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Restvale Cemetery

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Phone
  
+1 708-385-3506

Address
  
11700 S Laramie Ave, Alsip, IL 60803, USA

Burials
  
Little Johnny Jones, Muddy Waters

Similar
  
Burr Oak Cemetery, Mount Hope Cemetery, Holy Sepulchre Catholic, Lincoln Cemetery, Bachelor's Grove Cemetery

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Restvale Cemetery is located at 11700 S. Laramie Street in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of the city of Chicago. Many Chicago blues musicians are buried here.

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Notable interments

  • John Henry Barbee (1905–1964), blues singer, guitarist
  • David Barksdale (1947–1974), leader of the Black Disciples street gang
  • Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (1926–1990), professional basketball player
  • Jazz Gillum (1904–1966), blues harmonica player
  • Earl Hooker (1929–1970), blues guitarist
  • J.B. Hutto (1926-1983), blues guitarist
  • Big Walter "Shakey" Horton (1918–1981), blues harmonica player
  • Charles "Papa Charlie" McCoy (1909–1950), blues musician
  • Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950), blues musician
  • Samuel "Magic Sam" Maghett (1936–1969), blues musician
  • Muddy Waters (1913–1983), blues musician
  • Joseph E. Nathaniel (1919–1993), blues pianist, blues singer
  • James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (1903–1977), blues musician, composer
  • Eddie Taylor (1923–1985), blues guitarist, songwriter
  • Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (1915–1975), blues musician
  • Luther Tucker (1936–1993)
  • Valerie Wellington (1959–1993), actress, opera singer, blues singer
  • Tom Williams (1894-1937) Negro Leagues Pitcher, Chicago American Giants

    • References

    Restvale Cemetery Wikipedia
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