In the early days of the Nashville Network, the one that later was bought out by Viacom, and has morphed into today's Paramount Network, the channel built a solid lineup of programming, but because of it being a niche channel, it doesn't get the flowers it deserves.
One such series was Yesteryear in Nashville, which was an interview series with country legends and then-current talents. Archie Campbell (Hee Haw) served as the series host, which meant he often got to interview friends and colleagues, such as, in this case, Hee Haw castmate Roni Stoneman.
To paraphrase wrestler-actor Cody Rhodes, country music has more than one royal family. The Stonemans were Nashville's other royal family, after the Carters. Roni often got to play the banjo alongside Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, and others on Hee Haw in addition to doing comedy sketches.
Roni passed away on Thursday at the age of 85. Didn't know about it until I saw some folks commenting about it and offering condolences on YouTube yesterday. In honor of Roni's memory, no rating out of respect.
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