Christie’s Unveils ‘James Brown Collection’
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More than 320 items from the R&B icon James Brown’s South Carolina home will be sold by Christie’s on July 17, the auction house announced Tuesday.
The items include everything from Brown’s memorable stage costumes to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction award to handwritten lyrics.
Some highlights are the blue denim Godfather of Soul jumpsuit he wore for the 1974 concert that preceded the “Rumble in the Jungle” fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, estimated to sell for between $5,000 and $7,000; a black cape with the musician’s name embroidered in metallic thread, estimated between $15,000 and $20,000, and his 1986 Grammy Award for “Living in America,” also estimated between $15,000 and $20,000.
Brown died in December 2006.
