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Roni Stoneman, ‘Hee Haw’ Star & Stoneman Family Musician, Dies at 85
Country singer Roni Stoneman is dead. She was 85.
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. In the 1960s, The Stoneman Family earned Billboard Hot Country Singles chart hits including “Tupelo County Jail” and “The Five Little Johnson Girls.” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young called Stoneman “a great talent and a strong woman,” commending her legacy in the genre.
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