On April 4, 1969, the popular show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was abruptly canceled by CBS and then replaced by the show Hee Haw. Despite its high ratings, CBS cut it short after the ...

Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman, banjo player, comedian and cast member on the long-running television show Hee Haw, died Thursday (Feb. 22) at age 85. Stoneman, known as "The First Lady of Banjo ...