Told with grit, reverence, and doses of gleeful mischief, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a front-row seat to music history—and the madness behind chasing down the world's greatest collection of rock relics. Craig Inciardi was a rising star at Sotheby's, wheeling and dealing in rock memorabilia, when he got the call to help launch the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum. The catch? There was no museum. Just a "guitar of no importance and three interesting sheets of paper."
With a green light and few guardrails, Inciardi hit the road and became the Indiana Jones of rock history—working out of Rolling Stone's offices, answering to Jann Wenner, and tracking down legends for their sacred stuff. His journey took him to Ozzy Osbourne's country estate (where Ozzy greeted him with a gun), Keith Moon's boyhood home, and Art Garfunkel's secret stash of letters from Paul Simon. Along the way, he landed the guitar Pete Townshend used to write "Tommy," Otis...
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Told with grit, reverence, and doses of gleeful mischief, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a front-row seat to music history—and the madness behind chasing down the world's greatest collection of rock relics.Craig Inciardi was a rising star at Sotheby's, wheeling and dealing in rock memorabilia, when he got the call to help launch the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum. The catch? There was no museum. Just a "guitar of no importance and three interesting sheets of paper."
With a green light and few guardrails, Inciardi hit the road and became the Indiana Jones of rock history—working out of Rolling Stone's offices, answering to Jann Wenner, and tracking down legends for their sacred stuff. His journey took him to Ozzy Osbourne's country estate (where Ozzy greeted him with a gun), Keith Moon's boyhood home, and Art Garfunkel's secret stash of letters from Paul Simon. Along the way, he landed the guitar Pete Townshend used to write "Tommy," Otis...