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Allison, Luther b. 1939 d. 1997
Blues Musician. Born in Widener, Arkansas; much of his life was spent in the cotton fields, in 1951, the family moved to Chicago. The family, 15 children, was a musical one with several siblings singing in a gospel group called the Southern Travelers. In 1957, he formed his own group called the Rolling Stones, their name soon changed to The Four Jivers By the end of the 1950's he was one of the biggest blues musician's in Chicago. His first recording, Love Me Mama, in 1969, is a blues...[Read More] (Bio by: Babe'z)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Brown, Robert b. July 15, 1910 d. November 13, 1966
Musician. Better known as "Washboard Sam" for using a washboard as a musical instrument, Robert Brown was one of the most unique blues instrumentalists to ever grace the blues music scene. Born in rural Arkansas, the supposed half-brother of the blues singer/guitarist, Big Bill Broonzy, Washboard Sam left home and journeyed to Memphis, Tennessee to play in various blues bands. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in the 1930's and recorded for the Vocalion Record label until the early 1940s. During...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney)
Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Guy, Phil b. April 28, 1940 d. August 20, 2008
Musician. He was the younger brother of legendary bluesman Buddy Guy, who made his own mark as a respected guitarist and band leader. In the 1960s, he relocated to Chicago and joined his brother's band as a full-time musician. During the blues revival of the 1970s, the Guy brothers toured through America, Europe and were on the Festival Express Tour across Canada with Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band. Besides playing with brother Buddy, he also backed up Raful Neal, Junior Wells...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Homewood Memorial Gardens, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Hall, Katie Beatrice b. April 3, 1938 d. February 20, 2012
US Congresswoman. A member of the Democratic Party, she served Indiana's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives from 1982 to 1985. One of twelve siblings, she received a degree from Mississippi Valley State University and attained her Masters in Education from Indiana University in 1968. She moved onto a career as a History teacher in Gary, Indiana and became interested in politics as a campaigner for the city's mayoral race. She was elected to the Indiana House of...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Lance, Major b. April 4, 1939 d. September 3, 1994
R&B/Soul Singer. Lance was raised in Winterville, Mississippi, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. He studied at Wells High School and took up boxing. Later he turned to music and created the group, The Floats with Otis Leavell. He appeared on a local bandstand and through DJ Jim Lounsbury, he secured a deal with Mercury Records in 1959. He was considered one of the leading figures of Chicago soul music in the 1960s. He recorded with the labels, Oken, Marginal, Epic, and Legacy, and he had...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Mac (McCullough), Bernie (Bernard Jeffrey) b. October 5, 1957 d. August 9, 2008
Comedian, Actor. Born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, he began his career as a stand up comic in Chicago's Cotton Pickin' Club and in 1990, he won the Miller Lite Comedy Search at age 32. As a popular comedian, he toured the country appearing on late night TV and hosted the HBO talk show "Midnight Mac". In 2001, Fox Television Network gave him his own sitcom, "The Bernie Mac Show" which he received two Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, in 2002 and 2003. His many feature film...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Sumlin, Hubert b. November 16, 1931 d. December 4, 2011
Blues Guitarist. From 1955 through 1976 he was the lead guitarist in Howlin' Wolf's band. Known for his staccato, percussive playing and use of silence and timing, he was wisted as Number 43 in "Rolling Stone" magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Upon Wolf's death in 1976, Hubert Sumlin continued with several other members of the Howlin' Wolf band under the name "The Wolf Pack" until about 1980. He also recorded under his own name, beginning with a session recorded in 1964 while...[Read More] (Bio by: John Andrew Prime)
Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Garden of the Good Shepherd Lot 266-C, Space 3
Taylor, Koko b. September 28, 1928 d. June 3, 2009
Grammy Award-Winning Blues Singer. She was called "Queen of the Blues". Born Cora Walton, she was raised in Memphis, and moved to Chicago with her husband in 1952. In the late 1950s, she began singing in various Chicago area blues clubs...this led to her being spotted by Willie Dixon in 1962, and to her first recording contract. In 1965, she had her first major hit, a cover of Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle". From the late 1960s on she toured nationally. Over her career, Taylor recorded about a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Trout, Paul Howard 'Dizzy' b. June 29, 1915 d. February 28, 1972
Major League Baseball Player. Born in in Sandcut, Indiana, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the Detroit Tigers on April 25, 1939. For fifteen seasons, he played with the Detroit Tigers (1939-51), Boston Red Sox in 1952 and Baltimore Orioles in 1957. He was considered a good hitting pitcher with 205 hits, 20 homeruns, 110 runs batted in and a .213 batting average. As a pitcher, he was a member of the All-Star teams of 1944, 1947 and ended his career with 170 wins, 161 loss...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Homewood Memorial Gardens, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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