Musician Graves & Memorials

Grandpa Jones

1913–1998 (age 85)

Lutons United Methodist Church Cemetery

Grandpa Jones (1913–1998), the beloved hillbilly-music performer and banjo player from Niagara, rests at Lutons United...

Natasha Shneider

1956–2008 (age 52)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Natasha Shneider was a Russian-born singer-songwriter and keyboardist who gained recognition with the rock band Eleven.

Bianca Halstead

1965–2001 (age 36)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Bianca Halstead (1965-2001) was a Bronx-born bassist and singer for the rock band Betty Blowtorch who is buried at Holly...

David Townsend

1955–2005 (age 50)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

David Townsend (1955–2005) was an Inglewood-born musician and co-founder of the R&B group Surface remembered for writi...

Tomata du Plenty

1948–2000 (age 52)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Tomata du Plenty (1948–2000) was a Los Angeles-based punk rock singer and performance artist who fronted The Screamers...

Joe Hutton

1928–2009 (age 81)

Lakewood Cemetery

Joe Hutton (1928-2009) was a celebrated Minnesota fiddler who helped keep traditional folk music alive in Excelsior.

Karl Mueller

1963–2005 (age 42)

Lakewood Cemetery

Karl Mueller (1963-2005) was the bassist for the alternative rock band Soul Asylum.

Tito Puente

1923–2000 (age 77)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Tito Puente (1923–2000) was a Puerto Rican-American bandleader and percussionist dubbed 'The King of Latin Music,' bur...

Illinois Jacquet

1922–2004 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Illinois Jacquet (1922–2004) was an American tenor saxophonist whose raucous solo on "Flying Home" became a defining m...

Tony Croatto

1940–2005 (age 65)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Tony Croatto (1940-2005) was an Italian-born folk singer and musician who became a beloved figure in Puerto Rican music ...

Ruth Dorothea Kennedy Ellington

1915–2004 (age 89)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ruth Dorothea Kennedy Ellington (1915-2004) was a Washington, D.C.-born singer and manager who helped keep the Ellington...

John Phillips

1935–2001 (age 66)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

John Phillips (1935-2001) was a singer-songwriter and founding member of the Mamas and the Papas, and he was buried at F...

Oleh-Myroslav Volianskyi

1914–2004 (age 90)

Hamptonburgh

Oleh-Myroslav Volianskyi (1914–2004) was a Ukrainian musician whose life ended in Hamptonburgh.

Flip Phillips

1915–2001 (age 86)

St. John Cemetery

Flip Phillips (1915–2001) was a Brooklyn-raised jazz saxophonist and clarinetist best known for his work with the Jazz...

Hank Thompson

1925–2007 (age 82)

Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery

Hank Thompson (1925-2007), the Waco-born country musician, was laid to rest at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

Howard Armstrong

1909–2003 (age 94)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Howard Armstrong (1909–2003) was a country blues fiddler and singer known as Louie Bluie who hailed from Dayton, Ohio.

Joey Ramone

1951–2001 (age 50)

Hillside Cemetery

Joey Ramone (1951-2001) of Forest Hills, best known as the lead singer of the Ramones, was buried at Hillside Cemetery.

Oliver Sain

1932–2003 (age 71)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Oliver Sain (1932–2003) was an American saxophonist, bandleader, and producer who helped shape the St. Louis rhythm an...

Willie Hutch

1944–2005 (age 61)

Restland Memorial Park

Willie Hutch (1944–2005), the Los Angeles-born soul singer and songwriter, lies in Restland Memorial Park.

Mike Mahaffey

1967–2005 (age 38)

Evergreen Cemetery

Mike Mahaffey (1967–2005) was a guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Self before being laid to rest at Evergreen ...

Artie Shaw

1910–2004 (age 94)

Valley Oaks Memorial Park

Artie Shaw (1910–2004) of New York City was a legendary clarinetist and bandleader remembered at Valley Oaks Memorial ...

Ron Kersey

1949–2005 (age 56)

Rolling Green Memorial Park

Ron Kersey (1949–2005) was a Philadelphia keyboardist, songwriter, and producer who is buried at Rolling Green Memoria...

Robert Lockwood Jr.

1915–2006 (age 91)

Riverside Cemetery

Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915–2006) was a Marvell-born blues guitarist laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery.

Rosco Gordon

1928–2002 (age 74)

Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery

Rosco Gordon (1928–2002), the Memphis-born blues singer and pianist, is buried at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery.

Mary Kaye

1924–2007 (age 83)

Palm Northwest Mortuary & Cemetery

Mary Kaye was a nightclub musician and guitarist credited with helping define the Las Vegas lounge sound as the leader o...

Tau Moe

1908–2004 (age 96)

Laie Cemetery

Tau Moe (1908–2004) was a Hawaiian musician celebrated for his ukulele playing and is buried at Laie Cemetery.

John Brim

1922–2003 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Brim was an influential blues musician whose legacy continues to resonate.

Buck Owens

1929–2006 (age 77)

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary and Cemetery

Buck Owens (1929-2006) of Sherman, the country music legend, is buried at Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary and Cemetery.

Chet Atkins

1924–2001 (age 77)

Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens

Chet Atkins (1924–2001) was a groundbreaking country guitarist and producer from Luttrell whose grave lies at Harpeth ...

LeRoi Moore

1961–2008 (age 47)

Holly Memorial Gardens

LeRoi Moore (1961–2008) was the saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band whose smooth jazz-inflected ...

Hasil Adkins

1937–2005 (age 68)

Van Buren Jarrell Cemetery

Hasil Adkins (1937–2005) was a pioneering American singer-songwriter whose wild hillbilly rockabilly style is commemor...

Jessie Mae Hemphill

1923–2006 (age 83)

Senatobia Memorial Cemetery

Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923-2006), the celebrated Mississippi blues musician, rests in Senatobia Memorial Cemetery.

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

1924–2005 (age 81)

Hollywood Cemetery

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924–2005) was an American multi-instrumentalist and blues musician celebrated for blendin...

Larry Knechtel

1940–2009 (age 69)

Maple Falls Cemetery

Larry Knechtel (1940-2009) was a prolific American session keyboardist and bassist born in Bell who rests at Maple Falls...

Robert Sterling Arnold

1905–2003 (age 98)

Silver Valley Cemetery

Robert Sterling Arnold (1905-2003) was a gospel musician and publisher devoted to shape-note singing in the American Sou...

Mark Spoelstra

1940–2007 (age 67)

Amador Memorial Cemetery

Mark Spoelstra (1940-2007) of Kansas City was laid to rest at Amador Memorial Cemetery.

Bob Shane

1934–2020 (age 86)

Phoenix

Bob Shane (1934–2020) was a folk musician from Hilo whose final resting place is Phoenix.

George Duke

1946–2013 (age 67)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George Duke (1946-2013) was a San Rafael-born keyboardist and producer who blended jazz, funk, and R&B across a prolific...

Brian Wilson

1942–2025 (age 83)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Brian Wilson, the groundbreaking songwriter born at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in 1942 and key figure of the Beac...

Lemmy

1945–2015 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lemmy Kilmister was an English musician and frontman of Motörhead admired for his gravelly vocals and hard-rock persona...

Bill Withers

1938–2020 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Bill Withers was a West Virginia-born singer-songwriter whose soulful hits like "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me" bec...

Buddy Collette

1921–2010 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Los Angeles-born Buddy Collette (1921–2010) was a pioneering jazz multi-instrumentalist and educator laid to rest at F...

John Mayall

1933–2024 (age 91)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

John Mayall (1933–2024) was a blues musician and bandleader whose influence spanned decades before his burial at Holly...

Scott Weiland

1967–2015 (age 48)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Scott Weiland (1967–2015) was the dynamic frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver whose ashes rest at Hol...

Johnny Pacheco

1935–2021 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Johnny Pacheco (1935–2021) was a Dominican musician, bandleader, and co-founder of Fania Records who helped popularize...

Joe Wilder

1922–2014 (age 92)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Joe Wilder (1922–2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader noted for his elegant tone.

James Cotton

1935–2017 (age 82)

Texas State Cemetery

James Cotton (1935–2017) was an influential American blues harmonica player and bandleader.

Prince

1958–2016 (age 58)

Paisley Park

Prince (1958–2016) was the Minneapolis-born musician, singer-songwriter, and performer whose estate at Paisley Park se...

Gene Conners

1930–2010 (age 80)

Alabama National Cemetery

Gene Conners (1930–2010) was an American jazz trombonist and singer recognized for his work in the blues and jazz scen...

Ben E. King

1938–2015 (age 77)

Hackensack Cemetery

Ben E. King (1938–2015) of Henderson is buried at Hackensack Cemetery.