On Nov. 10, 1973, Tex Ritter stood on the Ryman Auditorium stage and brought David "Stringbean" Akeman to the "Grand Ole Opry." "Stringbean, like Grandpa Jones, since the 'Hee Haw' shows is playing a ...

Akeman was born in Jackson County, Ky., in 1915, and he grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry, the Nashville radio program that featured country musicians like Uncle Dave Macon, who would become ...

The man who killed Opry legend and "Hee Haw" star David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife in 1973 will ask the state for his freedom Wednesday. Convicted killer John A. Brown, 63, will appear before a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The killer of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being released from prison after ...

Lulu Roman, who found fame as a comedic actress and singer on the TV series "Hee Haw" over a run that lasted from 1969 till 1993, died Wednesday at age 78. No cause of death was immediately given, ...

Editor's note: Peter Cooper's reporting on the 1973 killing of David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being republished on the fiftieth anniversary of their deaths. On Nov. 10, 1973, Tex ...

Lulu Roman, who found fame as a comedic actress and singer on the TV series “Hee Haw” over a run that lasted from 1969 till 1993, died Wednesday at age 78. No cause of death was immediately given, ...