Roni Stoneman, the “first lady of the banjo,” who picked her way into bluegrass and country music history as a member of the Stoneman Family band and found wider fame as an irascible performer ...

Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman, banjo player, comedian and cast member on the long-running television show Hee Haw, died Thursday (Feb. 22) at age 85. Stoneman, known as "The First Lady of Banjo ...