Stringbean

Oh Stringbean (aka David Akeman). What a man! He was a master at the clawhammer, a real banjo man. He and was wife came home to their cabin in the Tennessee woods in November of 1973, after playing a show at the Grand Ole Opry, and were met by intruders. The thiefs murdered both Stringbean and his wife. It was known around town that Stringbean grew up during the depresssion and never trusted banks, hence his money must be stashed away at the cabin. The thieves left with nothing more than a chain saw and some guns. Both men were arrested and sent to prison. In 1996, twenty-three years after the murders, $20,000 in cash was discovered behind a brick in the chimney of the Akemans' home. The paper money had rotted to such an extent that it was not usable.