{
  "id": 10516166,
  "title": "Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen Auctioning 300 Items, Including Prized Guitars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/cheap-tricks-rick-nielsen-auctioning-300-items-including-prized",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:12:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/09/cheap-trick-rick-nielsen-juliens-auction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick is auctioning off over 300 items from his extensive collection, including 70-plus guitars, in partnership with Julien's Auctions. The proceeds from the sale will go to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. The auction will be held live on October 24th at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville.\n\nAmong the items up for bid are one of Nielsen's iconic five-neck Hamer guitars, a 1955 Ford Thunderbird, handwritten lyrics to \"Heaven Tonight,\" and a custom checkered design John Deere tractor with a snowplow. The collection also features a rarity - one of only three 1963 Guild Merle Travis guitars ever made.\n\nNielsen expressed his excitement about the auction, stating, \"I couldn't sing or dance, but I was big into songwriting, and I tried to put everything I had into that. I never wanted to be like anybody else—I just wanted to be me.\" He added that he had expanded his guitar collection over the years, and this seems like a good time to part with some of it.\n\nLou Robinson, director of music business development for Julien's, praised Nielsen's collection, calling it \"incredible\" and \"ranging from world famous to infamous.\" The auction items have been \"played and worn on stages around the world\" and some have even ended up in museums. Robinson expressed pride in Julien's being able to tell Nielsen's story and provide fans the opportunity to own a piece of his legacy.",
  "summary": "The sale is set to include everything from a stage-played 5-neck guitar to a 1955 Ford Thunderbird to a custom John Deere tractor. Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen Auctioning 300 Items, Including Prized Guitars Langdon Hickman",
  "key_points": [
    "Rick Nielsen auctions 300+ items from his collection, benefiting St. Jude's Hospital.",
    "Items include 70+ guitars, 5-neck Hamer guitar, and handwritten lyrics.",
    "Auction held October 24th at Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}