Restvale Cemetery

Restvale Cemetery is in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of the city of Chicago. A number of Chicago blues musicians, educators, and notable people are buried there.

Restvale and Burr Oak were the last two historically black cemeteries to open in the area; both had their first burials in 1927.

Notable interments

 * John Henry Barbee (1905–1964), blues singer, guitarist
 * David Barksdale (1947–1974), leader of the Black Disciples street gang
 * Doctor Clayton (1898–1947), blues songwriter and singer
 * Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (1926–1990), professional basketball player
 * Jazz Gillum (1904–1966), blues harmonica player
 * Earl Hooker (1929–1970), blues guitarist
 * Big Walter "Shakey" Horton (1918–1981), blues harmonica player
 * J.B. Hutto (1926–1983), blues guitarist
 * Little Johnny Jones (1924–1964), blues pianist and singer
 * Samuel "Magic Sam" Maghett (1936–1969), blues musician
 * Charles "Papa Charlie" McCoy (1909–1950), blues musician
 * Kansas Joe McCoy (1905–1950), blues musician
 * Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), boogie-woogie pianist
 * James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (1903–1977), blues musician, composer
 * Pinetop Smith (1904–1929), boogie-woogie pianist
 * Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936–2011), Grammy Award-winning musician and vocalist
 * Eddie Taylor (1923–1985), blues guitarist, songwriter
 * Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (1915–1975), blues musician
 * George Washington Thomas (1883–1937), songwriter
 * Luther Tucker (1936–1993), blues guitarist
 * Muddy Waters (1913–1983), blues musician
 * Johnny “Daddy Stove Pipe” Watson (1867–1963), blues musician
 * Valerie Wellington (1959–1993), actress, opera singer, blues singer
 * Tom Williams (1894–1937) Negro leagues pitcher, Chicago American Giants