collection.<\/p>\n

\"James<\/a>Brown, whose hits included “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” and “I Got You (I Feel Good),” died at 73 on Christmas Day 2006 of congestive heart failure.<\/p>\n

His estate has been the subject of much dispute and legal wrangling involving members of his large family, including several adult children, ex-girlfriends and ex-wives.<\/p>\n

Court-appointed trustees for his estate, variously reported to be worth between $100 million and $200 million, filed a lawsuit in South Carolina earlier this year against Brown’s business managers, former estate manager, a law firm and the investment bank Morgan Stanley.<\/p>\n

The trustees allege a conspiracy to defraud the singer and accuse the bank of not preventing fraud by the managers.<\/p>\n

(Editing by Daniel Trotta and John O’Callaghan)<\/span><\/p>\n

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