Lulu Roman (born Bertha Louise Hable on May 6, 1946) is an American

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, singer, and author. She is known as a regular on the comedy-music show ''

Hee Haw ''Hee Haw'' is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with the fictional rural "Kornfield Kounty" as the backdrop. It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1 ...

'', which debuted in 1969. Roman was born with a

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dysfunction in a

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and placed in Buckner Orphans Home. She attended W. W. Samuell High School in

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, graduating in 1964.Marilyn Johnson Chase. "It's no joke: `

' star stays busy," ''

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'', December 9, 1990, page 1R. During her stint on ''Hee Haw'', she went through a bout of

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, which resulted in her absence from the program for several seasons during the middle portion of its long run. She cleaned up and converted to

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, after which she began singing. This led to a career as a singer of

Southern Gospel Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as ...

music; Roman has recorded several albums, although she never trained as a singer. In 1999, Lulu Roman was inducted into the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame with fellow artists Andy Griffith,

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, David L. Cook, Gary S. Paxton,

Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Ma ...

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, and Jody Miller.Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Roman is inducted into the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame Roman continues to perform music and stand-up comedy and also enjoys working with

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, a child-development organization. Her project ''Seven Times'' hit the number two spot on the ''

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'' chart in 2010. An album of musical standards titled ''At Last'' was released on January 15, 2013. The album, produced by Chris Barnes and Larry Ferguson for Homesick Entertainment, featured duets with

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...

T. Graham Brown Anthony Graham Brown (born October 30, 1954), known professionally as T. Graham Brown, is an American country music singer. Active since 1973, Brown has recorded a total of thirteen studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the ...

Linda Davis Linda Kaye Davis (born November 26, 1962) is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she had three minor country singles in the charts as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recor ...

, and

George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song " He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman, Lulu 1946 births Living people 21st-century American comedians American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Southern gospel performers Musicians from Dallas Singer-songwriters from Texas Country musicians from Texas 21st-century American women