Famous Musical Graves (A-C)

Roy Acuff

Lynn Anderson

HOF Country Musician- 'King of Country Music'

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Lynn Anderson

Country Singer- "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Scott Asheton

Drummer- Iggy Pop & the Stooges

Forest Hill Cemetery

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Eddy Arnold

Scott Asheton

Country Singer

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Ernest R. Ball

Songwriter- "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"

Lakeview Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Allan Barnes

Ernest R. Ball

Jazz Musician- Sax for The Blackbirds- "Walking in Rhythm"

Great Lakes National Cemetery

Holly, Michigan

Brook Benton

R&B Singer,Songwriter- "Rainy Night in Georgia"

Unity Family Life Cemetery

Lugoff, South Carolina

Chuck Berry

Rock Singer Guitar Legend

Bellerive Heritage Gardens

St. Louis, Missouri

Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner

Ohio Players - Vocalist, Guitar Player "Love Roller Coaster" & "Fire"

Davids Cemetery

Kettering, Ohio

Bob 'Bob2' Casale

Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner

DEVO- Guitar Player "Whip It"

Standing Rock Cemetery

Kent, Ohio

FAMOUS MUSICAL GRAVES (C-G)

Johnny Cash

'Man in Black' Country Legend, Singer Guitar Player- "Ring of Fire"

Hendersonville Memory Gardens

Hendersonville, Tennessee

June Carter Cash

Country Singer- The Carter Family

Hendersonville Memory Gardens

Hendersonville, Tennessee

Michael Connor

Pianist- 'Pure Prairie League', "Aime"

Mother of God Cemetery

Latonia, Kentucky

Floyd Cramer

James Crutchfield

Michael Connor

Rock & Country HOF Pianist- Originator of the 'Nashville Sound', "My Blue Eyes"

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Jim Croce

James Crutchfield

Singer / Songwriter- "Operator" & "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

Haym Salomon Memorial Park

Frazier, Pennsylvania

James Crutchfield

Singer, Piano Player 'King of Barrellhouse Blues'

Lake Charles Park Cemetery

Bel-Nor, Missouri

Daniel Emmett

Singer, Composer, Songwriter "Dixie"

Mound View Cemetery

Mount Vernon, Ohio

Ike Everly

Guitar Player- 'Thumb Picker'

Rose Hill Cemetery

Central City, Kentucky

Phil Everly

Everly Brothers- Pop Rock Singer

Rose Hill Cemetery

Central City, Kentucky

Stephen Foster

Aretha Franklin

Composer- "Oh Susanna" & "Camptown Races"

Allegheny Cemetery

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Aretha Franklin

'Queen of Soul' R&B Singer- "RESPECT"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Dobie Gray

Aretha Franklin

Singer/Songwriter- "Drift Away"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Famous Musical Graves (H-L)

Donny Hathaway

Harlan Perry Howard

Donny Hathaway

Grammy Winner Singer/Composer

Lake Charles Park Cemetery

Bel-Nor, Missouri

Shannon Hoon

Harlan Perry Howard

Donny Hathaway

Lead Singer of Blind Melon

Dayton Cemetery

Dayton, Indiana

Harlan Perry Howard

Country Music Songwriter- 'Dean of Songwriting'- "I Fall to Pieces" & "Heartaches by the Number"

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Burl Ives

Christine Johnson

Harlan Perry Howard

Singer/Actor- "Silver & Gold"

Mound Cemetery

Hunt City, Illinois

Christine Johnson

Opera & Broadway Singer- 'Nettie Fowler' in Carousel

Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery

Owensboro, Kentucky

George Jones

Christine Johnson

Country Singer- "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Grandpa Jones

Country Singer & Musician- "Hee Haw"

Lutons United Methodist Church Cemetery

Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Kennedy Jones

Grandpa Jones

Country Musician- 'Thumb Picker'

Bridgetown Cemetery

Bridgetown, Ohio

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Famous Musical Graves (M-O)

Lonnie Mack

Jimmy Martin

'Mr. Flying V', Guitar Legend- "Memphis"

Riverview Cemetery

Aurora, Indiana

Jimmy Martin

Bluegrass Musician- 'Father of Bluegrass'

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Bill Monroe

Jimmy Martin

God Father of Bluegrass- "Blue Moon Over Kentucky & "Uncle Pen"

Rosine Cemetery

Rosine, Kentucky

K.T. Oslin

Country Singer- "80's Ladies"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Buck Owens

Country Singer, Guitar Player,

Host of 'Hee Haw'

Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery

Bakersfield, California

Famous Musical Graves (P-R)

Johnny Paycheck

Country Singer- "Take This Job and Shove It"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Minnie Pearl

Country Singer, Comedian- Hee Haw, Grand Ole Opry

Mt. Hope Cemetery

Franklin, Tennessee

Webb Pierce

Country Singer- 'The Wandering Boy'

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Cole Porter

Webb Pierce

Composer, Songwriter- "Don't Fence Me In" & "Kiss me Kate"

Mount Hope Cemetery

Peru, Indiana

Kenny Price

Cole Porter

Kenny Price

Country Singer, Comedian- 'Round Mound of Sound' Hee Haw

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Erlanger, Kentucky

Jerry Reed

Cole Porter

Kenny Price

Country Singer, Actor- Smokey & the Bandit

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Mack Rice

Marty Robbins

R&B Singer Songwriter- "Mustang Sally" & "Respect Yourself'

Great Lakes National Cemetery

Holly, Michigan

Marty Robbins

Country Singer- "El Paso" & "White Sport Coat"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Arthur Ross

Singer, Songwriter, Diana Ross' brother

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

David Ruffin

Temptations- Lead Singer

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Famous Musical Graves (S-U)

Jim Sacca

Barry A. Sadler

Singer, Hilltoppers- "PS I Love You"

Bluegrass Memorial Gardens

Nicholasville, Kentucky

Barry A. Sadler

Singer, US Army Veteran- "Ballad of the Green Berets"

Nashville National Cemetery

Madison, Tennessee

Earl Scruggs

Barry A. Sadler

Earl Scruggs

HOF Country Bluegrass Musician- Flatt & Scruggs "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Dan Seals

Fred 'Sonic' Smith

Earl Scruggs

AC/Country Singer- "Really Like to See You Tonight"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Fred 'Sonic' Smith

Rock band MC5 Guitarist

Elmwood Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Hank Snow

Fred 'Sonic' Smith

Country Singer- "I'm Movin' On"

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Red Sovine

Country Singer- "Teddy Bear"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Levi Stubbs

4 Tops- Lead Singer

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Merle Travis

Country Musician- Writer, Guitar Player "Sixteen Tons"

Ebenezer Cemetery

Ebenezer, Kentucky

Andrea True

Conway Twitty

Merle Travis

Disco Singer- "More, More, More"

Calvary Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Conway Twitty

Country Singer- "Hello Darlin'"

Sumner Co. Memorial Gardens

Hendersonville, Tennessee

Robin Tyner

Conway Twitty

Rock band MC5 Singer- "Kick Out the Jams!")

Roseland Park Cemetery

Berkley, Michigan

Famous Musical Graves (W-Z)

Porter Wagoner

Country Singer- "Green Green Grass of Home", Host of Porter Wagoner Show)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Junior Walker

Porter Wagoner

R&B Singer Sax Player

Oak Hill Cemetery

Battle Creek, Michigan

Keith Whitley

Porter Wagoner

Country Singer- "Don't Close Your Eyes"

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Johnnie Wilder

R&B Singer- Heatwave- "Always & Forever"

Dayton National Cemetery

Dayton, Ohio

Tammy Wynette

Country Singer- "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee