Lulu Roman, the 'Hee Haw' personality who went from drug-using comedic go-go dancer to gospel singer, has died in Bellingham, Wash., at age 78.

“Hee Haw,” which premiered on CBS in 1969, was conceived as a kind of vaudeville revue for rural America: a parade of corny comedy sketches; buxom girls in pigtails, denim and gingham; and ...

Lulu Roman, ‘Hee Haw’ Star and Gospel Singer, Dies at 78. Roman left the show after being arrested for drug possession, but returned after she reinvented herself as a singer and proselytizer. By .