Headstone Directory

The Killer Blues Headstone Project is a licensed 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to provide headstones for blues artists lying in unmarked graves. Since 2008 we have helped fund and place over 170 headstones in 16 states. We have also contributed to the purchase of 9 other headstones.

This directory lists each Blues artist by name, gives their burial location, date of death, and date of headstone placement. The last column, titled “Gap,” tells the number of years that the artist’s grave was unmarked.

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	Artist	Burial Site	Died	HS Placed	Gap
1	Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather	Detroit Memorial Cemetery, Warren, MI	1953	2008	55
2	Walter Vinson	Holy Sepulecher Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1975	2008	33
3	Luther Tucker	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1993	2009	16
4	Robert "Washboard Sam" Brown	Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, IL	1966	2009	43
5	John Henry Barbee	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1964	2010	46
6	J.T. Brown	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1969	2011	42
7	Johnny "Little Johnny" Jones	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1964	2011	47
8	Eddie King	Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, IL	2012	2012	0
9	Johnny "Daddy Stovepipe" Watson	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1963	2012	49
10	Leroy "Baby Face" Foster	Fern Oaks Cemetery, Griffith, IN	1958	2012	54
11	Richard "Hacksaw" Harney	County Cemetery, Raymond, MS	1973	2012	39
12	Walter Davis	Greenwood Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1963	2012	49
13	Aaron "Pine Top" Sparks	Father Dickenson Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1935	2013	78
14	Bonnie Lee "Sweetheart of the Blues" Murry	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2006	2013	7
15	Charlie "Papa Charlie" Jackson	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL	1935	2013	78
16	Charlie Jordan	Oakdale Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1954	2013	59
17	James "Bat" Robinson	Oakdale Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1957	2013	56
18	James "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1997	2013	16
19	Joshua Altheimer	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL	1940	2013	73
20	Lee "Stagger Lee" Shelton	Greenwood Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1912	2013	101
21	Milton "Linberg" Sparks	Greenwood Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1963	2013	50
22	Phillip Walker	Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA	2010	2013	3
23	Willie "Hip Linkchain" Richard	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2000	2013	13
24	Alger "Texas Alexander" Alexander	Longstreet Cemetery, Richard, TX	1989	2013	24
25	Arthur "Kansas City Red" Stevenson	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Willow Springs, IL	1954	2014	60
26	Bennie Smith	Laurel Hill Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1991	2014	23
27	Casey Bill Weldon	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Sumit, MO	1991	2014	23
28	Clarence "Cripple Clarence" Lofton	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2006	2014	8
29	Clarence "Pine Top" Smith	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1972	2014	42
30	Eric Davis	Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	1957	2014	57
31	Fenton Robinson	Booker Cemetery, Marks, MS	1929	2014	85
32	Floyd Council Sr.	White Oak Zion AME Cemetery, Sanford, NC	2013	2014	1
33	James Cruchfield	Lake Charles Park Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1997	2014	17
34	John Willie "Shifty Henry" Henry	Paradise Mem. Cemetery, Santa Fe Springs, CA	1976	2014	38
35	Lonnie Johnson	White Chapel Cemetery, Festius, PA	2001	2014	13
36	Luther Johnson	Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, MA	1958	2014	56
37	Peter "Doc" Clayton	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1997	2014	17
38	Ransom Knowling	Holy Sepulecher Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1976	2014	38
39	Ted Hawkins	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA	1947	2014	67
40	Albert "Little Smokey" Smothers	Homewood Memorial, Homewood, IL	1967	2014	47
41	Dan Robert	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL	1995	2014	19
42	Earl Phillips	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL	2010	2015	5
43	Eddie Kirkland	Cherry Blossom Cemetery, Lizella, GA	1935	2015	80
44	Ernest "Big Crawford" Crawford	Fern Oaks Cemetery, Griffith, IN	1990	2015	25
45	Gary Primich	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2011	2015	4
46	Lafayette Leake	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL	1956	2015	59
47	Mose Vinson	New Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN	2007	2015	8
48	Paul "Carolina Slim" Harris	Hyco Baptist Church, Leasburg, NC	1990	2015	25
49	Robert "Wolfman" Balfour	Mt. Newell Baptist Church, Red Banks, MS	2002	2015	13
50	Roosevelt "The Honey Dripper" Sykes	Providence, New Orleans, LA	1953	2015	62
51	Tommy McClennan	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Thorton, IL	2015	2015	0
52	Willie "Billy" Gayles	Fiedens Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1983	2015	32
53	Andrew "Big Voice" Odem	Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, IL	1961	2015	52
54	Artie Mosby	Oakdale Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1993	2015	22
55	Arvella "Blind Arvella" Gray	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1991	2016	25
56	Bertha Henderson	Greenwood Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1980	2016	36
57	Calvin "Fuzz" Jones	Mt Calm Church, Coldwater, MS	1935	2016	81
58	Charles "Good Rockin" Edwards	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Willow Springs, IL	2010	2016	6
59	Charles "Maxwell St. Jimmy Davis" Thompson	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1989	2016	27
60	Dave Myers	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1995	2016	21
61	Ernest Lawlers	New Hope Baptist Church, Walls, MS	2001	2016	15
62	Estell "Mama Yancy" Yancy	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2001	2016	15
63	Frankie Lee Sims	Lincoln Memorial, Dallas, TX	1986	2016	30
64	Freddie Spruell	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1970	2016	46
65	Golden Wheeler	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	1956	2016	60
66	Ike Zimmerman	Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Carson, CA	1996	2016	20
67	Iremeo "Romeo" Nelson	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1967	2016	49
68	Joe Carter	Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, IL	1974	2016	42
69	John "Blind John" Davis	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2001	2016	15
70	John "Guitar John" Embry	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Thorton, IL	1985	2016	31
71	Leon "Big Leon" Brooks	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Willow Springs, IL	1985	2016	31
72	Lucille Bogan	Lincoln Memorial, Carson, CA	1982	2016	34
73	Mary Johnson	Greenwood Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1948	2016	68
74	Moody Jones	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1983	2016	33
75	Otha Lee "Tiny Topsie" Moore	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1988	2016	28
76	Sammy Lawhorn	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1964	2016	52
77	Thomas "Barrelhouse Buck" McFarland	Alton National Cemetery, Alton, IL	1990	2016	26
78	Tommy Bankhead	Laurel Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1962	2016	54
79	Calep Emphrey	Oaklawn Cemetery, Greenville, MS	2017	2017	0
80	Charlie "Laughing Charlie" Hicks	Lincoln Cemetery, Atlanta, GA	1963	2017	54
81	Cleo "Big Bo" McGee	First Baptist Church, Eutaw, AL	2002	2017	15
82	Floyd "Butter" McDaniel	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1995	2017	22
83	Grant Green	Greenwood Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1979	2017	38
84	Jolly "Little Whit" Wells	Highland Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, AL	2014	2017	3
85	Kenneth "Buddy Scott" Scott	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1994	2017	23
86	Leroy "Blind Leroy" Garnett	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1933	2017	84
87	Lucille Spann	Ceder Hill, Vicksburg, MS	1994	2017	23
88	Luther "Captain Luke" Mayer	Evergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC	2015	2017	2
89	Nathaniel Mayer	Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI	2008	2017	9
90	Robert "Barbecue Bob" Hicks	United Methodist, Walnut Grove, GA	1931	2017	86
91	William "Black Lone Ranger" Woodley	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1998	2017	19
92	Willie Love	Elmwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS	1953	2017	64
93	Algia Mae Hinton	Family Plot, Zubulon, NC	2018	2018	0
94	Charles Segar	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1957	2018	61
95	Cora "Lovie" Austin	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Thorton, IL	1972	2018	46
96	Doug Suggs	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Thorton, IL	1963	2018	55
97	James "Peck" Curtis	Magnolia, Helena, AR	1970	2018	48
98	John P. "BoBo" Jenkins	Detroit Memorial Cemetery, Warren, MI	1984	2018	34
99	Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2009	2018	9
100	Robert "Bilbo" Walker	Oakridge, Clarksdale, MS	1937	2018	81
101	Robert "Bob" Call	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Thorton, IL	1969	2018	49
102	Wayne T. Bennett	Providence, New Orleans, LA	1983	2018	35
103	William Ezell	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1992	2018	26
104	Willie James Lyons	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1963	2018	55
105	Alex "Easy Baby" Randle	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	1980	2018	38
106	Cassell Burrow	Homewood Memorial Garden, Homewood, IL	2009	2019	10
107	David Kimbrough lll	Kimbrough Cemetery, Hudsonville, MS	1980	2019	39
108	Foree "Superstar" Montgomery	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	2019	2019	0
109	Hertzell "Tiny Parham" Parham	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1999	2019	20
110	Jimmie Lee Robinson	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1943	2019	76
111	Joe Dean "From Bowling Green"	Greenwood Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	2002	2019	17
112	John "Mississippi" Hurt	Family Plot, Avalon, MS	1981	2019	38
113	L.C. Mckinley	Fern Oaks Cemetery, Griffith, IN	1966	2019	53
114	Milton Rector	Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, IL	1970	2019	49
115	Percy Randolph	Providence, New Orleans, LA	1994	2019	25
116	Robert "Big Mojo" Elem	Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1991	2019	28
117	Robert "Bob" Myers	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1997	2019	22
118	Theodore Roosevelt "Blind Teddy" Darby	Sunset Gardens, Stooky Twsp, IL	1975	2019	44
119	Tommy Settels	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1981	2019	38
120	William "Pa" Rainey	Porterdale Cemetery, Columbus, GA	1939	2019	80
121	Willie "Memphis Blues Boy" Nix	Bogue Cemetery, Leland, MS	1991	2019	28
122	Arbee Stidham	Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1988	2020	32
123	Delia Green	Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, GA	1900	2020	120
124	Edgar Fain "Piano C Red"	Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	2013	2020	7
125	Edith Wilson	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Thorton, IL	1981	2020	39
126	Jack Myers	Graceland Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI	2011	2020	9
127	Macavine Hayes	Maple Cemetery, Hillsbrough, NC	1993	2020	27
128	Ollie "Buster" Benton	Homewood Memorial Garden, Homewood, IL	1996	2020	24
129	Susie Edwards	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Thorton, IL	1963	2020	57
130	Ben Payton	Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL	1968	2021	52
131	Big George Brock	Laurel Hill Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	2020	2021	1
132	Eddie Taylor Jr.	Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	2019	2021	2
133	Jimmy Blythe	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL	1931	2021	90
134	Joe Willie Wilkins	Galilee Memorial Gardens, Memphis, TN	1979	2021	42
135	Johnie Lewis	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Willow Springs, IL	2018	2021	3
136	John Horton Jr.	Lakewood Cemetery, Greenville, MS	1992	2021	29
137	Johnny "Big Moose" Walker	Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1999	2021	22
138	Amos "Bumble Bee Slim" Easton	St Matthews AMS, Waynesville, GA	2013	2022	9
139	Johnnie Bassett	Detroit Memorial Cemetery, Warren, MI	2019	2022	3
140	Tommy Moore	Oakdale Cemetery, St. Louis, MO	1977	2022	45
141	Robert Covington	Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1973	2022	49
142	Lee "Shot" Williams	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	2021	2022	1
143	Vernon Harrington	Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, IL	2011	2022	11
144	Mac Thompson	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1967	2022	55
145	Aaron Moore	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	2007	2022	15
146	Frank Kirkland	Oakland Cemetery, Dolton, IL	2012	2022	12
147	Christofer "Stein Crancer	Oakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall, MI	1991	2022	31
148	Eddie "Porkchop" Hines	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Willow Springs, IL	1996	2022	28
149	Johnnie Mae Dunson	Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1969	2022	53
150	Joe "Monkey Joe" Coleman	Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, IL	2015	2022	7
151	Washington Phillips	Cotton Gin Cemetery, Teague, TX	1954	2022	63
152	William "Bill" Jennings	Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN	2012	2023	11
153	Clyde "Porkchop" Lasley	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1925	2023	98
154	James Alston	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1957	2023	66
155	Clarence Scott	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL	1910	2023	113
156	Warren Lee	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Willow Springs, IL	1979	2023	44
157	Edna Hicks	Holy Sepulecher Cemetery, Hillside, IL	1978	2023	45
158	Sylvester Boines	Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1957	2023	67
159	James Frank Braswell	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1992	2023	32
160	Jim Turner	Zion Christian Cemetery, Memphis, TN	1989	2024	35
161	Lorrain Walton	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1979	2024	45
162	Willie Foster	Mt. Glenwood Cemetery, Willow Springs, IL	1957	2024	67
163	Alphonso "Sonny" Thompson	Homewood Memorial, Homewood, IL	1949	2024	75
164	William "Rough Dried" Williams	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1943	2024	81
165	Jodie Edwards "Butterbeans"	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1988	2024	36
166	Arthur Pettis	Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, IL	1991	2024	33
167	William Little "King Kolax"	Oakdland Cemetery, Dolton, IL	1987	2024	37
168	Lilian Hardaway "Lil Diamond"	Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, IL	1964	2024	60
169	Echford L. Cooper	Restavle Cemetery, Alsip, IL	2002	2025	23
170	Big Bad Smitty	Autumn Woods, Jackson, MS	1994	2025	31
171	Aletha Dickerson Robinson	Forrest Green Park, Morganville, NJ	1994	2025	31
172	Houston Stackhouse	Crystal Springs Cemetery, Crystal Springs, MS	1980	2025	45
173	Freeman Vines Jr.	Sunset Memorial Park, Farmville, NC	2025	2025	0
174	Elzadie Robinson	Sunset Hills Cemetery, Flint, MI	1975	2025	50
175	Louise Rogers	St. Peter’s Cemetery, Normandy, MO	1918	2025	107
176	Cadillac John Nolden	Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery, Skene, MS	2025	2025	0
177	Charlie West	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1976	2025	49
178	Jimmy Grissom	Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL	1975	2025	50