Two Organizations Placing Markers On Blues Musicians’ Graves

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There are two reputable organizations we are aware of which are placing markers on Blues Musicians’ Graves, often on unmarked graves.

One is the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund; the other is The Killer Blues Headstone Project.

Here is a video about The Killer Blues Headstone Project.

Here are a few of the grave stones placed by the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund which we have visited:

Memphis Minnie, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Walls, Mississippi

Memphis Minnie grave, Walls, Mississippi
Memphis Minnie grave, Walls, Mississippi

Mississippi Fred McDowell, Hammond Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Como, Panola County, Mississippi

Mississippi Fred McDowell's grave, near Como, Panola County, Mississippi
Mississippi Fred McDowell’s grave, near Como, Panola County, Mississippi

Click these links to see a list of the gravestones placed by The Killer Blues Headstone Project and by the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund.

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