David "Stringbean" Akeman
David Akeman (June 17, 1915 – November 10, 1973) better known as Stringbean (or String Bean), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, comedian, 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 belted around his knees — giving him the comical appearance of a very tall man with stubby legs). Akeman and his wife were shot and murdered by burglars in their rural Tennessee home near Ridgetop in 1973. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | C4354 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Rocky road blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | C4355 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Kentucky waltz | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | C4356 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | True life blues | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | C4358 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Goodbye old pal | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | C4359 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Footprints in the snow | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | C4360 | 10-in. | 2/13/1945 | Blue grass special | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band | instrumentalist, banjo |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Akeman, David "Stringbean"," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/371753.
Akeman, David "Stringbean". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/371753.
"Akeman, David "Stringbean"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Stringbean, 1915-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95073767
Wikidata: Stringbean - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3398247
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/73105044
MusicBrainz: Stringbean - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e3f0cfca-eb08-4031-b7b6-6c7c78c0deaa
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