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Del Wood

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Del Wood Famous memorial

Birth
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
3 Oct 1989 (aged 69)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.1475105, Longitude: -86.7325134
Plot
Section 23, Plot 41
Memorial ID
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Country Music Musician. Guest starred on the Grand Ole Opry in 1952 and became a member in 1953. First Female Million-selling artist. Pianist with a thumping Ragtime style. Earned the name "Queen of the Ragtime Pianists" and remained a member of the Grand Ole Opry until her death at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Del had a stroke on September 22nd of 1989, the same day she was scheduled to appear on the Legendary Ladies of Country Music Show at the Grand Ole Opry and died later that same year from complications.
Country Music Musician. Guest starred on the Grand Ole Opry in 1952 and became a member in 1953. First Female Million-selling artist. Pianist with a thumping Ragtime style. Earned the name "Queen of the Ragtime Pianists" and remained a member of the Grand Ole Opry until her death at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Del had a stroke on September 22nd of 1989, the same day she was scheduled to appear on the Legendary Ladies of Country Music Show at the Grand Ole Opry and died later that same year from complications.

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Queen of the Ivories



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jun 17, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10015/del-wood: accessed ), memorial page for Del Wood (22 Feb 1920–3 Oct 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10015, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.