"For Roni Stoneman, known as ‘The First Lady of the Banjo,' country music was a birthright and her life's work," he wrote. "The second youngest of 23 children born to Hattie and Ernest ‘Pop ...

The second youngest of twenty-three children born to Hattie and Ernest ‘Pop’ Stoneman, Roni was an integral part of a bedrock country music family, who were longtime fixtures in the country ...