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He named it after his wife and wrote a song for her with the same name. After he played "The Star Spangled Banner" it was autographed by a famous athlete. It was sold at auction and now you can buy a copy of it. What is his name, its name and the athlete's name?

Question #110078. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Aug 03 2021.

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Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughn, of course:

To honor blues great Stevie Ray Vaughn, Fender Custom Shop is releasing the Stevie Ray Vaughn "Lenny" Custom Stratocaster. "Lenny" was Stevie Ray Vaughn's most beloved guitar, and there is a story behind his acquisition of it.

Stevie saw the original "Lenny" at a pawn shop before it had a name, and before SRV's name was well known. With his birthday approaching, his wife Lenora and several friends pooled together their money in order to buy Stevie this strat for his birthday.

When SRV received the guitar, he stayed up all night playing and writing on it - coming up with a song called "Lenny" named after his wife Lenora. Since the first time he played the song for her the next morning, SRV brought the "Lenny" guitar on tour with him everywhere, breaking it out for every performance of the song.

But there's more history to the "Lenny" guitar than just that. Stevie Ray Vaughn by chance crossed paths with Yankee's legend Mickey Mantle. Mantle was throwing out the honorary first pitch at a game where Vaughn was selected to play the national anthem.

Mantle offered an autograph for SRV, but with no bat to sign, Stevie offered "Lenny" to Mantle, and Mickey Mantle's signature now rests on SRV's prized guitar.

From a gear wire.com article no longer online.

Response last updated by Terry on Sep 13 2016.
Oct 23 2009, 3:01 PM
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Very good Zbeckabee!! Guitar World bought it for $623,500 at auction and is selling copies for only $17,000.

link https://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb582371.htm

Response last updated by CmdrK on Aug 03 2021.
Oct 23 2009, 3:16 PM
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