(Araújo Neto), Cazuza (Agenor) b. April 4, 1958 d. July 7, 1990 Singer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and died in Sao Paulo (Brazil). He and his band Barao Vermelho triumphed in the 80s. He become one of the most important pop-rock singers from Brazil. He is remembered for his songs Todo Amor que Houver Nessa Vida, Maior Abandonado, Exagerado and Precizo Dizer que te Amo, and his albums Barao Vermelho, Ideologia and Burguesia. He was awarded in 1998 for the best pop-rock singer in Brazil. Also he composed the soundtrack of famous brazilian film, played by...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aaronson, Irving b. February 7, 1895 d. May 10, 1963 Jazz Musician. A Big-Band leader of the 1920s and 1930s, he performed as "Irving Aaronson and the Commanders." His popular recordings include "I'll Get By," Cole Porter's "Let's Misbehave," "All by Ourselves in the Moonlight," "Don't Look at Me That Way," and "Hi-Ho the Merrio." He worked as a musical supervisor for the MGM motion picture studios after his band career had ended. (Bio by: A.J. Marik) Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA Plot: Everlasting Peace, Block 12, Plot 373, Grave 2
Abbott, Darrell 'Dimebag Darrell' b. August 20, 1966 d. December 8, 2004 Rock Musician. A native of Dallas, Texas, he was the lead guitarist for the influential heavy metal group "Pantera". The band, popular from it's beginning in 1982 up through the 2000s, released several albums over their more than 20 year career, and had signature songs such as "Mouth For War", "Walk", "This Love", and "Cemetery Gates". After the breakup of that band, Abbott joined the heavy metal group "Damageplan", which gained a following largely due to his musical notoriety from his Pantera...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Plot: Lakeside Estates, family plot
Abbott, Emma b. December 9, 1850 d. January 5, 1891 Opera Singer. As a young girl she performed signing and playing guitar for audiences. After studying in New York City, New York, she made her stage debut there in 1871. Traveling to Paris, France, she further studied there, and was awarded a contract with England's Royal Opera company, with whom she made an appearance as 'Marie' in "Daughter of the Regiment" at Convent Garden. Permanently returning to the United States in 1876, she formed the Abbott English Opera Company, which was managed by...[Read More] (Bio by: Laurie) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Abejo, Rosalina b. July 13, 1922 d. June 5, 1991 Composer, Orchestra Conductor. A Catholic nun of the Order of the Virgin Mary, she wrote about 25 works for orchestra, among which are the "Aeolian Piano Concerto" "Convent Garden Suite", and "The Conversion of King Humabon" (which was actually a cantata). Her chamber music pieces include the "Five Strings Quarters" ,"Piano Quintet","Maranaw Trail for Two Marimbas, Piano and Percussions" and "Strings on the Dignity of Man." She also produced piano, music, operettas, choruses, masses, and hymns. (Bio by: Laurie) Irvington Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
Abel, Carl Friedrich b. December 22, 1723 d. June 20, 1787 Composer. He was considered the last great virtuoso of the viola de gamba, an instrument that dated back to the Renaissance, and was slightly smaller than a cello. Born in Cothen, Germany, into a family of musicians, most of his career was spent in England. Equally gifted at viols and keyboards, he was a member of the Dresden Court Orchestra from 1748 to 1759, when he settled in London as a private musician to Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III. Along with composer [Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Saint Pancras Old Church Churchyard, St Pancras, Greater London, England
Abernathy, Lee Roy b. August 13, 1913 d. May 25, 1993 Gospel Singer, Songwriter. He is considered by many consider to be one of Gospel music's greatest piano players. While giving vocal and piano lessons out of his music store, he and his wife Louise began the first "mail-order piano courses," which taught thousands throughout the world. He trained several performers who credit him for their success in the Gospel music field. He achieved great success on his own by writing some of the genre's most well known songs, including "Everybody's Going to...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues) Cherokee Memorial Park, Holly Springs, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Abrams, Ike Quebec b. August 17, 1918 d. January 16, 1963 Jazz Musician. He was a well known artist, primarily for his work on the tenor saxophone with a big tone and a firm vigorous style. Trained as an orchestral musician as well as a featured soloist, he was a pianist and dancer as well. He found his calling on the tenor sax in 1940 with a group known as the Barons of Rhythm. His accomplishments included work with popular 1940's recording artists Ella Fitzgerald, Frankie Newton, Roy Eldridge, Hot Lips Page, Trummy Young, Sunset Royals, Benny Carter...[Read More] (Bio by: RJD) Woodland Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Abuelo, Miguel b. March 22, 1946 d. March 26, 1988 Rock Musician. Born Miguel Angel Peralta, he was was a pioneer of the Argentinian rock music scene, achieving fame with his band "Los Abuelos de la Nada" ("The the Grandparents of Nothingness"). Cause of death: Complications from AIDS Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
Ace, Johnny b. June 9, 1929 d. December 25, 1954 Musician. Born John Marshall Alexander, he began his career in 1952 when he signed on as a member of the "Beale Streeters" on the Duke Record Label; a label owned by disc jockey David Mattis. He worked with such musicians as The Flying Aces, Cathy Lemons, Anton Fig, Witon Felder, Henry Boozier, Bobby Forte, David Spinozza, Dean Parks, Hugh McCracken, B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Earl Forest, and The Johnny Otis Orchestra, and recorded the hit songs "Cross My Heart," "Please Forgive Me," "The Clock,"...[Read More] New Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Achával, Roberto b. November 11, 1930 d. June 27, 1996 Tango Singer, Violinist. Born Oscar Aníbal Crudeli, he gained a national reputation in Argentina through his participation in the television show "Grandes Valores del Tango" (1969), and was the last singer of the great Aníbal Troilo´s orchestra. (Bio by: 380W) Cementerio de la Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina Plot: Panteón SADAIC
Achron, Joseph b. May 13, 1886 d. April 29, 1943 Violinist, Composer. He began taking violin instruction from his father at the age of five and made his first public appearance in Warsaw, Poland at the age of seven. He later studied the instrument under virtuoso Leopold Auer and studied composition under composer Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia. By 1913 he was heading the violin and chamber music departments at Russia's...[Read More] (Bio by: Tony Scott) Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Plot: Beth Olam Mausoleum, Foyer O
Acklin, Barbara b. February 28, 1943 d. November 27, 1998 Singer, Songwriter. She had several hit songs during the 1960s and 1970s, including "Love Makes a Woman", "Just Ain't No Love", "Am I the Same Girl", and "I Bake Me a Man". She also co-wrote the 1971 hit single "Have You Seen Her" for the Chi-Lites and "Whispers Gettin' Louder" for singer Jackie Wilson. (Bio by: Brown Girl 33) Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Acuff, Roy b. September 15, 1903 d. November 23, 1992 Country Music Singer. A native of Maynardsville, Tennessee, he sold more records in the 1930s and 1940s than any country music star. A semi-professional baseball player in his 20's, his career cut short by injury. He then began playing his father's fiddle and soon began traveling the south with a "medicine show." In 1938 he became a regular on the "Grand Ole Opry" country music radio program, and his two biggest hit songs were "The Great Speckled Bird" and "Wabash Cannonball." He ran...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo) Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Acuña, Carlos b. November 3, 1914 d. February 19, 1989 Tango Singer, Composer. The creator of the famed tango "La Calesita", he began his career in the 1930s. He lived in Spain for 17 years, where he obtained great success, then returned to Argentina in 1978. Cementerio de la Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina Plot: Panteón SADAIC, 1s 4 #19
Adam, Adolphe Charles b. July 24, 1803 d. May 3, 1856 Composer. He is best known for the ballet "Giselle" (1841) and the Christmas carol "O Holy Night" ("Cantique de Noel", 1847). His one-act comedy "Le chalet" (1834) is considered the first real French operetta. Born in Paris, France, the son of an Alsatian pianist who tried to dissuade him from a musical career, he was an admittedly poor student at the Paris Conservatory, and after failing to win the "Prix de Rome" art scholarship, he worked as an organist and vaudeville songwriter. His social...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France Plot: Division 5
Adams, Diane L. b. October 4, 1962 d. April 4, 1987 Country Music Singer. In 1978 at the age of 16 she released the single hit song "I'm Little (But I'm Loud)" in which she coined the phrase "I'm countrified and I don't care who knows it." She became a popular performer at the Bootheel Jamboree in Bernie, Missouri and was in the process of making a comeback when she was killed in a car crash at the age of 24. Morgan Memorial Park Cemetery, Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
Adams, Rosey Carter b. July 13, 1958 d. October 24, 2003 Bluegrass/Country Singer. Born Rozanna Lea Nix, she was the daughter of country singer June Carter Cash and the step daughter of music legend Johnny Cash, and appeared on several recordings by her mother and step-father. She also recorded with her husband, bluegrass performer Phillip Adams. Along with fiddle player [Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues) Cause of death: Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA Plot: Next to Johnny and June
b. April 4, 1958 d. July 7, 1990
