Find A Grave - Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens

Atkins, Chet (Chester Burton) b. June 20, 1924 d. June 30, 2001
Country Musician. Known as "Mr. Guitar" and considered the most-recorded solo instrumentalist in music history, he was born in the small town of Luttrell, Tennessee in 1924. His guitar style influenced such pop greats as Mark Knopler, George Harrison, Duane Eddy, George Benson and many other recording artist. As head of RCA Records in Nashville, he propelled an entire generation of country music stars to fame, such as Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Charley Pride, Hank...[Read More] (Bio by: Jimmy Gilstrap)
Cause of death: Cancer
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Davis, Danny b. May 29, 1925 d. June 12, 2008
Bandleader. Musician. He was the founder of the Grammy Award winning band "The Nashville Brass". He began his career as a trumpet player performing with some of the famous New York City big bands of the 1940s. He also was a successful record producer and after his company transferred him to Nashville, Tennessee, he formed "Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass". The band experienced immediate success. In 1969 the group won a Grammy Award for the song "Kawliga. For the next thirty years the band...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
DiGregorio, Joel 'Taz' b. January 8, 1944 d. October 12, 2011
Musician. A keyboardist, he was a longtime member of The Charlie Daniels Band. Born William Joel DiGregorio, he was self-taught on the keyboards, practicing from tunes by Elvis Presley, Fats Domino and Little Richard and following his seeing of a Ray Charles' concert, his musical interest would be forever shaped. He fulfilled his goal of becoming a professional musician, as he initiated his career with the group Paul Chaplan and The Emeralds, best known for their minor hit "Shortnin' Bread" (...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Dillard, Doug b. March 7, 1937 d. May 16, 2012
Musician. Born Douglas Flint Dillard, he was a distinctive banjo player best known as a member of the folk-bluegrass musical group, The Dillards. He received his first banjo as a teenager and soon began performing with various bands, on radio and TV. In 1958, after performing with Joel Noel and The Dixie Ramblers on a few recordings, he paired up with his brother Rodney and formed the group, The Dillards. Recording for Mario Records, they released the hit single "Banjo in the Hollow", followed...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Louvin, Charlie b. July 7, 1927 d. January 26, 2011
Country Music Singer and Songwriter. Born Charles Elzer Loudermilk, he is best known as one of the Louvin brothers. He and his brother, Ira Louvin, started singing traditional and gospel music professionally on local radio stations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He served briefly in WWII and also in the Korean War, after which he and his brother began making appearances on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Garden of Everlasting Life
Louvin (Loudermilk), Ira (Ira Lonnie) L. b. April 21, 1924 d. June 20, 1965
Country Musician. Along with his brother Charlie, he was half of one of country music greatest brother acts. The Louvin Brothers are remembered as writing the books on brother harmonies.Some of their hits included "When I Stop Dreaming", "Your Running Wild", and countless others. Ira, who was a masterful songewriter and mandolin player, was killed in a automobile accident along with his wife while returning from an engagment in Jefferson City and New Bloomingfield Missouri. (Bio by: Mike Webb)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Walk up the sidewalk as you first enter the gates directly in the middle of the cemetery plot is on the left a few feet up the walk
Miller, Edward Monroe b. December 10, 1919 d. April 11, 1977
Composer. He was a noted country artist best known as a songwriter. His first song "I Love You Honey" was published in the 1930s and he wrote the classic hit "Release Me" in 1946, which was recorded by numerous artists, such as Ray Price, Kitty Wells and Englebert Humperdink. His other credits included "There She Goes", "Thanks a Lot", "Hungry For Love", "I Loved and Lost Again" and "This Old Heart". Four Star Publishing, gave him platinum records for "Release Me", "There She Goes" and the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Roby, Reggie b. July 30, 1961 d. February 22, 2005
Football Player. Reggie Roby was drafted by the Miami Dolphins from the University of Iowa as a punter. During his 16 year career he played ten years with the Dolphins. He also played for the Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers before retiring in 2002. After he retired he became the Marketing & Development Director for Backfield in Motion, a non-profit organization that combines athletics and academics to inspire inner-city boys to...[Read More] (Bio by: Gardee Hill)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Rodgers, Joseph M. b. November 12, 1933 d. February 2, 2009
US Diplomat, Presidential Fundraiser. He served as United States Ambassador to France from 1985 to 1989. While serving as ambassador, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor by President François Mitterrand. A graduate of the University of Alabama, he served as National Finance Chairman for the Republican National Committee from 1979 to 1981. He was a chief strategist and political fundraiser for Governor Ronald Reagan's...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Singleton Jr., Shelby Sumpter b. December 16, 1931 d. October 7, 2009
Music Producer. Gained first notice in early 1950s promoting music by his wife, Margie Singleton. Joined Mercury Records in 1957 and helped promote such hits as "Sea of Love" (Phil Phillips), "Chantilly Lace" (Big Bopper), "Running Bear" (Johnny Preston). In the early 1960s demonstrated keen ear, signing Faron Young, Dave Dudley, Ray Stevens and others. In one day he produced three No. 1 records: "Walk On By" by Leroy Van Dyke, "Ahab The Arab" by Ray Stevens and "Wooden Heart" by Joe Dowell...[Read More] (Bio by: John Andrew Prime)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Summer (Gaines), Donna (LaDonna) b. December 31, 1948 d. May 17, 2012
Vocalist. Nicknamed the "Queen of Disco", she was a major figure of the genre's popularity as her songs echoed throughout nightclubs during the mid 1970s to early 1980s earning her multiple Grammy Awards and nominations. Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, in Boston on New Year's Eve 1948, her father was a butcher her mother was a school teacher, she loved to sing as a child and experienced her first opportunity to perform in front of an audience by accident when she filled in for an absentee singer at...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cause of death: Cancer
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Wayne, Don b. May 30, 1933 d. September 12, 2011
Songwriter. He was a country music artist best known for penning Carl Smith's smash hit "Country Bumpkin", which received the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music song of the year awards in 1974. Born Donald William Choate, he was working as a shipping clerk when he wrote his first hit song "Lonesome Waltz", recorded by George Morgan for Columbia Records in 1953. In 1963, he signed with Tree Publishing and wrote "Saginaw, Michigan" recorded by Lefty Frizzell which spent five...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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