The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 1954 “Oxblood” Gibson Les Paul just hammered down for £1,068,500 ($1.3 million) at Christie’s in London yesterday, as the sale’s top lot. The instrument, which doubled its pre-sale top estimate of £500,000 ($616,000), is now the most expensive Gibson Les Paul ever sold at auction, according to the house.

One of Jeff Beck’s most famous guitars has been sold for £1,068,500 at auction. The 1954 'Oxblood' Gibson Les Paul was pictured on the cover of Beck’s classic 1975 album Blow By Blow. The guitar had a pre-auction estimate of £300,000 - £500,000.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jeff Beck's 'Oxblood' Gibson Les Paul guitar just sold for a record $1.3 million at a Christie's London auction yesterday.

The death of Osibisa’s charismatic bandleader Teddy Osei is the end of an era for a generation that broke the barriers for African music.

Over 130 guitars, amps, and “tools of the trade” belonging to the Grammy award-winning rock star, who died in 2023, are headed to auction today via Christie’s in London. The memorabilia, which spans over the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s nearly 60-year career, has estimates ranging from £100 to £500,000 (about $123 to $616,000).

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