... who was no slouch himself and is still kicking. Another surprise: Bob Dylan reveals in his recent Chronicles Volume One book that he briefly played piano in Bobby Vee's band back in 1959 (they're from the same area), but they didn't really need a piano player (thank heavens for that!) So, alittle later, early 1960s, Dylan goes backstage at some main New York venue, when he is a nobody and Bobby Vee is the Big Star, having just scored the biggest hit of his career, past and future Take Good Care of My Baby, they chat, Zimmy withdraws, so as not to steal the spotlight, and they don't see each other for another 30 years. Imagine that meeting (which is not described in the book.)
Good story, cat. I'm sure you're familiar with Vee's first single release, "Suzy Baby." He does a rather haunting Buddy Holly, especially considering their sad link in music history.