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Chicago’s Bad Girl of the Blues is coming to Muskegon April 18th!
Mark your calendars, blues fans! Demetria Taylor winner of the Jus' Blues Foundation's Koko Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award and daughter of Chicago blues legend Eddie Taylor Sr. is bringing her powerhouse vocals to Fricano's [...]
Three New Headstones Purchased
We are very pleased to announce that we have recently purchased headstones for Cadillac John Nolden, Charlie West, and Jimmy Grissom. » Click here to learn more about Cadillac John Nolden » Click here [...]
Steve Salter’s Mission to Honor Blues Legends
By: Amy Yonkman WHITEHALL, MI — In 1997, standing in a quiet Chicago cemetery, Steve Salter experienced a moment that would change his life forever. As he walked among the graves of blues artists [...]
Killer Blues Headstone Project featured on FOX17
By: Olivia Yatooma MUSKEGON, Mich. — Steven Salter, mayor of Whitehall, has dedicated thousands of hours to the Killer Blues Headstone Project, which provides headstones for blues musicians buried in unmarked graves across the country. [...]
Louise Rogers Headstone Placed
We are very pleased to announce that we have placed a headstone for Louise Rogers, at St. Peter's Cemetery in Normandy, MO. Click here to learn more about the life and times of Louise [...]
Elzadie Robinson Headstone Placed
We are very pleased to announce that we have placed a headstone for Elzadie Robinson, at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Flint, MI. Click here to learn more about the life and times of Elzadie [...]
Freeman Vines Jr. Headstone Placed
We are very pleased to announce that we have placed a headstone for Freeman Vines Jr., at Sunset Memorial Park in Farmville, NC. Click here to learn more about the life and times of [...]
Houston Stackhouse Headstone Dedication
We are very pleased to announce that after many years of effort, we have purchased a headstone for Houston Stackhouse Sr. The dedication was held on May 17, 2025, at Community Cemetery, in Crystal [...]
John Henry Smith Headstone Placed
We are very pleased to announce that after many years of efforts that we have placed a headstone for John Henry Smith, AKA Big Bad Smitty, at Autumn Woods Memorial Gardens in Jackson, Mississippi. [...]
Two more Headstones Placed
We are very pleased to announce the placement of two more headstones by the Killer Blues Headstone Project at Homewood Memorial Gardens in Homewood, IL. In the fall of 2024 we were able to [...]