By Tim Peacock, Yahoo Entertainment | Van Eaton Galleries’ huge Guitar Icons charity auction came to a close over the weekend, raising over $2 million in total for the Music Rising charity thanks to some record-smashing sales.
Highlights from the Music Rising auction, which was organized by U2’s The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin, include Paul McCartney’s tour- and studio-played Yamaha BB-1200 “Wings” bass guitar, which raked in $496,100.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/paul-mccartney-bass-eddie-vedder-140700780.html
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Yes, the Outgoing NIH Director Did Sing and Play Guitar at a Town Hall
Author: Kelly Jones | Some Twitter users wondered if a video of NIH Director Francis Collins singing a song about the pandemic at a town hall was a deepfake. It’s real.
In October, Dr. Francis Collins announced he would be stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health. Collins is the longest-serving director of the NIH, having served for 12 years under three different presidents.
On Dec. 14, a video was shared across social media showing a clip of Collins singing his own cover of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” but his version was titled, “Somewhere Past the Pandemic.” The video appears to be taken during an official town hall hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/social-media/outgoing-nih-director-did-sing-and-play-guitar-at-a-town-hall/