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Terry Wooley will headline a free concert from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Midway Truck Stop, exit 121, off Interstate 70 near Columbia, Mo. Wooley will be on hand to sign autographs during the show, which will be in the stop’s bar.

Filming for a hit TV reality show is expected to be in progress and Cubby Buddy and Jimmy the Junkman are expected to make appearances, says Trucker Charity, Inc., one of the concert sponsors. Drivers also can buy cups and T-shirts to help outreach efforts for concert sponsors Trucker Charity Inc., and Operation Roger, a volunteer group that rescues abandoned animals.

Details are available at Trucker Charity, Inc.

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