Famous Musical Graves (A-C)

Roy Acuff

Lynn Anderson

A serene cemetery scene with the Acuff family gravestone in the center.

HOF Country Musician- 'King of Country Music'

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Lynn Anderson

A memorial plaque with the name Anderson and colorful flowers.

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

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Scott Asheton

Gravestone of Scott Randolph Asheton with birth and death dates.

Drummer- Iggy Pop & the Stooges

Forest Hill Cemetery

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Eddy Arnold

Scott Asheton

Grave marker with the name Arnold surrounded by greenery and a flower.

Country Singer

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Ernest R. Ball

A cemetery with a unique gravestone featuring a large stone ball on top.

Songwriter- "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"

Lakeview Cemetery

Cleveland, Ohio

Allan Barnes

Ernest R. Ball

Gravestone of Allan Curtis Barnes, a US Army Vietnam veteran, in a military cemetery.

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

A granite mausoleum with columns and floral decorations in a green cemetery.

Rock Singer Guitar Legend

Bellerive Heritage Gardens

St. Louis, Missouri

Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner

A metallic urn displayed inside a wooden cabinet with a glass window.

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

Davids Cemetery

Kettering, Ohio

Bob 'Bob2' Casale

Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner

Gravestone for Robert E. Casale Jr., loving son, brother, and father.

DEVO- Guitar Player "Whip It"

Standing Rock Cemetery

Kent, Ohio

FAMOUS MUSICAL GRAVES (C-G)

Johnny Cash

Close-up of John Cash's grave marker with engraved text and signature.

'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

Black Celtic cross gravestone for Michael and Heidi Connor in a cemetery.

Pianist- 'Pure Prairie League', "Aime"

Mother of God Cemetery

Latonia, Kentucky

Floyd Cramer

James Crutchfield

Michael Connor

Cemetery headstone for the Cramer family with colorful flowers at dusk.

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

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Jim Croce

James Crutchfield

Gravestone with coins and a thank you note left as tributes.

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

Gravestone with inscription honoring Daniel Decatur Emmett in a cemetery.

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

Gravestone of Stephen C. Foster in a green cemetery.

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

Gravestone of Donny Edward Hathaway, 1945-1979, surrounded by grass.

Grammy Winner Singer/Composer

Lake Charles Park Cemetery

Bel-Nor, Missouri

Shannon Hoon

Harlan Perry Howard

Donny Hathaway

A decorated grave with flowers, statues, and a large stone marker in a green cemetery.

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

Gravestone of Burl Ives with flowers and an engraved image of him playing guitar.

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

A memorial with flowers and benches in a peaceful cemetery setting.

Country Singer- "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Grandpa Jones

Gravestone of Louis Marshall Jones and Ramona Riggins Jones with flowers and an angel figurine.

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

A tall, white obelisk monument in a peaceful cemetery surrounded by greenery.

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

Gravestone of Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon with birth and death dates.

Country Singer, Comedian- Hee Haw, Grand Ole Opry

Mt. Hope Cemetery

Franklin, Tennessee

Webb Pierce

Grave marker with a portrait and inscription honoring "The Wondering Boy" from 1921-1991.

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

Grave marker for James Kenneth Price, US Army Korea veteran.

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

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Erlanger, Kentucky

Jerry Reed

Cole Porter

Kenny Price

Gravestone with flowers and a smiley face balloon honoring Jerry R. and Priscilla A. Hubbard.

Country Singer, Actor- Smokey & the Bandit

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Mack Rice

Marty Robbins

Military gravestone of Bonny Rice, a US Army Korea veteran.

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

Great Lakes National Cemetery

Holly, Michigan

Marty Robbins

Grave marker for Martin David Robinson with an engraved tribute.

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

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Arthur Ross

Singer, Songwriter, Diana Ross' brother

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

David Ruffin

Gravestone of David E. Ruffin with an American flag nearby.

Temptations- Lead Singer

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Famous Musical Graves (S-U)

Jim Sacca

Barry A. Sadler

Grave marker for Jim and Ann Sacca with U.S. Army emblem and praying hands.

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

Scruggs family monument with plaques in a peaceful cemetery at sunset.

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

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Dan Seals

Fred 'Sonic' Smith

Earl Scruggs

Memorial plaque for Danny Wayland Seals with a quote about unity and music.

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

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Fred 'Sonic' Smith

Engraved stone memorial for Frederick D. Smith, 20th-century musician.

Rock band MC5 Guitarist

Elmwood Cemetery

Detroit, Michigan

Hank Snow

Fred 'Sonic' Smith

Black tombstone with train engraving and the word 'Snow'.

Country Singer- "I'm Movin' On"

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Red Sovine

Grave marker for Woodrow W. and Norma J. Sovine with dates and religious symbols.

Country Singer- "Teddy Bear"

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Levi Stubbs

Heart-shaped Stubbs tombstone with floral tributes in a green cemetery.

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

Gravestone of Father Anton and granddaughter Andrea M. Truden.

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

Gravestone of Porter Wayne Wagoner with coins placed on it in a grassy area.

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

Woodlawn Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Junior Walker

Porter Wagoner

Gravestone of Autry De Walt Mixon, known as Junior (Shot Gun) Walker.

R&B Singer Sax Player

Oak Hill Cemetery

Battle Creek, Michigan

Keith Whitley

Porter Wagoner

Gravestone of J. Keith (1955-1989) with floral tribute and engraving.

Country Singer- "Don't Close Your Eyes"

Spring Hill Cemetery

Nashville, Tennessee

Johnnie Wilder

Gravestone of Johnnie J Wilder Jr, Vietnam War veteran, in a military cemetery.

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