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Bobby Vee suffering from Alzheimer's
1960s teen pop idol Bobby Vee reveals that he has alzheimer's disease
May 2, 2012
Nineteen-sixties teen pop idol Bobby Vee has revealed that he's suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The 69-year-old, who was born Robert Thomas Velline in 1943, posted a message on his website with the news.
"A little over a year ago I was diagnosed with the mild stages of Alzheimer's disease," he wrote. "Needless to say it was a moment that stunned my family and myself to the core. Since this time I have chosen to remain private and to focus on what is most important to me: my family and my music. It has been a time to reflect and to just be. To create memories for my grandchildren and to celebrate life's goodness. To throw baseballs and catch fish. To be the audience."
Vee's wife Karen is also having health problems and is waiting for a lung transplant at Duke University.
"Together and with our amazing family we treasure each moment, and we hope and pray for the best outcomes," says Vee.
Vee got his career start at the age of 15 on the day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in 1959. When the three headline acts died en route to the traveling Winter Dance Party in Moorhead, Minnesota, Velline and a hastily-assembled band of schoolboys calling themselves The Shadows volunteered for and were given Holly's spot. It was a smash success.
Vee's hits include 1961's "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "Run to Him."
Billboard reports that Vee is working on a new album.
Bobby Vee suffering from Alzheimer's
1960s teen pop idol Bobby Vee reveals that he has alzheimer's disease
May 2, 2012
Nineteen-sixties teen pop idol Bobby Vee has revealed that he's suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The 69-year-old, who was born Robert Thomas Velline in 1943, posted a message on his website with the news.
"A little over a year ago I was diagnosed with the mild stages of Alzheimer's disease," he wrote. "Needless to say it was a moment that stunned my family and myself to the core. Since this time I have chosen to remain private and to focus on what is most important to me: my family and my music. It has been a time to reflect and to just be. To create memories for my grandchildren and to celebrate life's goodness. To throw baseballs and catch fish. To be the audience."
Vee's wife Karen is also having health problems and is waiting for a lung transplant at Duke University.
"Together and with our amazing family we treasure each moment, and we hope and pray for the best outcomes," says Vee.
Vee got his career start at the age of 15 on the day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in 1959. When the three headline acts died en route to the traveling Winter Dance Party in Moorhead, Minnesota, Velline and a hastily-assembled band of schoolboys calling themselves The Shadows volunteered for and were given Holly's spot. It was a smash success.
Vee's hits include 1961's "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "Run to Him."
Billboard reports that Vee is working on a new album.