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Roni Stoneman, Country Music’s ‘First Lady of the Banjo,’ Dies at 85
Roni Stoneman, a virtuoso banjo player, mainstay of the country music television variety hour “Hee Haw” and one of the last surviving members of the Stoneman Family, a renowned Appalachian ...
The Baltimore Sun1y
Roni Stoneman, bluegrass’s ‘first lady of the banjo,’ dies
Roni Stoneman, the “first lady of the banjo ... an irascible performer on “Hee Haw,” the down-home variety show, died Feb. 22 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Variety1y
Roni Stoneman, ‘First Lady of the Banjo’ and ‘Hee Haw’ Cast Member, Dies at 85
Fabry Collection, courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Roni Stoneman ... s “Hee Haw,” has died. She was 85. No cause of death was given. “For Roni Stoneman, known as ...
Billboard1y
Roni Stoneman, ‘Hee Haw’ Star & Stoneman Family Musician, Dies at 85
By Jessica Nicholson Veronica Loretta “Roni” Stoneman, banjo player, comedian and cast member on the long-running television show Hee Haw, died Thursday (Feb. 22) at age 85. Stoneman ...
Taste of Country1y
‘Hee Haw’ Star Roni Stoneman Dead at 85
Roni Stoneman, a member of the pioneering country music family the Stonemans and a fixture on the banjo, died on Wednesday (Feb. 21), according to a statement from the Country Music Hall of Fame ...
Yahoo1y
Roni Stoneman, ‘Hee Haw’ Star & Stoneman Family Musician, Dies at 85 - Yahoo
Veronica Loretta “Roni” Stoneman, banjo player, comedian and cast member on the long-running television show Hee Haw, died Thursday (Feb. 22) at age 85. Stoneman, known as “The First Lady of ...
AOL1y
'Hee Haw' star, 'first lady of the banjo' Roni Stoneman dies at 85
Roni Stoneman, banjo player and beloved "Hee Haw" star has died at the age of 85. Born in 1938 to Ernest V. "Pop" and Hattie Stoneman, Roni was the second-youngest of her father's 23 children.
KRMG1y
Roni Stoneman, ‘Hee Haw’ star, banjo player dies at 85
No cause of death was released, Variety reported. Roni Stoneman was born Veronica Loretta “Roni” Stoneman, according to Billboard. She was known as “The First Lady of Banjo,” according to ...
The Washington Post1y
Roni Stoneman, bluegrass’s ‘first lady of the banjo,’ dies at 85
Roni Stoneman, the “first lady of the banjo ... an irascible performer on “Hee Haw,” the down-home variety show, died Feb. 22 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She was 85.
Yahoo1y
Roni Stoneman, ‘First Lady of the Banjo’ and ‘Hee Haw’ Cast Member, Dies at 85
Roni Stoneman, a country musician who was known as “first lady of the banjo,” and was seen by millions as a familiar face on television’s “Hee Haw,” has died. She was 85. No cause of ...
The Daily Beast1y
‘First Lady of Banjo’ Roni Stoneman Dies at 85
The woman known as the ‘First Lady of the Banjo’ has died at age 85. Roni Stoneman, known for her gap-toothed grin and eager persona, was the 22nd of 23 children born into a country music ...