Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens is a cemetery noted for the number of musicians' graves located within it. It was established in 1960, and is located at 1150 Dickerson Pike in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville.[1] One area of the cemetery is designated as "Music Row" for the number of country music entertainers that are interred there, including three musicians who died in the 1963 plane crash with Patsy Cline as well as singer Jack Anglin who died in a car accident on his way to her funeral.[2]
Notable interments[]
- David "Stringbean" Akeman (1915–1973), comedian, Old-Time banjo player
- Jack Anglin (1916–1963), musician
- Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas (1913–1963), musician
- Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), singer/songwriter
- Hawkshaw Hawkins (1923–1963), musician
- Don Helms (1927–2008), steel guitarist
- Autry Inman (1929–1988), rockabilly musician
- Brother Oswald Kirby (1911–2002), musician
- Benny Martin (1928–2001), Bluegrass fiddler
- Roy Wiggins (1926–1999), steel guitarist
See also[]
- List of United States cemeteries
References[]
- ^ Morris, Jeff; Marsh, Donna; Merk, Garrett (2011). Nashville Haunted Handbook. AdventureKEEN p. 12. ISBN 978-1-5786-0497-5.
- ^ Dunn, Kyleah (September 16, 2019). "Patsy Cline: Remembering country music's darkest day". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cemeteries in Tennessee
- American country music