Queen Candice Anderson

Birth Name:
T.C. Anderson
Birth Date:
July 24, 1913
Birth Place:
Memphis, Tennessee
Death Date:
April 13, 1959
Place of Death:
E.H. Crump Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Age:
0
Cause of Death:
Undisclosed
Cemetery Name:
New Park Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
A talented gospel singer credited with mentoring Mahalia Jackson

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

New Park Cemetery

4536 Horn Lake Road

Memphis, Tennessee, 38119

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Section Queen C Anderson

Grave Location Description

Her large cross is located 3 spaces from the road next to the flag pole

Grave Location GPS

35.0246833, -90.0673833

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popular name: Elvin Shepherd

date_of_death: June 2, 1995

age: 72

cause_of_death: Undisclosed

claim_to_fame: Music

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Dalida

popular name: Dalida

date_of_death: May 3, 1987

age: 54

cause_of_death: Suicide - drug overdose (barbiturates)

claim_to_fame: Music

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Les Brown

popular name: Les Brown

date_of_death: January 4, 2001

age: 88

cause_of_death: Lung cancer

claim_to_fame: Music

best_know_for: Les Brown was an American musician, big band leader and composer best known for his nearly seven decades of work with the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown (1938-2001). The Band of Renown began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils, led by Brown while he was a student at Duke University. During his tenure the band had ten number-one hit songs including "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm", "Sweet and Hot" and "Sentimental Journey" featuring Doris Day. Les Brown and the Band of Renown also performed with Bob Hope on radio, stage and television for almost fifty years. They did 18 USO Tours for American troops around the world, and entertained over three million people. Les Brown was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Today the band performs under the direction of his son, Les Brown, Jr.

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