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Willie Nelson’s iconic braids sold for $37,000 at Guernsey’s auction in New York.

The braids were cut in the 1980s when Willie Nelson’s hair was still red and were the most talked-about item in the Arizona auction of items owned by the late Waylon Jennings, Nelson’s cohort in the “outlaw country” music movement of the 1970s.

Waylon Jennings was given Willie Nelson’s braids at a 1983 party thrown by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in Jennings’ honor to celebrate his sobriety.

Willie Nelson’s iconic braids sold for $37,000 at Guernsey's auction in New York

Willie Nelson’s iconic braids sold for $37,000 at Guernsey’s auction in New York

The identity of the buyer was not disclosed.

Also sold was Buddy Holly’s Ariel Cyclone motorcycle, for $450,000. The motorcycle, bought by the rock ‘n roll great in 1958, was given to Waylon Jennings by members of Holly’s band years after Holly was killed in 1959.

The auction was staged by the Guernsey’s auction house at the Museum of Musical Instruments in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Willie Nelson’s iconic braids are set to go under the hammer as part of Waylon Jennings memorabilia auction in New York.

Willie Nelson’s iconic braids are set to go under the hammer as part of Waylon Jennings memorabilia auction in New York

Willie Nelson’s iconic braids are set to go under the hammer as part of Waylon Jennings memorabilia auction in New York

The clumps of hair were cut off by Willie Nelson in 1983 and given to fellow country star Waylon Jennings, who died in 2002, as a show of solidarity to support Jennings’ attempt at sobriety.

Willie Nelson’s plaits are listed among 500 items that once belonged to Waylon Jennings, including Buddy Holly’s motorcycle, which he was given after the Peggy Sue hitmaker’s death in 1959, Muhammad Ali’s boxing gloves and a robe and a letter John Lennon sent to the singer.

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