Roni Stoneman

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Veronica Loretta Stoneman (May 5, 1938 – February 22, 2024) was an American bluegrass banjo player 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. Roni Stoneman was born on May 5, 1938, to Hattie and pioneering bluegrass musician Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, one of the first musicians to make a career of recording country music, culminating in his hit 1924 song "The Sinking of the Titanic". Stoneman enjoyed a lucrative career until he lost everything during the Great Depression. In 1956, after a winning appearance on a quiz show, Pop resumed his music career, starting a family band with his wife Hattie and some of their children. Roni had learned to play banjo at a young age, and in 1957, joined her family in the band. They won on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and made many appearances on other TV shows of the day. The Stonemans became a touring act, performing at the White House, the Smithsonian, and in 1962 on the Grand Ole Opry show.