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Description of  Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend (Music in American Life)

The artists impact on country music and how his death changed the genre A beloved member of the country music community, David Stringbean Akeman found nationwide fame as a cast member of Hee Haw. The 1973 murder of Stringbean and his wife forever changed Nashvilles sense of itself. Millions of others mourned not only the slain couple but the passing of the way of life that country music had long represented. Read more