Musicians and singers buried in North Carolina
Wikidata records 16 musicians as buried in 12 of the cemeteries we list in North Carolina. Maplewood Cemetery in Durham holds the most, with 3. North Carolina has the 25th highest count of any state, out of 2,837 nationally.
People recorded as musicians, singers, songwriters or composers.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Musicians and singers buried in North Carolina
- Lamar Edwin Stringfield1897-1959American musicianRiverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- John Scott Trotter1908-1975American arranger, composer, band leaderSharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC
- William Elliott1944-1985American music director, arranger, and conductorElmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Red Prysock1926-1993American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonistSalisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
- Wilbert Harrison1929-1994American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica playerNorth Pinewood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC
- Obadiah Carter1925-1994American singerEvergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- Janis Carter1913-1994American actress, singer & television personalityMaplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC
- David Rae Smith1930-1996American operatic baritoneGreen Hills Cemetery, Asheville, NC
- Guitar Gabriel1925-1996American blues musicianEvergreen Cemetery, Winston-Salem, NC
- Fred Kirby1910-1996Singer, songwriterSharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC
- Oz Bach1939-1998American folk musician and guitaristBlue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Brevard, NC
- Judy Clay1938-2001American soul and gospel singerMcKinnon Cemetery, Saint Pauls, NC
- Johnny Bristol1939-2004American musicianOlive Hill Cemetery, Morganton, NC
- Georgia Carroll1919-2011American singer and actressOld Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, NC
- Lucielle Browning1913-2011American opera singerMaplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC
- Benjamin F. Ward1948-2013American philosopherMaplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1950s1
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s8
- 2000s2
- 2010s3
By recorded year of death, for the 16 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Maplewood Cemetery · Durham, NC3
- Sharon Memorial Park · Charlotte, NC2
- Evergreen Cemetery · Winston-Salem, NC2
- Salisbury National Cemetery · Salisbury, NC1
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery · Chapel Hill, NC1
- Elmwood Cemetery · Charlotte, NC1
- Green Hills Cemetery · Asheville, NC1
- Riverside Cemetery · Asheville, NC1
- North Pinewood Cemetery · Charlotte, NC1
- Olive Hill Cemetery · Morganton, NC1
- Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery · Brevard, NC1
- McKinnon Cemetery · Saint Pauls, NC1
Other notable burials in North Carolina
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.