Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Updated on Nov 02, 2023

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Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens is a cemetery noted for the number of musicians' graves. It was established in 1960, and is located at 1150 Dickerson Pike in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville. One area of the cemetery is designated as "Music Row" for the number of country music entertainers that are interred, including three musicians who died in the 1963 plane crash with Patsy Cline as well as singer Jack Anglin who died in a car accident on his way to her funeral.

Notable interments

David "Stringbean" Akeman (1915–1973), comedian, Old-Time banjo player

Jack Anglin (1916–1963), musician

Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas (1913–1963), musician

Jimmie Crawford (1935–2005), musician

Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), singer/songwriter

Hawkshaw Hawkins (1923–1963), musician

Randy Hughes (1928–1963), guitarist

Benny Martin (1928–2001), Bluegrass fiddler

Paul Warren (1918–1978), Old-Time fiddler

References

Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Wikipedia

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