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  string(156) "Grave of Mark Sandman. Mark Sandman was born on September 24, 1952 and died in Giardini del Principe, Palestrina, Italy due to Heart attack on July 3, 1999."
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  string(174) "Grave of Bunk Johnson. Bunk Johnson was born on December 27, 1885 and died in 638 Franklin Street, New Iberia, Louisiana due to Lingering effects of a stroke on July 7, 1949."
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Bukka White

Birth Name:

Booker T Washington White

Birth Date:

November 12, 1906

Birth Place:

Houston, Mississippi

Death Date:

February 26, 1977

Place of Death:

Memphis, Tennessee

Age:

70

Cause of Death:

Cancer

Cemetery Name:

New Park Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Music

A master blues guitarist and vocalist, he was also B.B. King's uncle

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

New Park Cemetery

4536 Horn Lake Road

Memphis, Tennessee, 38119

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Devotion, Division II

Grave Location Description

His simple flat marker is about 20 feet from the road

Grave Location GPS

35.0261667, -90.0824833

Photos:

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Videos Featuring Bukka White:

Bukka White -Parchman Farm Blues

Bukka White - Aberdeen Mississippi Blues

Bukka White - Fixin' To Die Blues

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