David "Stringbean" Akeman; Opry and Hee Haw Star
Let me start by saying I promise this one will not be nearly as long as the last one I posted. In fact, while I wanted that story to be my first on this re-launch, I also wanted to do smaller stories to get some out at a quicker rate but Sylvia's story cannot be short and when you add my passion about it it often becomes a “novel.” David “Stringbean” Akeman was a figure in country music back in the 1950s. He was a well known and very talented banjo player that had kind of fallen into comedy also. He had obtained his nickname Stringbean early on due to his height (although to be fair I do not know what that was) and his very slim build, which could have made him look taller also. At some point in his career he took to wearing a night shirt to which he would then place a pair of jean only up to just under his knees and secured with a belt. This made him appear to have a very, very long torso and short stubby legs, but that became his signature and people loved it. He was a ...