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Musical artifacts in odd places

Posted on 6/25/25 at 3:05 pm
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
14050 posts
Posted on 6/25/25 at 3:05 pm
Not sure exactly where to put this, so I'll put it here on the music board.

We took our son to Monster Jam in Athens, GA over the weekend (city arena not the UGA coliseum). Walking the concourse to our seats there was a display case holding one of Duane Allman's Gibson SG guitars and one of the glass Coricidin bottle he used as an improvised slide.

Apparently when the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon closed, a lot of the artifacts were transferred to the UGA library system. It was just odd to come across that in such an unexpected place.

Has anyone else stumble d across music memorabilia in strange/unexpected places?
Posted by TheFretShack
Member since Oct 2015
1347 posts
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:11 pm to
The Shreveport airport decades ago had a custom one-off guitar on display that was said to be owned by former Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis, of "You Are My Sunshine" fame.

The guitar was mothballed in storage during a major terminal renovation in the mid 2000s and I have no clue if it was put back on display after the renovation or returned to the donor.

I actually played that guitar back when it was in storage, I had a pal in mgt at the airport. It played horribly and had serious issues, even if I'd had my tools it was best suited as wall art haha
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
24705 posts
Posted on 6/27/25 at 8:56 am to
I believe that guitar is at municipal auditorium in Shreveport along with some of Jimmie Davis other memorabilia among some Elvis stuff.

Davis lived and taught there for years so not entirely out of place.
This post was edited on 6/27/25 at 8:58 am
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
12209 posts
Posted on 6/27/25 at 10:07 am to
Saw John Lennon's piano in Dallas. He had written Imagine using the instrument. It was behind glass at a mall if I remember correctly.

Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
24705 posts
Posted on 6/27/25 at 1:39 pm to
Now that’s a good example
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
17576 posts
Posted on 6/27/25 at 2:06 pm to
Oh yeah. Very cool.

I remember seeing him playing that.
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
14050 posts
Posted on 6/28/25 at 9:22 am to
quote:

Now that’s a good example

Not sure anyone can beat that.

I'd be curious how that piano ended up there.
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