Photo taken Michael Jackson waves as he arrives at the Santa Barbara County courthouse 3 June 2005, in Santa Maria, California. Three Michael Jackson songs have been removed from streaming sites following longstanding claims that they are sung by someone else, Sony and the late singer’s estate said 6 July, 2022.
Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
Michael Jackson’s iconic moonwalk fedora to be auctioned in Paris
Paris is set to become the center of attention for music enthusiasts and collectors as an iconic piece of pop history goes up for auction.
Photo taken Michael Jackson waves as he arrives at the Santa Barbara County courthouse 3 June 2005, in Santa Maria, California. Three Michael Jackson songs have been removed from streaming sites following longstanding claims that they are sung by someone else, Sony and the late singer’s estate said 6 July, 2022.
Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
The black fedora worn by pop superstar Michael Jackson just before he dazzled the world with his moonwalk dance for the first time will be up for grabs in September during a Paris auction of music memorabilia.
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The King of Pop whipped off the hat while breaking into his hit “Billie Jean” during a televised Motown concert in 1983.
A few minutes later Jackson, at the height of his fame, showed off what would become his trademark move — a seemingly effortless glide backwards while appearing to move forward.
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Auction
The hat, with an estimated value of 60,000 to 100,000 euros ($65,000-$110,000), will be the star attraction at an auction of rock-and-roll items by Drouot on September 26.
Other items include a guitar owned by the legendary bluesman T-Bone Walker that could fetch up to 150,000 euros; a suit worn by Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore; and one of Madonna’s gold records.
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The sale is being organised by Artpeges and Lemon Auction, which last year made a splash with the 385,500-euros sale of the infamous guitar that broke up Oasis, the British band formed by the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher.
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A full list of the roughly 200 items will be published online by Hotel Drouot on July 4.
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