TY - GEN T1 - Stringbean : the life and murder of a country music legend T2 - Music in American life. A1 - Hagood, Taylor, 1975- LA - English PP - Urbana PB - University of Illinois Press YR - 2023 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1342110650 AB - "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"-- OP - 241 CN - ML419.S828 H34 2023 SN - 0252054164 SN - 9780252054167 SN - 9780252044984 SN - 9780252087110 KW - Stringbean, : 1915-1973. KW - Stringbean, : 1915-1973 KW - Banjoists : Appalachian Region : Biography. KW - Murder victims : Tennessee. KW - Trials (Murder) : Tennessee. KW - Victimes d'homicide : Tennessee. KW - ProceĢ€s (Meurtre) : Tennessee. KW - MUSIC / General KW - Banjoists KW - Murder victims KW - Trials (Murder) KW - Appalachian Region KW - Tennessee KW - Biographies ER -