Our Mission:
The Killer Blues Headstone Project exists to provide headstones for blues
musicians lying in unmarked graves.
Steven A. Salter.....President, Whitehall, MI
Aaron Pritchard......Vice President, St. Louis, MO
Leslie M. Salter......Secretary, Whitehall, MI
Dave Wright............Board Member, Marquette Hts., IL
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Do you know where these blues musicians are buried?
NAME
Anderson, Willie
Bass, Ralph
Darby, Teddy
Davis, Jimmy
Edwards, Charles
Elem, Robert
Edward Hughes
Johnson, L.V.
Johnson, Lonnie
Johnson, James
Leake, Lafayette
McFarland, Thomas
Nolan, Larry
Odem, Andrew
Parker, Herman Jr.
Perryman, Rufus
Simmons, Mack
Spaulding, Henry
Thompson, Charles W.
Walker, Jimmy
If you have information as to the whereabouts of the graves of any of these deceased blues musicians, or if you know of additional blues musicians who don't have proper markers, please contact us!
Thanks!
Steve
AKA
Little Willie
Blind Blues Darby
Maxwell St. Jimmy Davis
Good Rockin' Charles
Mojo Elem
Carolina Slim
Barrelhouse Buck
Big Twist
Big Voice Odem
Junior Parker
Speckled Red
Little Mack
The following is a list of musicians who are currently lying in unmarked graves.
Houston Stackhouse
Floyd McDaniel
Bo Carter
Joe Willie Wilkens
Willie Love
Son Sims
Romeo Nelson
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
Peter “Doc” Clayton
Romeo Nelson
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
Eddie Taylor
Bonnie Lee
Blind Arvella Gray
Johsua Altheimer
Mose Vinson
Robert Covington
BoBo Jenkins
Tommy Bankhead
Bennie Smith
James Crutchfield
James Robinson
Papa Charlie Jackson
Charley Jordan
Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks
NAME
RESTING PLACE
Crystal Springs, MS
Burr Oak, Worth, IL
Nitta Yuma, MS
Memphis, TN
Jackson, MS
Clarksdale, MS
Restvale, Chicago
Restvale
Restvale
Restavle
Restvale
Restvale
Restvale
Restvale
Lincoln, Chicago
New Park, Memphis
Hillside, Chicago
Detroit, MI
Laurel Hill Mem Gardens
Laurel Hill Mem Gardens
Lake Charles Park Cemetery
Oakdale, St. Louis
Lincoln, Chicago
Oakdale, St. Louis
Father Dickson, St. Louis
Click below to donate to the Killer Blues Headstone Project
or send a check or money order to:
Killer Blues Headstone Project
120 N. Livingston
Whitehall, MI 49461
