She was the opening act.

Oklahoma’s own. A good friend of ours who lived in Rush Springs, Oklahoma (the watermelon capitol of the world) had a musical talent. As a teenager back in the early 1950s Barbera was somewhat talented playing the accordion. Rush Springs had an annual watermelon and music festival and the young teenage Barbera was chosen to open the music fest. It is not easy to draw and squeeze an accordion and play piano-like keys with one hand while pressing cord buttons with the other. A feat only a few could expertly execute. I certainly couldn’t. Too many variables to manage for me.
Barbera, I think, said she played Malaguena. A most spirited and quick fingered musical number. Most of us would have to practice over and over a hundred times just for others to recognize the tune.
So, the festival began and Barbera played flawlessly to a grand applauds. Then the stage announcer introduced the little-known next act, “Welcome to the Everly Brothers.” They hit their downbeat and played Wake-up Little Suzie.