John Lennon's prized Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar — on which he played on many of the Beatles' early hits and their 1965 album "Help!" — is among a quintet of legendary rock 'n' roll guitars appearing in an exclusive "Music Icons" exhibition at Nashville's Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum from May 15-18,

A 12-string guitar played by Beatles stars John Lennon and George Harrison and thought to have been lost for almost 60 years is going up for auction.

An acoustic guitar once played by Beatles legends John Lennon and George Harrison has been rediscovered after spending 50 years in an attic in rural England. Soon, the Framus 12-string Hootenanny guitar will be hitting the auction block.