Rising Star Music Fund – Bob Mercer/W.O. Smith
Auction Ends: Aug 31, 2012 08:00 PM EDT

Memorabilia

Lionel Richie Autographed Mitchell Guitar /w Autographed "Tuskegee" CD

Item Number
RSMF-112
Sold
280 USD to Ashwash02
Number of Bids
7  -  Bid History

Item Description

A CD and Acoustic Guitar Autorgraphed By One of the Greatest singer/songwriters ever...

 The Guitar:

Traditional styling gives this powerful instrument plenty of volume and low-end tone.

The Mitchell MD100 is a full-sized dreadnought guitar with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. You can expect the MD100 to give you years of playing pleasure.

Features

  • Body Style: Dreadnought
  • Top: Spruce
  • Back: Mahogany
  • Sides: Mahogany
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Bridge: Rosewood
  • No. of frets: 20/14 open
  • Scale length: 25-1/2"
  • Nut Width: 1-11/16"
  • Neck width at body: 2-1/8"
  • String spacing at saddle E-E: 2-1/8"
  • Inlay pattern: Mother of Pearl dots
  • Rosette: Abalone
  • Binding: White with Black/White/Black Purfling
  • Pickguard: Black
  • Bridgepins: Black
  • Saddle: Compensated
  • Width at Upper Bout: 11-3/8"
  • Width at Lower Bout: 15-3/8"
  • Maximum Depth: 4-3/4"
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Tuners: Chrome

The CD:

Tuskegee is the tenth studio album and platinum selling CD by Lionel Richie. It was released on March 5, 2012 through Universal Music Nashville. The album consists entirely of reinterpretations of previously released songs by Richie, each performed with a different guest artist.

The album bears the name of the Alabama city where he was born and where he later completed his undergraduate degree at Tuskegee Institute.

The album debuted in the United States at number two on the Billboard 200 behind Madonna's MDNATuskegee sold 199,000 copies in its first week, becoming Lionel Richie's best sales week since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991. The following week the album sold 95,000 copies and fell two places to number four. In its third week on the chart Tuskegee rose to number one, selling 129,000 copies. It is Richie's third number-one album and his first since Dancing on the Ceiling (1986). Tuskegee was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 3, 2012, for shipments of one million units in the US. As of 1 July 2012, it is the second best-selling album of 2012 behind Adele's 21, with 912,000 copies sold.

Tuskegee CD Track Listing:

1.   You Are - Featuring Blake Shelton
2.   Say You Say Me - Featuring Jason Aldean
3.   Stuck On You - Featuring Darius Rucker
4.   Deep River Woman - Featuring Little Big Town
5.   My Love - Featuring Kenny Chesney
6.   Dancing On The Ceiling - Featuring Rascal Flatts
7.   Hello - Featuring Jennifer Nettles
8.   Sail On - Featuring Tim McGraw
9.   Endless Love - Featuring Shania Twain
10.   Just For You - Featring Billy Currington
11.   Lady - Featuring Kenny Rogers
12.   Easy - Featuring Willie Nelson
13.   All Night Long - Featuring Jimmy Buffett & Coral Reefer Band

Item Special Note

This guitar as been autographed by R&B/Pop artist Lionel Richie.

This CD comes brand new and sealed with an extra inner booklet also signed by Lionel Ritchie. 

Item is shipped free via USPS.

We are auctioning this product(s) for charity with the full knowledge and consent from the record label.

This Item is brand new and in excellent condition.