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![Bobby Vee performing at the Barnesville Opera House in 1959 at age 16. Also visible in the photo are Bobbyโs brother Bill Velline on guitar and Bobby Korum on drums. The photo was taken by a Barnesville girl, Gail Anderson Messerschmidtโphoto courtesy Gene Prim, Barnesville Record-Review newspaper. Messerschmidt is expected to be one of the panelists in a pre-concert forum, 6 p.m.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdUlFIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--34d8d76f038740ab3794ccb1cfef703495e9cd62/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9KWTNKdmNFa2lIelkyTUhnek56RXVNalE1T1RrNU9UazVPVGs1T1RRck1Dc3dCam9HUlZRNkMzSmxjMmw2WlVraURURXdNSGd4TURCZUJqc0dWRG9VWTI5dFltbHVaVjl2Y0hScGIyNXpld2M2QzJWNGRHVnVkRWtpRERFd01IZ3hNREFHT3daVU9neG5jbUYyYVhSNVNTSUxZMlZ1ZEdWeUJqc0dWQT09IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--b3ee9b312fb828cd376ea1d475a5297e56e1485a/Bobby%20vee%20from%20Gene%20Prim.png)
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