邁克爾?杰克遜1983年首次在電視上亮相表演“太空舞步”時戴的水晶手套將于11月21日由戴倫朱利安拍賣行拍賣，同時參與拍賣的還有麥當娜早期的歌曲小樣卡帶，以及吉米?亨德里克斯未發表過的歌詞等獨一無二的藏品。據悉，這只手套的藏家為“海軍司令合唱團”的創始成員之一奧蘭基。他在20世紀70年代與杰克遜五兄弟合唱團巡演時與杰克遜熟識，并曾多次索要杰克遜親筆簽名，但都被拒絕。1983年3月，杰克遜在獨自表演完震驚世界的名曲《比利?金》后，在后臺將這只手套送給了他。奧蘭基表示，此次拍賣所得將會捐贈給MusiCares，以幫助那些有藥物依賴問題的音樂人。
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The glittery glove that Michael Jackson wore when he unveiled his moonwalk on TV in 1983 is hitting the auction block.
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The glittery glove that Michael Jackson wore when he unveiled his moonwalk on TV in 1983 is hitting the auction block.
This one isn't like his other glittery gloves, which were made for the right hand and adorned with hand-sewn crystals. This left-handed glove, which accompanied Jackson's fedora and dance moves on Motown's 25th-anniversary TV special, is a modified, store-bought glove covered with a mesh of rhinestones.
The glove, which Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions called "the Holy Grail of Michael Jackson memorabilia," will be featured alongside other one-of-a-kind items — such as an early Madonna demo tape and unreleased Jimi Hendrix lyrics — at the Nov. 21 "Music Icons" auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City's Times Square.
Walter "Clyde" Orange, a founding member of the Commodores, has been holding onto the glove since Jackson gave it to him in 1983.
Orange said he got to know Jackson when the Commodores toured with the Jackson 5 in the 1970s. Orange would always ask the young entertainer for an autograph, but Jackson refused, saying Orange was the more famous of the two. The autograph request became a private joke.
They met again in March 1983 when the Motown special was taped. Jackson sang with his brothers, then took the stage alone to wow the world with his moonwalk during his solo performance of "Billie Jean."
Orange found his friend backstage and again requested an autograph. Jackson gave him the glove instead.
After Jackson's June 25 death at age 50, Orange decided the glove was too significant to keep.
"There's a hundred other gloves out there, but this is the one you want. He blew up after that (performance) with 'Billie Jean,'" Orange, 62, said in an interview. "The world should see this. This is the first. That's the song that made him shoot through the roof as a superstar."
Orange said he hopes the glove will find a permanent home at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or a similar institution. And he's happy that proceeds from the sale will benefit MusiCares, an organization that helps musicians struggling with substance abuse.
"Just for the world to see it, that means the world to me," Orange said.
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Jimi Hendrix，（1942年11月27日－1970年9月18日）是一位著名的美國吉他手、
歌手和作曲人，被公認為是流行音樂史中最重要的電吉他演奏者。
substance abuse: excessive use of drugs，濫用藥物
