Hager twins - wikipedia Hager twins Jim Hager and Jon Hager ( 1941 - 08 - 30 ) August 30, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Jim Hager : May 1, 2008 ( 2008 - 05 - 01 ) ( aged 66 ) Jon Hager : January 9, 2009 ( 2009 - 01 - 09 ) ( aged 67 ) Nashville, Tennessee for both Other names Hager Brothers Occupation country music singers and comedians The Hager Twins, also known as the Hager Brothers and The Hagers, were a duo of American country music singers and comedians who first gained fame on the TV series Hee Haw. They were identical twin brothers Jim ( August 30, 1941 -- May 1, 2008 ) and Jon Hager ( August 30, 1941 -- January 9, 2009 ). Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 References Biography The brothers were born August 30, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois and adopted by Jack and Frances Hager, a Methodist minister and a schoolteacher. The Hager brothers first sang in the church choir. As teenagers, they sang on a Saturday morning WGN - TV series targeting others in their age group. Both brothers served in the United States Army and performed at Officers ' Clubs and NCO Clubs in the United States and Europe. They attended Maine Township High School in Park Ridge ( Class of 1959 ), one year ahead of Harrison Ford and a few more years ahead of Hillary Clinton. After leaving the military, the Hager brothers moved to California and performed at the Ledbetter 's Night Club in Los Angeles with The Carpenters, The New Christy Minstrels, John Denver, Steve Martin and Kenny Rogers. They also worked at Disneyland, which is where Buck Owens saw them perform and signed them to contracts. In addition to Owens, the brothers served as opening acts for Tex Ritter, Wynn Stewart, Billie Jo Spears and Lefty Frizzell. They first came to national prominence on the CBS television series Hee Haw, on which both were cast members from 1969 to 1986. In 1979, they appeared on the nationally syndicated New Soupy Sales Show, singing `` Pizza Man. '' The Hager brothers signed with Capitol Records in 1969 and hit the country charts with `` Gotta Get To Oklahoma ( ' Cause California 's Gettin ' To Me ) ''. They also charted Merle Haggard 's `` Silver Wings '', which was an on the B - Side of Hagard 's `` Working Man Blues. '' In all, they recorded seven albums -- three for Capitol, two for Elektra - Asylum, one for Barnaby Records, and one for Book Shop Records. The brothers were featured in the second preview issue of Playgirl, February, 1973. Their TV appearances also include the original The Bionic Woman, in which Jim and Jon played Verm and Dier, respectively, in the February 11, 1978, episode `` Sanctuary Earth. '' The characters were cloned detectives. In 1976, the brothers starred, with Lillian Gish, as Tony and Shep Thomas in the TV - movie Twin Detectives. They also appeared in TV commercials and with Florence Henderson in Country Kitchen on TNN. The Hager Brothers also contributed to numerous charities. Jim Hager died of an apparent heart attack on May 1, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. Only eight months later, surviving twin, Jon Hager, died in his sleep on January 9, 2009, also in Nashville. Discography Albums Year Album Label 1970 The Hagers Capitol Two Hagers Are Better Than One 1971 Motherhood, Apple Pie and the Flag 1972 Music on the Country Side Barnaby The Hagers Elektra 1986 The Hagers Book Shop International Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country CAN Country 1969 `` Gotta Get to Oklahoma ( ' Cause California 's Gettin ' to Me ) '' 41 9 The Hagers ( 1970 ) 1970 `` Loneliness Without You '' 74 -- `` Goin ' Home to Your Mother '' 50 -- `` Silver Wings '' 59 -- Two Hagers Are Better Than One 1971 `` I 'm Miles Away '' 47 38 `` White Line Fever '' -- -- Motherhood, Apple Pie and the Flag 1972 `` Ai n't No Sunshine '' -- -- Music on the Country Side `` The Cost of Love Is Getting Higher '' -- -- `` I Just Do n't Feel at Home '' -- -- 1973 `` A Fool Such as I '' -- -- single only `` Love My Life Away '' -- -- The Hagers ( 1974 ) `` All Your Love '' -- -- `` Heartaches by the Number '' -- -- singles only `` Hot Lips '' -- -- References ^ Jump up to : http://imdb.com/name/nm0353502, Retrieved on 2008 / 01 / 17. Jump up ^ / http://www.thehagertwins.com/bio.htm, Retrieved on 2008 / 01 / 17. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCgTvV6guP8 ^ Jump up to : http://www.thehagertwins.com/bio.htm, Retrieved on 2008 / 01 / 17. Jump up ^ http://www.the9513.com/in-memory-of-jim-and-jon-hager/, Retrieved on 2009 / 02 / 14. Jump up ^ http://www.barberusa.com/country/hagers.html, Retrieved on 2008 / 01 / 18. Jump up ^ http://imdb.com/title/tt0526198, Retrieved on 2008 / 01 / 17. Jump up ^ http://imdb.com/title/tt0075358, Retrieved on 2008 / 01 / 17. Jump up ^ http://www.barberusa.com/country/hagers.html, Retrieved on 2008 / 01 / 18 Jump up ^ Country musician Jim Hager dies at 66 - Yahoo ! News Jump up ^ https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/09/us/AP-Deaths.html Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hager_Twins&oldid=793195022 '' Categories : American country music groups Twin people from the United States Identical twins Twin musicians Sibling duos Sibling musical duos 20th - century American singers Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 31 July 2017, at 07 : 04. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what were the twins names on hee haw
Answer: Jim (August 30, 1941—May 1, 2008) and Jon Hager (August 30, 1941—January 9, 2009)