Roni Stoneman

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Publicity Photo of Roni Stoneman
Publicity Photo of Roni Stoneman
Background information
Birth nameVeronica Loretta Stoneman
Born(1938-05-05)May 5, 1938
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedFebruary 22, 2024(2024-02-22) (aged 85)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresBluegrass, country
OccupationsMusician, actress, comedian
InstrumentBanjo

Veronica Loretta Stoneman (May 5, 1938 – February 22, 2024) was an American bluegrass banjo player[1] and comedian widely known as a cast member on the country music show Hee Haw. She was the youngest daughter of Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman, patriarch of the Stoneman Family, one of the most famous family groups in early country music.

As a member of the Stoneman Family, she won the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year in 1967. She was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2021 with the rest of her family.[2]

  1. ^ "Roni Stoneman". Turtle Hill Banjo Company. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  2. ^ Crone, Madeline (September 30, 2021). "2021 IBMA Hall of Fame Inductees & Bluegrass Music Award Winners List: Billy Strings, Alison Krauss, Sierra Hull, Dale Ann Bradley". Retrieved February 26, 2024.