The Gretsch guitar on which he wrote ‘American Woman’ and other hits was handed to him by a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history.

The artifacts, many dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, were mostly looted and ended up spread far and wide.

In a public service announcement posted to YouTube, the beloved ‘Sesame Street’ star talked with his dad about what it was like to get the shot.