Burial Places of New Orleans Musicians

Below is a listing of some of the notable musicians from New Orleans and where they are now buried.

Looking through the arched entrance to Metarie Cemetery, one sees the Mounument tomb of the Army of Tennessee, surmounted by Doyle's equestrian statue of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. Take Canal Belt car from Canal St.
NameYear of DeathBurial Location
Armstrong, Louis1971Flushing, Queens, New York
Barker, Danny1994St. Louis Cemetery Number Two
Bolden, Charles "Buddy1931Holt Cemetery
Booker, James1983Providence Memorial Park
Dr. John (Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.)2019St. Louis Cemetery Number One
Fats Domino (Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.)2017Mount Olivet Cemetery
Fountain, Pete2016Metairie Cemetery
Jackson, Mahalia1972Providence Memorial Park
Parsons, Gram1973Garden of Memories
Prima, Louis1978Metairie Cemetery
Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd)1980Mount Olivet Cemetery
Tousaint, Allen2015Mount Olivet Cemetery
Valentine, "Kid" Thomas1987McDonoghville Cemetery (Gretna, La.)

The text used in this post previously appeared as part of the  by Fact Finders in October 1998 by Wayne Everard. Reformatted and edited by Amy DeNisco in 2023.

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