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Burr Oak Cemetery Turned Over to TrusteeNBC ChicagoLocal law enforcement officials guard the entrance of Burr Oak Cemetary during the exhumation of Emmett Till June 1, 2005 in Alsip, Illinois. A suburban Chicago cemetery at the center of a desecration scandal has been turned over to a trustee. ...Burr Oak Cemetery turned over to trusteeSouthtownStarBurr Oak Cemetery turned over to trusteeThe State Journal-Registerall 17 news articles »
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Chicago DefenderBurr Oak Cemetery turned over to trusteeChicago Sun-TimesIllinois cemetery regulations passed in the wake of the 2009 Burr Oak scandal might be rolled back. | brian jackson~sun-times The future of the troubled and historic Burr Oak Cemetery was assured Tuesday when a federal judge approved a plan putting the ...Plaintiffs in Burr Oak Cemetery case could get payout from Chapter 11 settlementChicago Defenderall 3 news articles »
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Burr Oak Cemetery turned over to trusteeSouthtownStar�Illinois cemetery regulations passed in the wake of the 2009 Burr Oak scandal might be rolled back. | brian jackson~sun-times A federal bankruptcy judge today confirmed a plan setting out the future of the troubled Burr Oak Cemetery near Alsip. ...Burr Oak Cemetery turned over to trusteeThe State Journal-Registerall 17 news articles »
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Skydiving accident kills suburban manCarmi TimesJones says the 2009 reforms are "overbearing" for smaller cemeteries, adding Burr Oak was an "isolated situation." Four former workers at Burr Oak in Alsip face a variety of charges, including dismemberment of bodies and desecration of graves. ...
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WJBC NewsState Representative Brady fighting roll back of cemetery reformsWJBC NewsInvestigators search for evidence at Burr Oak Cemetery July 14, 2009 in Alsip, Illinois. Police closed the cemetery declaring the site a crime scene after human remains were found on the ground at various locations in the cemetery. ...Sheriff Dart fights rollback of cemetery reformsChicago TribuneCook County Sheriff Tom Dart is fighting roll back of cemetery reforms passed ...The Republicall 29 news articles »
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Sheriff Dart fights rollback of cemetery reformsChicago TribuneThe Burr Oak scandal drew national attention to the Alsip-area cemetery, where authorities say hundreds of bodies were dug up so graves could be resold. Many prominent African-Americans are buried at Burr Oak, including civil rights icon Emmett Till. ...Dart opposed to roll back of cemetery reformsABC7Chicago.comall 29 news articles »
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Three-fourths of Illinois burials recorded electronicallySouthtownStar... provides a place for families to go if they cannot find a loved one's grave. It became law after the scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, where authorities discovered in 2009 that graves were reused, some bodies dumped and records were ill-kept. AP.and more »
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17900 burials in new statewide data baseChicago Breaking NewsIt became law after the scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, where authorities discovered in 2009 that graves were reused, some bodies dumped and records were ill-kept. Cemeteries entering data into the computerized program pay an average of $1.80 ...and more »
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Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 -- December 14, 1963), born Ruth Lee Jones, was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues". She is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Early on the morning of December 14, 1963, Washington's eighth husband Lane went to sleep with his wife, and awoke later to find her slumped over and not responsive. Doctor BC Ross came to the scene to pronounce her dead. An autopsy later showed a lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital which contributed to her death at the age of 39. She is buried in the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Statewide Cemetery Database Capturing Vast Majority of Illinois' BurialseNews Park ForestThe law implemented many of the reforms and recommendations of the Cemetery Oversight Task Force, which was created by the Governor in response to the tragedy at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip. “The database has enabled cemeteries that relied solely on ...and more »
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Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, on February 15, 1901, Kokomo Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing Old Original Kokomo Blues for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the "Kokomo" brand of coffee. A left-handed slide-guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin John Wiggs, Kokomo Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Kokomo Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, Rainy Night Blues and Paddlin' Blues, under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. Kokomo Arnold soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make as living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May 1938, Arnold made eighty-eight sides, seven of which remain lost. Along with Peetie Wheatstraw and Amos Eaton, he was a dominant figure in Chicago blues circles. His major influence upon modern music is, along with Peetie Wheatstraw, upon the seminal Delta blues ...
Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, on February 15, 1901, Kokomo Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing Old Original Kokomo Blues for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the "Kokomo" brand of coffee. A left-handed slide-guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin John Wiggs, Kokomo Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Kokomo Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, Rainy Night Blues and Paddlin' Blues, under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. Kokomo Arnold soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make as living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May 1938, Arnold made eighty-eight sides, seven of which remain lost. Along with Peetie Wheatstraw and Amos Eaton, he was a dominant figure in Chicago blues circles. His major influence upon modern music is, along with Peetie Wheatstraw, upon the seminal Delta blues ...
Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, on February 15, 1901, Kokomo Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing Old Original Kokomo Blues for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the "Kokomo" brand of coffee. A left-handed slide-guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin John Wiggs, Kokomo Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Kokomo Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, Rainy Night Blues and Paddlin' Blues, under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. Kokomo Arnold soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make as living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May 1938, Arnold made eighty-eight sides, seven of which remain lost. Along with Peetie Wheatstraw and Amos Eaton, he was a dominant figure in Chicago blues circles. His major influence upon modern music is, along with Peetie Wheatstraw, upon the seminal Delta blues ...
Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, on February 15, 1901, Kokomo Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing Old Original Kokomo Blues for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the "Kokomo" brand of coffee. A left-handed slide-guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin John Wiggs, Kokomo Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Kokomo Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, Rainy Night Blues and Paddlin' Blues, under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. Kokomo Arnold soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make as living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May 1938, Arnold made eighty-eight sides, seven of which remain lost. Along with Peetie Wheatstraw and Amos Eaton, he was a dominant figure in Chicago blues circles. His major influence upon modern music is, along with Peetie Wheatstraw, upon the seminal Delta blues ...
From the album Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1 Otis Spann vocals and piano, SP Leary drums. Otis Spann (March 21, 1930 -- April 24, 1970 [1]) was an American blues musician. Many aficionados considered him then, and now, as Chicago's leading postwar blues pianist.[2] Born in Jackson, Mississippi,[2] Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have ...
From the album Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1 Otis Spann vocals and piano, SP Leary drums. Otis Spann (March 21, 1930 -- April 24, 1970 [1]) was an American blues musician. Many aficionados considered him then, and now, as Chicago's leading postwar blues pianist.[2] Born in Jackson, Mississippi,[2] Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Career Born in Jackson, Mississippi[2], Otis Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Born to Frank Houston Spann and Josephine Erby. One of five children - three boys and two girls. His father played piano, non professionally, while his mother had played guitar with Memphis Minnie. Spann began playing piano by age of eight, influenced by his local ivories stalwart, Friday Ford. At the age of 14, he was playing in bands around Jackson, finding more inspiration in the 78s of Big Maceo Merriweather, who took the young pianist under his wing once Spann migrated to Chicago in 1946. Other sources say that he moved to Chicago when his mother died in 1947 playing the Chicago club circuit and working as a plasterer. Spann gigged on his own, and with guitarist Morris Pejoe, working a regular spot at the Tic Toc Lounge before hooking up with Muddy Waters in 1952.[1] Although he recorded periodically as a solo artist beginning in the mid 1950s, Spann was a full-time member of Waters' band from 1952 to 1968 before leaving to form his own band. In that period he also did session work with other Chess artists like Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.[3] Spann's own Chess Records output was limited to a 1954 single, "It Must Have Been the Devil", that featured BB King on guitar. He recorded a session with the guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. and vocalist St. Louis Jimmy in 1960, which was issued on Otis Spann Is The Blues and Walking The Blues. A largely solo outing for Storyville Records ...
Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 -- December 14, 1963) was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. She is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.[1] Washington was well known for singing torch songs.[2] A 40-song box set Smoke Gets In Your Eyes was released in 1999. In 1962, Dinah hired a backing trio that called themselves the Allegros. The male trio consisted of Jimmy Thomas on drums, Earl Edwards on sax, and Jimmy Sigler on organ. Edwards was eventually replaced by John Payne on sax. A Variety writer praised their vocals as "effective choruses".[3] They became close to the singer and saw her the night she died. Washington was married eight times and divorced seven times, while having several lovers, including, according to Patti Austin, Quincy Jones.[4] She had two children. Her husbands were John Young (1942--43), George Jenkins (1949), Walter Buchanan (1950), saxophonist Eddie Chamblee (1957), Rafael Campos (1957), Horatio Maillard (1959--60), Jackie Hayes (1960), and Dick "Night Train" Lane (1963). Very early on the morning of December 14, 1963, Dinah's eighth husband, NFL player Dick "Night Train" Lane went to sleep with his wife and awoke later to find Dinah slumped over and not responsive. Doctor BC Ross came to the scene to pronounce her dead.[5] An autopsy later showed a lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital which contributed to her untimely death at the age of 39. She is buried in the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois (extract from Wikipedia ...
SONG: Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 -- December 14, 1963) was a blues, R&B and jazz singer. She is a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.[1] Washington was well known for singing torch songs.[2] A 40-song box set titled "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" was released in 1999. In 1962, Dinah hired a backing trio that called themselves the Allegros. The male trio consisted of Jimmy Thomas on drums, Earl Edwards on sax, and Jimmy Sigler on organ. Edwards was eventually replaced by John Payne on sax. A Variety writer praised their vocals as "effective choruses"[3] Although Dinah died within a few years after hiring the trio, they became close to the singer and saw her the night she died. Washington was married eight times and divorced seven times, while having several lovers, including, according to Patti Austin, Quincy Jones[4]. She had two children. Her husbands were John Young (1942--43), George Jenkins (1949), Walter Buchanan (1950), saxophonist Eddie Chamblee (1957), Rafael Campos (1957), Horatio Maillard (1959--60), Jackie Hayes (1960), and Dick "Night Train" Lane (1963). Very early on the morning of December 14, 1963, Dinah's eighth husband, NFL player Dick "Night Train" Lane went to sleep with his wife and awoke later to find Dinah slumped over and not responsive. Doctor BC Ross came to the scene to pronounce her dead[5]. An autopsy later showed a lethal combination of Secobarbital and Amobarbital which contributed to her untimely death at the age of 39. Dinah ...
www.organista.webs.com This song to Kokomo Arnold (February 15, 1901 -- November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the Kokomo brand of coffee.[1] A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries.Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin, John Wiggs,[2] Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, "Rainy Night Blues" and "Paddlin' Madeline Blues", under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee.[3] He soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make a living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. Kansas Joe McCoy heard him and introduced him to Mayo Williams who was producing records for Decca.[2] From his first recording for Decca on September 10, 1934 until his last on May 12, 1938, Arnold made eighty-eight sides, seven of which remain ...
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Chicago DefenderSheriff Dart against sale of Burr Oak CemeteryWGNtv.comALSIP, Ill. - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced today that he strongly opposes the pending sale of Burr Oak Cemetery to a group of business leaders. ...Troubled Burr Oak in line for new ownerChicago TribuneBurr Oak, Cedar Park cemeteries soldChicago DefenderBurr Oak to be auctioned offABC7Chicago.comChicago Breaking News - Tribune (blog) -FOX2now.com -MyFox Chicagoall 58 news articles »
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Illinois News in BriefBeloit Daily NewsCHICAGO (AP) — The latest lawsuit against Burr Oak Cemetery in the Chicago suburb of Alsip is from a woman who says her relatives' remains were knowingly ...
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Family and friends at Chuck's Homegoing at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. Funeral Arrangements Entrusted to: Brian P. Pickett's Johnson Funeral Home (312) 642-5359
„Backfence Picket Blues (J. Arnold) Recorded: Chicago, January 12, 1937 Kokomo Arnold (vcl) (g) Kokomo Arnold (15 February 1901 — 8 November 1968) was an American blues musician. Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the Kokomo brand of coffee. A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin, John Wiggs, Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, "Rainy Night Blues" and "Paddlin' Madeline Blues", under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. He soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make a living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. Kansas Joe McCoy heard him and introduced him to Mayo Williams who was producing records for Decca[2]. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May 1938, Arnold ...
Buried in the famous Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Ill. where a July 14, 09 investigation was taking place for digging up graves and terrible record keeping. Relatives of Loved ones grief stricken A Johnny Mercer Song.
Garrard discusses desecrated plots and tombs at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip Illinois. Angela Norwood discusses her family members with Garrard.
Garrard talks with family member of loved one in cemetery.
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Garrard and Monica continue discussion on tragedy at Burr Oak Cemetery
Garrard discusses Burr Oak Cemetery disater with mortician, Monica Vernette Gray.
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Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes moved Monday to freeze nearly $6 million in trust funds controlled by the Arizona company that owns Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip and to strip that firm from doing business at its other graveyard in Calumet Park.
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As a prayer vigil for the families of loved ones buried at Burr Oak gets underway across the street from the cemetery, Cook County Sheriff deputies and cemetery workers put colored markers marking possible evidence throughout the cemetery that has been closed and classified as a crime scene. Burr Oak expects to be closed for at least a week.
CLTV NEWS, Cook County - They came in droves, generations of families pushing their relatives in wheelchairs, holding them and helping them walk, all while clutching faded obituaries, death certificates and other documents.
snw.1gbit.org burr oak cemetery,burr oak cemetery alsip il, burr oaks cemetery, waverly tn, cbs chicago, ron pace At one time, Burr Oak Cemetery was the only place black Chicagoans were sure they could bury their dead. But on Wednesday, the histori
zxa.1178.us burr oaks cemetery,burr oak cemetery, burr oak cemetery alsip il, burr oak cemetary, burr oak, alsip il It really makes me feel bad, especially because we deal with Burr Oaks all the time, said Spencer Leak Sr., the long-time presi
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...Nicks, 39 -- all of Chicago Click to enlarge Tiffany Robinson stands outside the gate of Burr Oak Cemetery hoping to receive information about her cousin's grave July 8, 2009, in Alsip, Illinois. Click to enlarge Clockwise from...
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Milk Cow Blues Boogie", as performed by Elvis Presley. In 1938 Arnold left the music industry and began to work in a Chicago factory. Rediscovered by blues researchers in 1962, he showed no enthusiasm for returning to music to take advantage of the new explosion of interest in the blues among young white audiences. He died of a heart attack in Chicago at the age of sixty-seven in 1968, and was buried in the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois ... Blues Roots_of_Blues History_of_music ...
„Set Down Gal (J. Arnold) Recorded: Chicago, March 30. 1937 Kokomo Arnold (vcl) (g) Peetie Wheatstraw (p) Kokomo Arnold (15 February 1901 — 8 November 1968) was an American blues musician. Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the Kokomo brand of coffee. A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin, John Wiggs, Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, "Rainy Night Blues" and "Paddlin' Madeline Blues", under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. He soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make a living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. Kansas Joe McCoy heard him and introduced him to Mayo Williams who was producing records for Decca[2]. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May ...
„Neck Bone Blues (J. Arnold) Recorded: Chicago, October 23. 1937 Kokomo Arnold (vcl) (g) Kokomo Arnold (15 February 1901 — 8 November 1968) was an American blues musician. Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the Kokomo brand of coffee. A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin, John Wiggs, Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, "Rainy Night Blues" and "Paddlin' Madeline Blues", under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. He soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make a living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. Kansas Joe McCoy heard him and introduced him to Mayo Williams who was producing records for Decca[2]. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May 1938, Arnold made ...
Milk Cow Blues Boogie", as performed by Elvis Presley. In 1938 Arnold left the music industry and began to work in a Chicago factory. Rediscovered by blues researchers in 1962, he showed no enthusiasm for returning to music to take advantage of the new explosion of interest in the blues among young white audiences. He died of a heart attack in Chicago at the age of sixty-seven in 1968, and was buried in the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois ... Blues Roots_of_Blues History_of_music ...
„Crying Blues (J. Arnold) Recorded: Chicago, May 7. 1937 Kokomo Arnold (vcl) (g) Kokomo Arnold (15 February 1901 — 8 November 1968) was an American blues musician. Born James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, Arnold received his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper Blackwell blues song about the Kokomo brand of coffee. A left-handed slide guitarist, his intense slide style of playing and rapid-fire vocal style set him apart from his contemporaries. Having learned the basics of the guitar from his cousin, John Wiggs, Arnold began playing in the early 1920s as a sideline while he worked as a farmhand in Buffalo, New York, and as a steelworker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1929 he moved to Chicago and set up a bootlegging business, an activity he continued throughout Prohibition. In 1930 Arnold moved south briefly, and made his first recordings, "Rainy Night Blues" and "Paddlin' Madeline Blues", under the name Gitfiddle Jim for the Victor label in Memphis, Tennessee. He soon moved back to the bootlegging center of Chicago, though he was forced to make a living as a musician after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution ending Prohibition in 1933. Kansas Joe McCoy heard him and introduced him to Mayo Williams who was producing records for Decca[2]. From his first recording for Decca on 10 September 1934 until his last on 12 May 1938, Arnold made eighty ...
Milk Cow Blues Boogie", as performed by Elvis Presley. In 1938 Arnold left the music industry and began to work in a Chicago factory. Rediscovered by blues researchers in 1962, he showed no enthusiasm for returning to music to take advantage of the new explosion of interest in the blues among young white audiences. He died of a heart attack in Chicago at the age of sixty-seven in 1968, and was buried in the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois ... Blues Roots_of_Blues History_of_music ...
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