Virginia’s Lil’ Ole Opry stars, past and present, from left, Jim Kepka, Tracy Hill, Deanna Mullins, Lynda Smith and Joell Kepka perform in a 2010 “Opry Does Hee Haw” show. (Contributed) “Hee Haw” made ...

Barbara Mandrell‘s appearance during the Grand Ole Opry‘s television concert on March 19, 2025, brought back all kinds of memories for her fans and fans of great ’80s country music. She was there as ...

Barbara Mandrell is undoubtedly one of the most influential country music artists from the 1970s and 80s. Mandrell’s debut album, Treat Him Right, came out in 1971. The record kicked off a successful ...

From left, Dave Rexroad, Charlie Matthews, Bobby Holland and special guest Kiki Angelos in a skit from “Hee Haw” in 2024. Tickets for the show, a fundraiser for the Actors Guild of Parkersburg, are ...

‘Hee Haw’ is a perfect workshop. I’ve learned a hell of a lot.” Irlene Mandrell, “Hee Haw” cast member: “I was always amazed how Gailard could take a joke that had been done so many times by many ...

Before cowboy hats were trendy and country was pop, Barbara Mandrell was getting teased at school for loving “hillbilly music.” So when she heard “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” she didn’t ...

The Oklahoma native broke out in TV variety shows before starring in ‘Mississippi Burning,’ ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ and more Alamy Gailard Sartain, a longtime star of stage and screen, died of natural ...

(Gray News) – Gailard Sartain, who spent two decades on the sketch variety show “Hee Haw,” has died at age 81. Sartain’s wife confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that he died Thursday at his home in ...