Stringbean sings "Cripple Creek" Some of the best banjo playing you'll ever see! Watch www.facebook.com/lorettalynnranch for more country music, special events, concerts, and of course all things Loretta Lynn!" Love Loretta? Make your plans to visit Loretta Lynn's Ranch. Tour Loretta's home and museums. Enjoy beautiful rural Tennessee Stay in a rustic log cabin or camp out in a tent or RV site take a kayaking or tubing trip down the creek, enjoy a relaxing campfire. Plan fun family activities li

David "Stringbean" Akeman, born on this day in 1915 in Annville, Kentucky. | Dust-to-Digital

Remembering David "Stringbean" Akeman, born on June 17, 1915. He was an American singer-songwriter, musician, comedian, actor and semiprofessional baseball player best known for his role as a main cast member on the hit television show, Hee Haw, and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Akeman was well-known for his "old-fashioned" banjo-picking style, careful mix of comedy and music, and his memorable stage wardrobe (which consisted of a long nightshirt tucked into a pair of short blue jeans belte