Jim Hager of the Hager Twins Dies
Jim Hager, a member of the Hee Haw cast from 1969 until 1988, died on Thursday of a heart attack. Hager, who was discovered by Buck Owens while performing at Disneyland and later signed a recording contract with Capitol Records, collapsed in a the parking lot of a coffee house on 12th Avenue South in Nashville, and died at Vanderbilt Hospital shortly thereafter. “Jim was a delightful, funny, loyal friend,” said longtime Hee Haw cast member Lulu Roman. “He will be missed greatly as one of my true friends.”