David "Stringbean" Akeman
Today is the birthday of David “Stringbean” Akeman (1916-1973). Stringbean was one of the key performers on the syndicated country variety show Hee Haw from 1969 until his death in 1973. A top notch banjo player and comedian, he’d gotten his professional start playing barn dances and the like in the 1930s, until he worked his way […]