On Nov. 10, 1973, Tex Ritter stood on the Ryman Auditorium stage and brought David "Stringbean" Akeman to the "Grand Ole Opry." "Stringbean, like Grandpa Jones, since the 'Hee Haw' shows is playing a ...

"Hee Haw" comedian and gospel singer Lulu Roman, seen at a 2016 luncheon in Nashville, has died at age 78. (Rick Diamond / Getty Images) Lulu Roman, the "Hee Haw" comedian turned gospel singer, has ...

Lulu Roman, an actress-turned-gospel singer who appeared in the popular television series “Hee Haw,” died on April 23. She was 78. Roman died in Bellingham, Washington, her son, Damon Roman, told The ...

Editor's note: Peter Cooper's reporting on the 1973 killing of David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being republished on the fiftieth anniversary of their deaths. On Nov. 10, 1973, Tex ...

LOS ANGELES -- Lulu Roman, the "Hee Haw" comedian turned gospel singer, has died at 78 in Bellingham, Washington, her son Damon Roman confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter. The "On the Battlefield" ...