The Hagers
Jim and Jon Hager, identical twins, were born in Chicago, IL on Aug. 30, 1946. (this date is listed in several reports, but is questionable). They were adopted by a minister & his wife. In the 1960's they were "discovered" by Buck Owens, who saw them performing at Disneyland. After a few years in country music they moved to Nashville, where Jon lives today. Until Jim's death in Nashville on May 1, 2008, they were still performing together. Jon has not made any statements about whether he will continue performing solo.
Here is a link to their official website, www.thehagertwins.com. I got three e-mails in one weekend giving me the URL. The third one was from Jim Hager! It's a great site with lots of photos, a biography, booking information, and tour dates. Check it out!
There are plenty of other websites that have photos of the Hagers. Here are a few.
Bakersfield News on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame website - recent photos of the Hagers and others also, you can read about Jim Hager's death here. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/03/arts/television/03hager.html?ref=arts
Mark & Pam Fisher, Southern Gospel artists, sent me a link to their new page - with an interesting Hager photo
Info about their fan club
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