Burial Places of Jazz and Other Musicians
(including photos of gravestones)
Cliff Lamere 21 May 2004
The names of the musicians below are arranged alphabetically by last name. Eleven of them are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in north Bronx, New York City. I have emphasized burials in New York City, but added a few additional jazz artists plus other musicians. All links are to photos of the gravestone or mausoleum unless otherwise stated.
Note: Gravestone photos will often enlarge if you click on them. For images showing the musician's signature, hold cursor on the image until an icon appears in lower right of image. Click on it to a get a larger, more readable version.
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MUSICIAN |
BORN | DIED | CEMETERY | LOCATION |
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Adderley, Julian 'Cannonball' |
Sep 15, 1928 | Aug 8, 1975 | Southside Cemetery | Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL |
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saxophone No photo of grave. Photo of him. |
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| Adderley, Nathaniel 'Nat' | Nov 25, 1931 | Jan 1, 2000 | Southside Cemetery | Tallahassee, Leon Co., FL |
| cornet / trumpet No photo of grave. Brother of "Cannonball" Adderley. Photo of him. Signature. | ||||
| Aug 4, 1901 | Jul 6, 1971 | Flushing Cemetery | Queens, New York, NY | |
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cornet / vocalist Notice cornet. Photos Signature. |
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| Mar 21, 1685 | July 28, 1750 | Thomaskirche (Saint Thomas' Church) | Leipzig, Germany | |
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organ / composer |
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| Aug 21, 1904 | Apr 26, 1984 | Pinelawn Memorial Park | Farmingdale, NY | |
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piano / band leader Click on photos to enlarge. Signature. |
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| May 14, 1897 | May 14, 1959 | Cimetiere de Garches | Hautes de Seine, France | |
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soprano saxophone / clarinet Click on photos to enlarge. |
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| Mar 10, 1903 | Aug 6, 1931 | Oakdale Cemetery | Davenport, Iowa | |
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cornet Gravestone near bottom of webpage. |
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| May 11, 1888 | Sep 22, 1989 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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composer |
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| Jul 3, 1878 | Nov 5, 1942 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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composer |
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| Sep 23, 1926 | Jul 17, 1967 | Pinelawn Memorial Park | Farmingdale, NY | |
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saxophone Click on photos to enlarge. |
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| May 25, 1926 | Sep 28, 1991 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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trumpet Biography |
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| 1904 | June 12, 1957 | Annunciation Cemetery | Shenandoah, Schuylkill Co., PA | |
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saxophone |
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| Nov 19, 1905 | Nov 26, 1956 | Kensico Cemetery | Valhalla, Westchester Co., NY | |
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trombone |
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| Apr 29, 1899 | May 24, 1974 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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piano / band leader / composer Signature. |
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| Ferguson, Maynard "The Boss" | May 4, 1928 | Aug 23, 2006 | unknown | cremated in his hometown of Ojai, CA |
| trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, bandleader / Born Montreal, Canada; died age 78 in Ventura, California. | ||||
| Apr 25, 1918 | Jun 15, 1996 | Inglewood Park Cemetery | Inglewood, CA | |
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vocalist |
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| Jun 15, 1921 | Jan 2, 1977 | Homewood Cemetery | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
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piano |
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| Sep 26, 1898 | Jul 11, 1937 | Westchester Hills Cemetery | Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester Co., NY | |
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composer |
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| Dec 6, 1896 | 1983 | Westchester Hills Cemetery | Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester Co., NY | |
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composer |
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Gillespie, John Birks "Dizzy" |
Oct 21, 1917 | Jan 6 1993 | Flushing Cemetery | Queens, New York, NY |
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trumpet No photo of grave. Signature. |
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| May 30, 1909 | Jun 13, 1986 | Long Ridge Union Cemetery | Stamford, Connecticut | |
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clarinet / band leader Click on photo to enlarge it. |
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Greer, William A. "Sonny" |
Dec 13, 1895 | Mar 23, 1982 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY |
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drummer No photo of grave. Signature. |
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| Apr 20, 1908 | Aug 31, 2002 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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vibraphone / band leader Another photo. Signature. |
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| Nov 16, 1873 | Mar 28, 1958 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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composer Webpage has a short, very interesting story that accompanies the photo. More photos including memorial. |
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Hawkins, Coleman |
Nov 21, 1904 | May 19, 1969 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY |
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tenor saxophone No photo of grave. |
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Hines, Earl Kenneth 'Fatha' |
Dec 28, 1905 | Apr 22, 1983 | Evergreen Cemetery | Oakland, CA |
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piano No photo of grave. Photo of him. Signature. |
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| Jul 25, 1906 | May 11, 1970 | Flushing Cemetery | Queens, New York, NY | |
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saxophone Signature. |
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| Apr 7, 1915 | Jul 17, 1959 | St. Raymond's Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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vocalist Biography |
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James, Harry Haag |
Mar 15, 1916 | Jul 5, 1983 | Bunkers Eden Vale Mausoleum | Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada |
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trumpet / band leader |
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| Sep 1893 | Dec 1929 | Wortham Black Cemetery | Wortham, Texas | |
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blues singer / guitar Another photo of gravestone. For more information, click here. |
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| Nov 24, 1868 | Apr 1, 1917 | St. Michael's Cemetery | Queens, New York, NY | |
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piano / composer |
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| 1875 | 1962 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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violin / composer |
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| Jan 15, 1909 | Oct 16, 1973 | Holy Cross Cemetery | Calumet City, Illinois | |
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drummer / band leader Signature. |
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| Mar 1, 1904 | Dec 15, 1944 | Memorial at boyhood home. | Clarinda, Iowa | |
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trombone / band leader Lost at sea, probably in the English Channel. |
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| Oct 10, 1917 | Feb 17, 1982 | Ferncliff Cemetery | Hartsdale, Westchester Co., NY | |
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piano / bandleader / composer Click on photos to enlarge. |
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| Sep 20, 1885 | July 10, 1941 | New Calvary Catholic Cemetery | East Los Angeles, CA | |
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piano / band leader Signature. |
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| May 11, 1885 | Apr 10, 1938 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY | |
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cornet / band leader Biography |
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| Aug 29, 1920 | Mar 12, 1955 | Lincoln Cemetery | Kansas City, Missouri | |
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saxophone Click on photos to enlarge. |
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Shavers, Charlie |
Aug 3, 1917 | Jul 8, 1971 | Flushing Cemetery | Queens, New York, NY |
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trumpet / composer No photo of grave. |
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| Sep 13, 1925 | Jun 5, 1999 | Westwood Memorial Park | Los Angeles, CA | |
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vocalist / composer |
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Waller, Thomas Wright "Fats" |
May 21, 1904 | Dec 15, 1943 | ------- | ------- |
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piano / vocalist / composer Cremated, then ashes scattered over Harlem by the 'Black Ace', a World War I aviator. |
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Williams, Charles Melvin "Cootie" |
Jul 10, 1911 | Sep 15, 1985 | Woodlawn Cemetery | Bronx, New York, NY |
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drummer No photo of grave. |
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| Nov 24, 1912 | Jul 31, 1986 | Fairview Cemetery | New Britain, CT | |
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piano |
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