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Stringbean : the life and murder of a country music legend
- Title
- Stringbean : the life and murder of a country music legend / Taylor Hagood.
- Author
- Hagood, Taylor, 1975-
- Publication
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
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- Description
- 241 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm.
- Summary
- "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"--
- Series Statement
- Music in American life
- Uniform Title
- Music in American life.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JME 23-355
- ISBN
- 9780252044984
- 0252044983
- 9780252087110
- 0252087119
- 9780252054167 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022040026
- OCLC
- 1342109891
- Author
- Hagood, Taylor, 1975- author.
- Title
- Stringbean : the life and murder of a country music legend / Taylor Hagood.
- Publisher
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Music in American lifeMusic in American life.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hagood, Taylor, 1975- Stringbean Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2023 9780252054167 (DLC) 2022040027
- Research Call Number
- JME 23-355