Here are locations where you can visit Blues musicians who are no longer performing.
Often times folks ask me which blues artists I like to see perform live. Certainly I love to watch blues live, however I have found that many of those musicians I like the most have passed on from this world.
In 2006, I started visiting the gravesites of my favorite Blues musicians, to pay respects and to try to make their lives real to me beyond simply listening to their music.
Here’s a map! Click here for the map on its own. Green markers are for those graves I’ve visited (see photos below) while blue are yet to be visited. Last updated 9/28/2022.
View Gravesites of Blues Musicians in a larger map
| Artist | Location | Cemetery | GPS | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furry Lewis Walter Lewis b. 8 Mar 1893 d. 14 Sep 1981 | TN, Memphis | Hollywood Cemetery Right side, about 2/3rds back, upright and flat markers next to road | 35.090237, -90.022413 |    |
| Memphis Minnie Lizzie 'Kid' Douglas Lawlers b. 3 Jun 1897 d. 6 Aug 1973 | MS, Walls | New Hope M.B. Church Far right side, tall monument at end of yard | 34.970866, -90.185467 |    |
| Albert King Albert Nelson King b. 25 Apr 1923 d. 21 Dec 1992 | AR, Edmondson | Paradise Gardens Cemetery Front right side, near the MLK monument | 35.103499, -90.293999 |   |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell b. 12 Jan 1904 d. 3 Jul 1972 | MS, Como | Hammond Hill Church | 34.554250, -90.004433 |    |
| Mississippi Joe Callicott b. 1899 d. 1969 | MS, Hernando | Mt. Olive CME Church | 34.889050, -89.937317 |   |
| Gus Cannon b. 1874 or Sep 1875 d. 15 Oct 1979 | MS, Nesbit | Greenview Cemetery | 34.897650, -89.997933 |    |
| Booker T. Laury Lawrence Laury, Jr. b. 2 Sep 1914 d. 23 Sep 1995 | TN, Memphis | New Park Cemetery Devotion Division I Section | 35.026250, -90.066217 |   |
| Bukka White Booker W. White b. 1909 d. 1977 | TN, Memphis | New Park Cemetery Devotion Division II Section | 35.026183, -90.065783 |   |
| Rufus Thomas Jr. b. 26 Mar 1917 d. 15 Dec 2001 | TN, Memphis | New Park Cemetery Park Section. Entering the Main entrance to the cemetery and immediately turn left and stop about three car lengths. The garden to your right is Park Section. The grave is approx. Eight rows into the garden. | 35.024833, -90.067833 |   |
| Forrest City Joe Joe Benny Pugh b. 16 Jul 1926 d. 3 Apr 1960 | TN, Memphis | Memphis National Cemetery | 35.172000, -89.934467 |   |
| Rev. Robert Wilkins Robert T. Wilkins, Sr. b. 16 Jan 1896 d. 26 May 1987 | TN, Memphis | Memphis National Cemetery | 35.171950, -89.937417 |   |
| Memphis Slim Peter Chatman b. 1915 d. 1988 | TN, Memphis | Galilee Memorial Gardens | 35.216750, -89.786133 |   |
| Jessie Mae Hemphill b. 18 Oct 1923 d. 22 Jul 2006 | MS, Senatobia | Senatobia Memorial Cemetery | 34.593317, -89.968183 |    |
| Mississippi John Hurt John S. Hurt b. 8 Mar 1892 d. 21 Nov 1966 | MS, Avalon | Private Property In wooded area off logging road. | 33.647033, -90.034900 |   |
| Robert Johnson Grave b. 8 May 1911 d. 16 Aug 1938 | MS, Greenville | Little Zion M.B. Church | 33.563383, -90.216367 |   |
| Robert Johnson Cenotaph b. 8 May 1911 d. 16 Aug 1938 | MS, Quito | Payne Chapel | 33.441050, -90.304100 |   |
| Robert Johnson Cenotaph b. d. | MS, Morgan City | Mt. Zion Church | 33.392067, -90.310067 |     |
| Sonny Boy Williamson I John Lee Curtis Williamson b. 30 Mar 1914 d. 1 Jun 1948 | TN, Jackson | Blairs Chapel CME Church Cemetery | 35.510200, -88.906883 |   |
| Sylvester Weaver b. 25 Jul 1897 d. 4 Apr 1960 | KY, Louisville | Louisville Cemetery Sec. TT, Lot, Gr. 25 | 38.223033, -85.727633 |   |
| Earl McDonald b. 1885 d. 1949 | KY, Louisville | Louisville Cemetery Section I, Row C, Grave 26 | 38.223967, -85.727900 |   |
| Big Maybelle Mabel Louise Smith b. 1 May 1925 d. 24 Jan 1972 | OH, Bedford Heights | Evergreen Memorial Park | 41.409750, -81.521983 |   |
| J.B. Lenoir b. 5 Mar 1929 d. 29 Apr 1967 | MS, near Monticello | Salem M.B. Church Look in the back behind church | 31.371817, -90.098200 |    |
| Reverend Ishman Bracey b. 9 Jan 1901 d. 12 Feb 1970 | MS, Jackson | Willow Park Cemetery Middle of larger half of cemetery | 32.291983, -90.219500 |   |
| Leroy Carr b. 1905 d. 1935 | IN, Indianapolis | Floral Park Cemetery Plot H3, Row 3, Gr. 26 | 39.768033, -86.222450 |   |
| Scrapper Blackwell Francis Blackwell b. 1903 d. 1962 | IN, Indianapolis | New Crown Cemetery Sec. 20, Row 8, Gr. 26 | 39.740633, -86.115800 |   |
| Yank Rachell James Rachell b. 16 Mar 1910 d. 9 Apr 1997 | IN, Indianapolis | New Crown Cemetery Sec. 42, Row 8, Gr. 28 | 39.740617, -86.114583 |   |
| Wes Montgomery John Leslie Montgomery b. 1923 d. 1968 | IN, Indianapolis | New Crown Cemetery Sec. 24, Row 20, Gr. 99 | 39.739967, -86.115383 |   |
| Little Bill Gaither William Gaither b. 21 Apr 1910 d. 27 Oct 1970 | IN, Indianapolis | New Crown Cemetery Sec. 25, Row 6, Gr. 12 | 39.739067, -86.115050 |   |
| Freddie King b. 3 Sep 1934 d. 28 Dec 1976 | TX, Dallas | Sparkman Hillcrest Cemetery Garden of Prayer, Block 6, Lot 35, Sp. 2 | 32.867300, -96.784255 |   |
| Frankie Lee Sims b. d. | TX, Dallas | Lincoln Memorial Park Block 25, Lot 15, Grave 7 (15 rows west of block marker) | 32.695173, -96.685380 |  |
| Whistlin' Alex Moore Alexander Herman Moore b. d. | TX, Dallas | Lincoln Memorial Park Bock 8, Lot 40, Sp. 6 | 32.693463, -96.683696 |    |
| Black Ace Babe Kyro Lemon Turner b. 21 Dec 1905 d. 7 Nov 1972 | TX, Malakoff, Henderson Co. | Steen Cemetery Section 2, middle rear | 32.169175, -96.037992 |   |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson b. Sep 1893 or 1897 d. Dec 1929 | TX, Wortham | Wortham Black Cemetery, now Blind Lemon Cemetery | 31.797677, -96.463379 |      |
| Mance Lipscomb, Sr. b. 8 Apr 1895 d. 30 Jan 1976 | TX, Navasota | Oakland Cemetery Rest Haven section to the West; grave on right side of road, near entry | 30.388269, -96.099608 |     |
| Amos Milburn, Jr. b. 1 Apr 1925 d. 3 Jan 1980 | TX, Houston | Houston National Cemetery Sec. A, Grave 1271 | 29.928015, -95.452163 |    |
| Juke Boy Bonner Weldon H. Philip Bonner b. 22 Mar 1932 d. 29 Jun 1978 | TX, Houston | Restlawn Cemetery | 29.877654, -95.429587 |   |
| Lightnin' Hopkins Sam Hopkins b. 1912 d. 1982 | TX, Houston | Forest Park Cemetery Sec. 23 (Lawn View), Lot 266, Sp. 11; fron the road he's southwest of the Zuchowski grave | 29.719715, -95.302525 |    |
| Sam Phillips b. 1923 d. 2003 | TN, Memphis | Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum, Garden of Trees, Tier C #29 | 35.106906, -89.873149 |    |
| Frank Frost Frank Ottis Frost b. 15 Apr 1936 d. 12 Oct 1999 | AR, Helena | Magnolia Cemetery Beside Robert Nighthawk | 34.541700, -90.595117 |    |
| Robert Nighthawk Robert McCollum b. 30 Nov 1909 d. 5 Nov 1967 | AR, Helena | Magnolia Cemetery Beside Frank Frost | 34.541700, -90.595183 |    |
| Sonny Boy Williamson II Rice Aleck Miller b. 11 Mar 1908 d. 23 Jun 1965 | MS, Tutwiler | Former site of Whitfield Baptist Church | 34.018433, -90.457700 |    |
| Sleepy John Estes John Adams Estes b. 25 Jan 1899 d. 5 Jun 1977 | TN, Ripley (Durhamville) | Elim Baptist Church Row closest to trees, behind main cemetery (nearly solitary location behind the main historic cemetery and church) | 35.664353, -89.494333 |     |
| Albert Collins b. 1 Oct 1932 d. 24 Nov 1993 | NV, Las Vegas | Davis Memorial Park Garden of Prayer, Section C, Lot 80, Space 2. 16 rows off cemetery road and 1 row off the oleander bushes. Just SSW behind memorial statue, right next to the bushes. | 36.076698, -115.117560 |     |
| Michael Bloomfield b. 28 Jul 1943 d. 15 Feb 1981 | CA, Culver City | Hillside Memorial Park Courts of the Book Mausoleum, first floor. Sanctuary of Meditation Crypt 314 Third row from the bottom on the left. Enter door facing the Al Jolson memorial, left at rotunda, right down hall, first alcove to the left. | 33.980016, -118.388771 |     |
| Lowell Fulson b. 31 Mar 1921 d. 7 Mar 1999 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Sunset Mission Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Bells, Crypt 929. Upper level, middle aisle, right of entry. | 33.971130, -118.343383 |      |
| Charles Brown b. 13 Sep 1922 d. 21 Jan 1999 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Sunset Mission Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Bells, Crypt 930. Upper level, middle aisle, right of entry. | 33.971130, -118.343383 |  |
| T-Bone Walker Aaron Walker b. 28 May 1910 d. 16 Mar 1975 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Capistrano Court, Memorial Panel 26, panel in back right of open courtyard (no roof area). | 33.972322, -118.340537 |      |
| Ray Charles b. 1930 d. 2004 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Mausoleum of the Golden West, Eternal Love Corridor, Crypt A-32 | 33.973600, -118.338907 |    |
| Etta James b. 25 Jan 1938 d. 20 Jan 2012 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Garden of Chimes Mausoleum, Building D, #32-C | 33.974105, -118.337720 |     |
| Pee Wee Crayton Connie Crayton b. 18 Dec 1914 d. 25 Jun 1985 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Cascade Gardens Mausoleum, Crypt 180. Located In white marble crypts across the road from the stop sign. | 33.967575, -118.338964 |     |
| Percy Mayfield b. 12 Aug 1920 d. 11 Aug 1984 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Mauseleum El Portal 74 GRB | 33.965835, -118.338221 |    |
| Helen Elizabeth Humes b. 23 Jun 1913(1909) d. 9 Sep 1981 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery El Sereno Plot, Lot 96, Grave E | 33.965104, -118.336978 |   |
| Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton b. 11 Dec 1926 d. 25 Jul 1984 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery M' Plot, Lot 2486-B. Row adjacent to street. | 33.964746, -118.343791 |   |
| Big Joe Turner Joseph Vernon Turner b. 18 May 1911 d. 24 Nov 1985 | CA, Gardena | Roosevelt Memorial Park Vermont Ave gate, follow curve around to right, look for number 3355 on the ground, go 30 ft. in to field and look for 3358, space #4. His is marked. | 33.865252, -118.291870 |     |
| George 'Harmonica' Smith b. 22 Apr 1924 d. 2 Oct 1988 | CA, Compton | Lincoln Memorial Park Rumor was P-10 grave 16, however Luciano (caretaker) determined it is actually Q-10-1 #13. | 33.881413, -118.250257 |    |
| Bessie Jackson Lucille Bogan (Spencer) b. 1 Apr 1897 d. 20 Aug 1948 | CA, Compton | Lincoln Memorial Park Sec. H, Row 2, Grave 7. Cemetery records have her listed as Lucille Spencer, located in grave H–2–7, between (L-R) Elaine Ware (1893-1949), --space--, Lucille, Staff Sgt. James Claxton. Enter through main entrance on the left-hand side baby through iron gate, should be around the middle. | 33.880955, -118.249032 |     |
| Jelly Roll Morton Ferdinand Morton b. 20 Sep 1885 d. 10 Jul 1941 | CA, Los Angeles | Calvary Catholic Cemetery Sec. N, Lot 347, number 4. North west quadrant of Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Buried at the base of a tree (with rabbit warren) about 8 rows back from the road. | 34.030576, -118.178802 |        |
| Jesse Belvin b. 1932 d. 1960 | CA, Los Angeles | Evergreen Cemetery Sec. G, Lot 41 | 34.040554, -118.200422 |     |
| Phillip Walker b. 11 Feb 1937 d. 22 Jul 2010 | CA, Los Angeles | Evergreen Cemetery Sec. J, Lot 1640 | 34.040288, -118.200849 |     |
| Little' Esther Phillips b. Dec 1935 d. Aug 1984 | CA, Hollywood Hills | Forrest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) G03, Morning Light section, Lot 2591, Interment Space 2 | 34.145352, -118.323157 |    |
| Johnny 'Guitar' Watson b. 3 Feb 1935 d. 17 May 1996 | CA, Glendale | Forrest Lawn Memorial Park Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Enduring Honor, Holy Terrace entrance | 34.124344, -118.247941 |       |
| R.L. Burnside b. 23 Nov 1926 d. 1 Sep 2005 | MS, Harmontown | Free Springs CME Church Second grouping south of church, going into woods | 34.518322, -89.652372 |     |
| Junior Kimbrough David Kimbrough b. 28 Jul 1930 d. 17 Jan 1998 | MS, Holly Springs (outside) | Kimbrough Chapel Missionary Baptist Church | 34.888696, -89.386256 |      |
| Snooky Pryor James Edward Pryor b. 15 Sep 1921 d. 18 Oct 2007 | IL, Ullin | West Side Cemetery Back of cemetery (west) with wife, standing marker | 37.271420, -89.195139 |    |
| Dr. Ross (Charles) Isaiah Ross b. 21 Oct 1925 d. 28 May 1993 | MI, Flint | Sunset Hills River Rest Cemetery, Sec. 8-R, Lot 14, Gr. 8 | 43.039895, -83.765044 |     |
| Luthur Huff b. 5 Dec 1920 d. 18 Nov 1973 | MI, Clinton Township | Lincoln Memorial Park Row 3 grave 4 sec 90 | 42.541091, -82.891316 |    |
| Clara Smith b. 1894 d. 1935 | MI, Clinton Township | Lincoln Memorial Park Section B row 338 grave 4 | 42.542237, -82.897641 |      |
| Sippie Wallace Beulah Wallace b. 1 Nov 1898 d. 1 Nov 1986 | MI, Detroit | Trinity Cemetery Sec. F, range 3, gr 9 | 42.373672, -83.028458 |    |
| Big Maceo Maceo Merriweather b. 31 Mar 1905 d. 23 Dec 1953 | MI, Warren | Detroit Memorial East Sec. 12, Gr. 297 | 42.515377, -83.065396 |   |
| Baby Boy Warren b. 13 Aug 1919 d. 1 Jul 1977 | MI, Warren | Detroit Memorial East Section 37, Grave 2074 | 42.513540, -83.061797 |    |
| Son House Eddie House b. 21 Mar 1902 d. 19 Oct 1988 | MI, Detroit | Mt. Hazel Cemetery | 42.425132, -83.257630 |       |
| Otis V. 'Lightnin' Slim' Hicks b. 13 Mar 1913 d. 27 Jul 1974 | MI, Pontiac | Oak Hill Cemetery Block 12, lot 68, grave 1 | 42.643342, -83.283497 |    |
| Clarence Butler b. 21 Jan 1942 d. 22 Dec 2003 | MI, Superior Township | Sunset Cemetery Garden of Compassion, E-26 | 42.317014, -83.577099 |     |
| Curtis Butler b. 21 Jan 1942 d. 9 Apr 2004 | MI, Superior Township | Sunset Cemetery Garden of Compassion, F-26 | 42.317027, -83.577091 |     |
| Junior Walker Autry DeWalt Mixon b. 14 Jun 1931 d. 23 Nov 1995 | MI, Battle Creek | Oak Hill Cemetery Lot 997, by Oak Avenue | 42.306420, -85.177888 |    |
| Lester "Big Daddy'" Kinsey, Jr b. 18 Mar 1927 d. 3 Apr 2001 | IN, Hobart | Evergreen Memorial Park 8-4 | 41.544156, -87.305875 |     |
| John Brim b. 10 Apr 1922 d. 1 Oct 2003 | IN, Gary | Oak Hill Cemetery Garden of Prayer, lot 67, Space D-1 | 41.539746, -87.348240 |    |
| Lillian 'Lil' Green b. 22 Dec 1919 d. 14 Apr 1954 | IN, Gary | Oak Hill Cemetery Garden G, Row B, Space 4 | 41.539109, -87.350098 |   |
| Edith Wilson b. 2 Sep 1896 d. 30 Mar 1981 | IL, Glenwood | Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens Section E, Lot 1, Space 5 unmarked | 41.556451, -87.613630 |   |
| Roosevelt 'Booba' Barnes b. 25 Sep 1936 d. 2 Apr 1996 | IL, Glenwood | Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens Sec. A-X Row 10, block 1 space 1 | 41.557319, -87.612968 |    |
| Frank 'Son' Seals b. 13 Aug 1942 d. 20 Dec 2004 | IL, Homewood/Thornton | Homewood Memorial Gardens Tranquility, Row 6, Grave 10 | 41.566315, -87.627171 |    |
| Robert Garlon Plunkett b. 19 Oct 1931 d. 3 May 2004 | IL, Homewood/Thornton | Homewood Memorial Gardens Peace 2, Row 22, Grave 37 | 41.567846, -87.626971 |    |
| Luther Allison b. 17 Aug 1939 d. 12 Aug 1997 | IL, Homewood | Washington Memory Gardens Prayer 48-A, space 4 | 41.562494, -87.635100 |    |
| Koko Taylor b. 28 Sep 1928 d. 3 Jun 2009 | IL, Homewood | Washington Memory Gardens Prayer, Block 14, lot 12e, Space 6 | 41.562467, -87.634866 |    |
| Hubert Sumlin b. 16 Nov 1931 d. 4 Dec 2011 | IL, Homewood | Washington Memory Gardens Garden of the Good Shepherd Lot 266-C, Space 3 | 41.561678, -87.632724 |  |
| Washboard Sam Robert Brown b. 15 Jul 1910 d. 6 or 13 Nov 1966 | IL, Homewood | Washington Memory Gardens Said Longwood block 4, lot 11w1/2, space 98, but located in St. Jude | 41.563200, -87.632328 |   |
| Little Walter Marion Walter Jacobs b. 1 May 1930 d. 15 Feb 1968 | IL, Evergreen Park | Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery Section SW, Block 28, Lot 5, Grave 5 (near fence that borders Pulaski Rd.) | 41.731382, -87.721340 |     |
| Jesse Fortune b. 28 Feb 1930 d. 31 Aug 2009 | IL, Chicago | Mount Hope Cemetery Sec. 29, Lot 28, Row 2, Block A, Grave A | 41.680229, -87.691331 |    |
| Detroit Junior Emery Williams, Jr. b. 26 Oct 1931 d. 9 Aug 2005 | IL, Chicago | Mount Hope Cemetery Sec. 13, Lot 81, Row 1, Grave 6 | 41.680359, -87.688993 |    |
| Carey Bell Carey Bell Harrington b. 14 Nov 1936 d. 6 May 2007 | IL, Chicago | Mount Hope Cemetery Sec. 13, Lot 81, Row 1, Grave 8 | 41.680224, -87.691362 |    |
| Jimmy Yancey b. 20 Feb 1894 d. 17 Sep 1951 | IL, Blue Island | Lincoln Cemetery | 41.670413, -87.702171 |    |
| Albert C. Ammons b. 23 Sep 1907 d. 2 Dec 1949 | IL, Blue Island | Lincoln Cemetery | 41.670538, -87.702050 |   |
| Big Bill Broonzy William Broonzy b. 26 Jun 1893 d. 14/15 Aug 1958 | IL, Blue Island | Lincoln Cemetery | 41.670516, -87.701107 |    |
| Jimmy Reed b. 6 Sep 1925 d. 29 Aug 1976 | IL, Blue Island | Lincoln Cemetery | 41.668666, -87.700737 |    |
| Jay Mayo 'Ink' Williams b. 25 Sep 1894 d. 2 Jan 1980 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery | 41.662976, -87.730227 |    |
| Dinah Washingon Ruth Lee Jones b. 29 Aug 1924 d. 14 Dec 1963 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery Elm grove lot 155, gr 4 | 41.662892, -87.729880 |   |
| Cryin' Sam Collins b. 11 Aug 1887 d. 20 Oct 1949 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery | 41.664712, -87.730688 |    |
| John Thomas (J.T.) Brown b. 2 Apr 1918 d. 24 Nov 1969 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery | 41.665721, -87.734372 |   |
| Otis Spann b. 21 Mar 1924 d. 24 Apr 1970 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery Sec 6 lot 3 row 8 gr 13 | 41.666625, -87.735168 |    |
| Smokey Smothers Otis Smothers b. 21 Mar 1929 d. 23 Jul 1993 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery | 41.668444, -87.737158 |   |
| Lovie Lee Eddie Watson b. 17 Mar 1909 d. 23 May 1997 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery | 41.662153, -87.735468 |   |
| Willie Kent b. 24 Feb 1936 d. 2 Mar 2006 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery | 41.662749, -87.734150 |    |
| Kokomo Arnold James Arnold b. 15 Feb 1901 d. 8 Nov 1968 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery | 41.662494, -87.731884 |   |
| Willie Dixon William James Dixon b. 1 Jul 1915 d. 29 Jan 1992 | IL, Alsip | Burr Oak Cemetery Acacia Lawn, Lot 18, Grave 1, right by road, look for willow trees | 41.662974, -87.730838 |    |
| Luther Tucker b. 20 Jan 1936 d. 18 Jun 1993 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. G, Bl. 3, Lot 40, Gr. 14 | 41.680240, -87.751229 |   |
| Iromeio 'Romeo' Nelson b. 12 Mar 1902 d. 17 May 1974 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. D0, Row 6, Gr. 66 | 41.681168, -87.751285 |   |
| Magic Sam Samuel Maghett b. 14 Feb 1936 d. 1 Dec 1969 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. D, Lot 106, Gr. 3 | 41.680625, -87.750299 |    |
| Hound Dog Taylor Theodore Roosevelt Taylor b. 12 Apr 1915 d. 17 Dec 1975 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery marked | 41.681419, -87.750700 |   |
| John Henry Barbee b. 5 Nov 1905 d. 3 Nov 1964 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. SS, Row 10, Gr. 42 | 41.682890, -87.750374 |    |
| Johnny Jones b. 1 Nov 1924 d. 19 Nov 1964 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. SS, Row 11, Gr. 32 | 41.683051, -87.750376 |  |
| Jazz Gillum William McKinley Gillum b. 11 Sep 1904 d. 29 Mar 1966 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. SS, Row 24, Gr. 12 | 41.683085, -87.750833 |   |
| Jimmy Rogers Jay A. Lane b. 3 Jun 1924 d. 19 Dec 1997 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery marked? | 41.681697, -87.752265 |    |
| James Burke 'St. Louis Jimmy' Oden b. 26 Jun 1903 d. 30 Dec 1977 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. FO, Row 10, Gr. 12 | 41.680529, -87.752028 |   |
| Eddie 'Big Town Playboy' Taylor b. 29 Jan 1923 d. 25 Dec 1985 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. L4X, Row 19, Gr. 106 | 41.677398, -87.752143 |    |
| Johnny 'Daddy Stove Pipe' Watson b. 12 Apr 1867 d. 1 Nov 1963 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. L5, Row 4, Gr. 87 | 41.676504, -87.752013 |   |
| Earl Hooker Earl Zebedee Hooker b. 15 Jan 1929 d. 21 Apr 1970 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. K, Lot 33, Gr. 4 | 41.677588, -87.749943 |    |
| Big Walter 'Shakey' Horton Walter Horton b. 6 Apr 1918 d. 8 Dec 1981 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. J-1, Lot 39, Gr. 5 | 41.676233, -87.749425 |    |
| Valerie Wellington b. 14 Nov 1959 d. 2 Jan 1993 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. H, Lot 227, Gr. 4 | 41.679252, -87.750439 |   |
| Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield b. 4 Apr 1915 d. 30 Apr 1983 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. H, Lot 133, Gr. 12 | 41.679538, -87.750085 |    |
| J.B. Hutto Joseph Benjamin Hutto b. 26 Apr 1926 d. 12 Jun 1983 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. S-3, Lot 55, Gr. 11 | 41.683202, -87.750526 |   |
| Pine Top Smith Clarence Smith b. 11 Jan 1904 d. 15 Mar 1929 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. A, Lot 122, Row 2, Gr. 16 | 41.682614, -87.752254 |    |
| Peter Joe 'Doc' Clayton b. 19 Apr 1898 d. 7 Jan 1947 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. B2, Row 46, Gr. 44 | 41.682187, -87.751570 |    |
| Joe 'Kansas' McCoy b. 11 May 1905 d. 28 Jan 1950 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. 1-E, Row 10, Gr. 91 | 41.681262, -87.752209 |    |
| Charles 'Papa Charlie' McCoy b. 26 May 1909 d. 26 Jul 1950 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery Sec. 1-E, Row 13, Gr. 125 | 41.681000, -87.752387 |    |
| Walter Vinson b. 2 Feb 1901 d. 22 Apr 1975 | IL, Alsip | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery | 41.686820, -87.778318 |    |
| S.P. Leary b. 6 Jun 1930 d. 26 Jan 1998 | IL, Forest Park | Forest Home Cemetery Sec. 53, Lot 105 | 41.870586, -87.830005 |    |
| Mighty Joe Young Joseph Young b. 23 Sep 1927 d. 27 Mar 1999 | IL, Hillside | Oakridge Cemetery | 41.860503, -87.884791 |    |
| Howlin' Wolf Chester Burnett b. 10 Jun 1910 d. 10 Jan 1976 | IL, Hillside | Oakridge Cemetery Section 18, right by road | 41.857296, -87.890160 |    |
| Junior Wells Amos Blakemore b. 9 Dec 1934 d. 15 Jan 1998 | IL, Chicago | Oak Woods Cemetery | 41.770078, -87.600565 |     |
| Odie Payne b. 27 Aug 1926 d. 1 Mar 1989 | IL, Chicago | Oak Woods Cemetery | 41.772569, -87.594779 |     |
| Little Brother Montgomery Eurreal W. Montgomery b. 18 Apr 1906 d. 6 Sep 1985 | IL, Chicago | Oak Woods Cemetery | 41.773060, -87.600120 |    |
| Georgia Tom Dorsey Thomas Andrew Dorsey b. 9 Jul 1899 d. 23 Jan 1993 | IL, Chicago | Oak Woods Cemetery Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Life, Chapel Floor, AW 63 | 41.773094, -87.599251 |    |
| Johnnie Young b. 1 Jan 1918 d. 18 Apr 1974 | IL, Urbana | Lincoln Memorial Garden | 40.129152, -88.218723 |     |
| Katie Webster Kathryn Jewel Thorne b. 11 Jan 1936 d. 9 Sep 1999 | TX, Webster | Forest Park East Cemetery Section 211, Lot 155, Grave 3 | 29.515287, -95.124444 |      |
| Johnny Copeland Johnny Clyde Copeland b. 27 Mar 1937 d. 3 Jul 1997 | TX, Pearland | Paradise Cemetery South Block 3, Row 149-North, Grave 4 | 29.567904, -95.348545 |   |
| Frank Stokes b. June 1878 d. 12 Sep 1955 | TN, Memphis | Hollywood Cemetery Immediate right after turning into the main entrance | 35.090128, -90.024404 |     |
| Jesse Fuller b. 12 Mar 1896 d. 29 Jan 1976 | CA, Oakland | Evergreen Cemetery Garden of Palms, Sec. 6-X | 37.771912, -122.177681 |    |
| Pink Anderson Pinkney Anderson b. 12 Feb 1900 d. 12 Oct 1974 | SC, Spartanburg | Lincoln Memorial Park | 34.987939, -81.881560 |     |
| Little Boy Fuller Richard Trice b. 16 Nov 1917 d. 6 Apr 2000 | NC, Chapel Hill | Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery | 35.995710, -79.007638 |    |
| Willie Trice William August Trice b. 10 Feb 1911 d. 11 Dec 1976 | NC, Chapel Hill | Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery | 35.995773, -79.007657 |    |
| Blind Boy Fuller Fulton Allen b. 10 Jul 1907 d. 13 Feb 1841 | NC, Durham | Grove Hill Cemetery No known gravesite; only one stone present in yard | 35.963697, -78.906227 |   |
| Peetie Wheatstraw William Bunch b. 21 Dec 1902 d. 21 Dec 1941 | AR, Cotton Plant | Morning Star Baptist Church Cemetery | 35.044064, -91.237659 |    |
| Bessie Smith b. 15 Apr 1894 d. 26 Sep 1937 | PA, Sharon Hill | Montlawn Cemetery | 39.901961, -75.260662 |    |
| Sunnyland Slim Albert Luandrew b. 5 Sep 1906 d. 17 Mar 1995 | IL, Lemont | Mount Vernon Memorial Estates Found by GPS on findagrave | 41.669540, -87.952462 |    |
| Tampa Red Hudson Whittaker b. 8 Jan 1904 d. 19 Mar 1981 | IL, Willow Springs | Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens (West) Sec A, lot 277, row 6, | 41.739321, -87.846292 |    |
| Floyd Jones b. 21 Jul 1917 d. 19 Dec 1989 | IL, Willow Springs | Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens (West) West Sec. 5, Row 3, Space 14 | 41.737512, -87.847054 |    |
| Big Bo McGee Cleo McGee b. 9 Oct 1928 d. 3 Mar 2002 | AL, Eutaw | Eutaw Baptist Church | 32.842522, -87.893562 | |
| James 'Peck' Curtis? b. 7 Mar 1912 d. 1 Nov 1970 | AR, Helena-West Helena | Magnolia Cemetery Association Call Isaac Mills | 34.541225, -90.595879 | |
| Floyd Dixon Jay Riggins Jr. b. 18 Feb 1929 d. 26 Jul 2006 | CA, Inglewood | Inglewood Park Cemetery Pinecrest Addition, no plot, grave F. | , | |
| Hollywood Fats Michael Leonard Mann b. 17 May 1954 d. 8 Dec 1986 | CA, Hollywood Hills | Forrest Lawn Private? Office could not find records. | , | |
| Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra b. 12 Dec 1915 d. 14 May 1998 | CA, Cathedral City | Desert Memorial Cemetery Plot B-8, #151 | 33.816640, -116.441860 | |
| Guitar Slim Norman Green b. 25 Jul 1907 d. 28 Sep 1975 | CA, Los Angeles | Abby Unknown cemetery! | 36.077220, -115.118150 | |
| Sam Cooke b. 22 Jan 1931 d. 11 Dec 1964 | CA, Glendale | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Garden of Honor, right side (private area) | 34.122757, -118.235916 | |
| Patrick Charles 'Brown Eyed Alligator' Robertson Patrick Charles Robertson b. 17 Sep 1935 d. 6 Jun 2005 | CA, San Bruno | Golden Gate National Cemetery Sec. W, Site 1779 | 37.631241, -122.434868 | |
| Ma Rainey Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett b. 26 Apr 1886 d. 22 Dec 1939 | GA, Columbus | Porterdale Cemetery | 32.453098, -84.981697 | |
| Blind Willie McTell Willie Samuel (or Eddie) McTier b. 5 May 1898 d. 19 Aug 1959 | GA, Thomson | Jones Grove Baptist Church Fan provided marker | 33.353600, -82.494400 | |
| Blind Willie McTell (probably not this one) b. d. | GA, Louisville | Jones Grove Baptist Church Probably not this one | 33.060719, -82.406021 | |
| Leonard Chess b. 12 Mar 1917 d. 16 Oct 1969 | IL, Chicago | Westlawn Cemetery Cemetery won't disclose location | 41.957802, -87.827202 | |
| Bertha 'Chippie' Hill b. 15 Mar 1905 d. 7 May 1950 | IL, Blue Island | Lincoln Cemetery | , | |
| Joseph E. Nathaniel b. 1919 d. 1993 | IL, Alsip | Restvale Cemetery | , | |
| Staples family b. 10 Jul 1939 d. | IL, Chicago | Oak Woods Cemetery | new, | |
| Betty Jean Everette b. 23 Nov 1939 d. 19 Aug 2001 | IL, South Beloit | Floral Lawns Cemetery In Line with Mausoleum right side offset | 42.485240, -89.018600 | |
| Ada Brown b. 1 May 1890 d. 31 Mar 1950 | KS, Kansas City | Westlawn Cemetery | 39.111099, -94.675003 | |
| Sara Martin - No records here b. 18 Jun 1884 d. 24 May 1955 | KY, Louisville | Louisville Cemetery | 38.223072, -85.728897 | |
| Slim Harpo James Isaac Moore b. 11 Jan 1924 d. 31 Jan 1970 | LA, Port Arthur | Mulatto Bend Cemetery Raised crypt, slooped black marker at foot; roadside historic marker nearby | 30.503387, -91.228111 | |
| Leadbelly Huddie Ledbetter b. 20 Jan 1888 d. 6 Dec 1949 | LA, Mooringsport | Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery | 32.596329, -94.014328 | |
| Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson b. 30 Aug 1934 d. 18 Mar 1976 | MA, Mattapan | Mount Hope Cemetery | 42.283779, -71.102501 | |
| James Crutchfield b. 25 May 1912 d. 7 Dec 2001 | MO, St. Louis (Bel-Nor) | Lake Charles Park Cemetery Sec. 4, Lot 409, Gr. 3 | 38.699200, -90.323097 | |
| Walter Davis b. 1 Mar 1910 d. 22 Oct 1963 | MO, Hillsdale | Greenwood Cemetery New flat marker; look near tree line backing up to 2-story white home; small rise in hill? | 38.690014, -90.288528 | |
| Louis M. Jordan b. 8 Jul 1908 d. 4 or 20 Feb 1975 | MO, Lemay | Mount Olive Catholic Cemetery Sec. 4, Row 3, Lot 16 (far north corner of cemetery?) | 38.536583, -90.294540 | |
| James Robinson b. 25 Dec 1903 d. 2 Mar 1957 | MO, Saint George | Oakdale Cemetery UNMARKED | 38.535469, -90.295822 | |
| J.D. Short b. 26 Dec 1902 d. 21 Oct 1962 | MO, St. Louis | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Sec. 70, Gr. 16280 | 38.499710, -90.280281 | |
| Oliver Sain Jr. b. 1 Mar 1932 d. 28 Oct 2003 | MO, St. Louis | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Sec. 1J, Gr. 1626 | 38.496944, -90.289604 | |
| Henry Townsend b. 27 Oct 1909 d. 25 Sep 2006 | MO, St. Louis | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Sec. 1-I, Site 610 | 38.492798, -90.289139 | |
| Henry 'Papa' Brown b. 25 Jun 1906 d. 28 Jun 1981 | MO, St. Louis | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Sec. K, Site 1728 | , | |
| James 'Stump' Johnson b. 17 Jan 1902 d. 5 Dec 1969 | MO, St. Louis | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Sec. G, Site 1282 | , | |
| Edith North Johnson b. 2 Jan 1903 d. 28 Feb 1988 | MO, St. Louis | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Sec. I, Site 2557 | , | |
| Son Sims Henry Sims b. 22 Aug 1890 d. 23 Dec 1958 | MS, Clarksdale | Bellgrove Baptist Church NOT LOCATED | 34.194517, -90.560633 |  |
| Houston Stackhouse Houston Goff b. 28 Sep 1910 d. 23 Sep 1980 | MS, Crystal Springs | Crystal Springs Cemetery | 31.977556, -90.358833 | |
| Tommy Johnson Monument b. 1896 d. 1 Nov 1956 | MS, Crystal Springs | Crystal Springs Library | 31.986149, -90.357285 | |
| Tommy Johnson (approx.) b. d. | MS, Crystal Springs | Warm Springs Methodist Private property | 32.027554, -90.316307 | |
| Willie Love b. 4 Nov 1906 d. 19 Aug 1953 | MS, Jackson | Elmwood Cemetery | 32.319607, -90.200638 | |
| Jack Owens L.F. Nelson b. 17 Nov 1904 d. 9 Feb 1997 | MS, Bentonia | Day Cemetery Use dirt road 500 ft. SW into woods to clearing; small white sign on Scotland Road west of entrance | 32.678902, -90.265800 | |
| K.C. Douglas b. 21 Nov 1913 d. 18 Oct 1975 | MS, | Pleasant Green M.B. Church | 32.695396, -89.883049 | |
| Elmore James b. 27 Jan 1918 d. 24 May 1963 | MS, Lexington | Newport M.B. Church In front or middle, impossible to miss. Upright black tapered marker, with relief | 32.994373, -90.051392 | |
| Lonnie Pitchford b. 8 Oct 1955 d. 8 Nov 1998 | MS, Lexington | Newport M.B. Church Right behind Elmore James, a few yrds away | 32.994373, -90.051392 | |
| Bo Carter (unmarked) Armenter Chatmon b. 30 Jun 1893 d. 21 Sep 1964 | MS, Nitta Yuma | Nitta Yuma Cemetery UNMARKED | 33.024036, -90.848587 | |
| Sonny Boy Nelson Eugene Powell b. 23 Dec 1908 d. 4 Nov 1998 | MS, Metcalfe | Evergreen Cemetery Possible site long ways from Metcalfe? | 33.098099, -91.116898 | |
| Sam Chatmon b. 10 Jan 1897 d. 2 Feb 1983 | MS, Hollandale | Summer Memorial Gardens Morgan Rd. to Fulton Rd., small flat marker | 33.181561, -90.859207 | |
| Big Joe Williams Joseph Lee Williams b. 16 Oct 1903 d. 17 Dec 1982 | MS, Crawford | Bethesda Baptist Church Bethesda Rd. 1.5 miles, feer left, .3 miles down, site is on right, next to road | 33.319920, -88.685089 | |
| James Son Thomas b. 14 Oct 1926 d. 26 Jun 1993 | MS, Leland | Greater St. Matthews Missionary Church | 33.396873, -90.848183 | |
| Charley Patton b. Apr 1891 d. 28 Apr 1934 | MS, Holly Ridge | New Jerusalem M.B. Church | 33.444721, -90.758057 | |
| Roscoe Gordon b. 10 Apr 1928 d. 11 Jul 2002 | NJ, Linden | Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery Next to Barbara J. Gordon? | 40.624401, -74.233597 | |
| Little Joe Blue Joe Blue b. 23 Sep 1934 d. 22 Apr 1990 | NV, Reno | Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery | 39.608101, -119.849197 | |
| Rosa Henderson b. 24 Nov 1896 d. 6 Apr 1968 | NY, Richmond | Frederick Douglass Memorial Park | 40.563599, -74.135002 | |
| Reverend Gary Davis b. 30 Apr 1896 d. 5 May 1972 | NY, Lynbrook | Rockville Cemetery | 40.659401, -73.659203 | |
| Lucille Hegamin b. 29 Nov 1894 d. 1 Mar 1970 | NY, Brooklyn | 40.680748, -73.902756 | ||
| Stick McGhee Granville Henry McGhee b. 23 Mar 1917 d. 15 Aug 1961 | NY, Farmingdale | Long Island National Cemetery | 40.756401, -73.396103 | |
| W.C. Handy Willliam Christopher Handy b. 16 Nov 1873 d. 28 Mar 1958 | NY, Bronx | Woodlawn Cemetery Cosmos section, Block 203/198 | 40.888302, -73.872803 | |
| Alberta Hunter b. 1 Apr 1895 d. 17 Oct 1984 | NY, Hartsdale | Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum Elmwood Section, Plot 1411 | 41.027500, -73.832802 | |
| Skip James Nehemiah James b. 9 Jun 1902 d. 3 Oct 1969 | PA, Bala Cynwyd | Bryn Mawr and Rockhill Roads | 40.016769, -75.242882 | |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe b. 20 Mar 1915 d. 9 Oct 1973 | PA, Philadelphia | Northwood Cemetery | 40.061699, -75.144402 | |
| Mose Vinson b. 2 Jun or 7 Aug 1917 d. 16 Nov 2002 | TN, Memphis | New Park Cemetery Garden of Serenity, Section 148, A-3 | , | |
| Johnny Ace John Marshall Alexander b. 9 Jun 1929 d. 24 or 25 Dec 1954 | TN, Memphis | New Park Cemetery Section "C" | , | |
| Joe Hill Louis Gravesite (unmarked) Lester Hill b. 23 Sep 1921 d. 5 Aug 1957 | TN, Memphis | Ford Chapel AME Zion Church UNMARKED | 35.055698, -90.072289 | |
| Will Batts b. 24 Jan 1904 d. 18 Feb 1956 | TN, Memphis | Mt. Carmel Cemetery Possibly unmarked | 35.088299, -90.019997 | |
| Ida Cox b. 26 Feb 1896 d. 10 Nov 1967 | TN, Knoxville | Longview/Crestview Cemetery | 35.966942, -83.965279 | |
| Billy Bizor Bisor? Brazos Valley area b. 3 Sep 1913 d. 4 Apr 1969 | TX, Houston | CANNOT LOCATE RECORDS | 29.720446, -95.305161 | |
| Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown b. 18 Apr 1924 d. 10 Sep 2005 | TX, Orange | Hollywood Cemetery | 30.103100, -93.727798 | |
| Lil Son' Jackson Melvin Jackson b. 16 Aug 1915 d. 30 May 1976 | TX, Dallas | Lincoln Memorial Park Buried 5 June 1976; NOT BLOCK 32, LOT 25, SP. 1 | 32.692764, -96.686058 | |
| Luke Jordan b. 28 Jan 1892 d. 25 Jun 1952 | VA, Lynchburg City | Forest Hill Cemetery | 37.400299, -79.214203 | |
| Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup b. 24 Aug 1905 d. 28 Mar 1974 | VA, Franktown | Franktown Cemetery somewhere in town | 37.478046, -75.878181 |