Restvale Cemetery

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 Cemetery
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Established	1927 (1927)
Location	11700 S. Laramie Ave, Alsip, Illinois
Country	United States
Type	Historically Black

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

• 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

• List of United States cemeteries