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 ...

Akeman was born in Jackson County, Ky., in 1915, and he grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry, the Nashville radio program that featured country musicians like Uncle Dave Macon, who would become ...

The man who killed Opry star and "Hee Haw" star David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife in 1973 has been granted parole and will be released from prison. Convicted killer John A. Brown, 63, appeared ...

The man who murdered Grand Ole Opry star David 'Stringbean' Akeman and his wife in 1973 spent Wednesday morning explaining how he's changed after 40 years in prison. John A. Brown now wants to be ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The killer of Grand Ole Opry and “Hee Haw” comic David “Stringbean” Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being released from prison ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is buzzing with plenty of activity this spring. Speaker sessions continue with the next session happening on Tuesday, May 9. The topic is ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The killer of country comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, has been granted parole after 40 years in prison.

NASHVILLE (Reuters) - John Brown, one of the two men convicted in the murders of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" star David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, will be released from prison after serving 41 ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The killer of Grand Ole Opry and "Hee Haw" comic David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, is being released from prison after ...