Died On This Date (January 9, 2009) Jon Hager / One Half Of “Hee Haw’s” The Hager Twins
themusicsover Jon Hager
August 30, 1941 – January 9, 2009
Jon Hager and his twin brother, Jim Hager, were known collectively as the Hager Twins, a popular singing and comedic duo who popularized their act on TV’s Hee Haw program from 1968 to 1986. The twins were still children when they began performing together, and by the time they were teens, they were singing weekly on a local television program. Since their early days, they opened for such acts as Dolly Parton, Steve Martin and Buck Owens. They released six albums over the course of their career, accounting for a few moderately successful country singles along the way. Jon Hager was 67 when he died in his sleep on January 9, 2009.
Debbie Friedman was a popular folk singer-songwriter whose songs were mostly populated with Jewish faith themes. She began writing when she was at camp during the ’70s and went on to release over 20 albums throughout her long career. Her most famous songs are “Mi Sheberach,” “The Aleph Bet Song,” and “I Am A Latke.” In 2007, she began teaching at The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Debbie Friedman died of pneumonia on January 9, 2011. She was 59.
On January 8, 1935, Gladys Presley went into a very difficult labor as any expectant mother of twins would. At around 4:00 am, the first of two identical twins arrived stillborn. Having known that twins were on the way, the first was given the name Jessie Garon Presley. About a half hour later, a healthy 
