Restvale Cemetery
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| Restvale Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1927 |
| Location | 11700 S. Laramie Ave, Alsip, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Type | Historically Black |
Restvale Cemetery is in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of the city of Chicago. A number of Chicago blues musicians, educators, and notable people are buried there.
Restvale and Burr Oak were the last two historically black cemeteries to open in the area; both had their first burials in 1927.
The cemetery is owned by Willie Carter, who through the company Cemecare also co-owns the Burr Oak and the Cedar Park cemeteries.[1]
Notable interments
[edit | edit source]- John Henry Barbee (1905–1964), blues singer, guitarist[2]
- David Barksdale (1947–1974), leader of the Black Disciples street gang
- Doctor Clayton (1898–1947), blues songwriter and singer
- Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (1926–1990), professional basketball player
- Jazz Gillum (1904–1966), blues harmonica player[3]
- Earl Hooker (1929–1970), blues guitarist[4]
- Big Walter "Shakey" Horton (1918–1981), blues harmonica player
- J.B. Hutto (1926–1983), blues guitarist[5]
- Little Johnny Jones (1924–1964), blues pianist and singer
- Samuel "Magic Sam" Maghett (1936–1969), blues musician
- Charles "Papa Charlie" McCoy (1909–1950), blues musician[6]
- Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950), blues musician[6]
- Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), boogie-woogie pianist
- James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (1903–1977), blues musician, composer
- Pinetop Smith (1904–1929), boogie-woogie pianist
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936–2011), Grammy Award-winning musician and vocalist
- Eddie Taylor (1923–1985), blues guitarist, songwriter
- Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (1915–1975), blues musician[7]
- George Washington Thomas (1883–1937), songwriter[8]
- Luther Tucker (1936–1993), blues guitarist[9]
- Muddy Waters (1913–1983), blues musician[10]
- Johnny “Daddy Stove Pipe” Watson (1867–1963), blues musician
- Valerie Wellington (1959–1993), actress, opera singer, blues singer
- Tom Williams (1894–1937) Negro leagues pitcher, Chicago American Giants
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Restvale Cemetery at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Restvale Cemetery
- Facility details, Illinois.gov
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