"Please Don't Ask about Barbara" - Remembering Bobby Vee

Sad news...  Bobby Vee just passed away from Alzheimer's.  He was 73.  I really don't think that is very old. Saw him just a few years ago. He performed well...good singer..played guitar...had his son on drums.  

Got to meet him after the show. Talked with him for a long time...told him I always enjoyed playing his songs on the radio. 

Then I asked him if he knew where Iron Mountain, Michigan was.  He said, " Yes" and had been there a few times; said he loved the U.P. 

I told him I had a band back in the '60s...Joey Gee was the name I used...  He joked and said, "You should come on tour with me...Bobby Vee and Joey Gee!"  

He was very pleasant...talked for a long time....said he was still married to his high school sweetheart. That surprised me...he was a heartthrob for the girls. 

I still play his songs on vinyl and CD.

God Bless Bobby Vee... 

"Please Don't Ask about Barbara" by Bobby Vee

Joey Gee