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.
Brownie McGhee was a blues singer and guitarist who came to prominence during the post WWII years. McGhee first learned to play on a “guitar” fashioned together out of an old tin box and a piece of wood by his uncle. While still a child, he sang in a local gospel group. By the late ’30s, McGhee was earning his living as a traveling musician, often working with 
