Stringbean
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Stringbean

The Life and Murder of a Country Legend

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Stringbean

The Life and Murder of a Country Legend

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The artist's 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 Nashville's 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.

Taylor Hagood merges the story of Stringbean's life with an account of murder and courtroom drama. Mentored by Uncle Dave Macon and Bill Monroe, Stringbean was a bridge to country's early days. His instrumental savvy and old-time singing style drew upon a deep love for traditional country music that, along with his humor and humanity, won him the reverence of younger artists and made his violent death all the more shocking. Hagood delves into the unexpected questions and uneasy resolutions raised by the atmosphere of retribution surrounding the murder trial and recounts the redemption story that followed decades later.

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780252054167
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. A Note on Names
  8. Prologue. Short Life and Trouble: November 11, 1973
  9. 1 Way Back in the Hills of Old Kentucky: 1915–1935
  10. 2 Stringbean and His Banjo: 1935–1942
  11. 3 Goin’ to the Grand Ole Opry to Make Myself a Name: 1942–1945
  12. 4 Big Ball in Nashville: 1945–1952
  13. 5 Herdin’ Cattle in a Cadillac Coupe de Ville: 1953–1959 71
  14. 6 Pretty Polly: 1960–1965 92
  15. 7 Me and My Old Crow (Got a Good Thing Going): 1966–1973
  16. Interlude. Goodbye Sweet Thing: Stringbean’s Final Day of Life, November 10, 1973
  17. 8 Sinner Man, Where You Gonna Hide: November 1973–January 1974
  18. 9 You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By: January–November 1974
  19. Epilogue. Forgetting to Forget You: 1975–2014
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. Notes
  22. Selected Bibliography
  23. Index