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Known as the Kings of the Slow Jamz, R&B masters H-Town was founded in 1990 by twin brothers Keven "Dino" Conner, Solomon “Shazam" Conner and their longtime friend Darryl "GI" Jackson. H-Town is best known for their hits during the early to mid–1990s.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery
12800 Westheimer Road
Houston, Texas, 77077
USA
North America
Map:
Grave Location:
Stations of the Cross, Section 500
Grave Location Description
In the middle towards the right in the section Stations of the Cross. His wife, who also lost her life in the accident, is buried to his right.
Grave Location GPS
29.7408410, -95.6076567
Photos:
Read More About Keven Conner:
Videos Featuring Keven Conner:
Life after Death: Shazam Conner of H-Town
Visiting Dino's Grave On His Birthday
H-Town: Knockin' Da Boots
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Johnny Ace
popular name: Johnny Ace
date_of_death: December 25, 1954
age: 25
cause_of_death: Accidental gunshot to the head
claim_to_fame: Music
best_know_for: A popular R&B singer with a string of eight hits in a row including "Cross My Heart" and "Please Forgive Me", he blew his brains out on Christmas Day between sets after telling everyone ‘It’s okay! Gun’s not loaded… see?’ Interestingly enough, "Pledging My Love" was a posthumous R&B number 1 hit for 10 weeks beginning February 12, 1955, thus Johnny Ace became the first artist to reach the Billboard pop charts only after death.
J.B. Lenoir
popular name: J.B. Lenoir
date_of_death: April 29, 1967
age: 38
cause_of_death: Internal bleeding (untreated) after an auto accident
claim_to_fame: Music
best_know_for: Monticello area native J. B. Lenoir was a distinctive blues artist, in both his high-pitched singing style and the candid political critiques in many of his song lyrics and is best remembered for his 1955 hit “Mama, Talk to Your Daughter". He died on April 29, 1967, in Urbana, Illinois, at the age 38, of internal bleeding related to injuries he had suffered in a car crash three weeks earlier. The 2003 documentary film The Soul of a Man, directed by Wim Wenders as the second installment of Martin Scorsese's series The Blues, explored Lenoir's career, together with those of Skip James and Blind Willie Johnson. In 2011, Lenoir was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Bianca Halstead
popular name: Bianca Halstead
date_of_death: December 15, 2001
age: 36
cause_of_death: Auto accident caused by a drunk driver
claim_to_fame: Music
best_know_for: Halstead performed as a singer and bassist in Los Angeles punk band Butt Trumpet before departing with two other members — guitarists Blare N. Bitch and Sharon Needles — to form Betty Blowtorch. She died during a tour with Nashville Pussy outside of New Orleans when she accepted a ride with a drunk driver.
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