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Russell Eugene Gardner

Birth: 16 Feb 1866
Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 17 Sep 1938 (aged 72)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Bellefontaine Cemetery

Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 38.6903043, Longitude: -90.2262051
Plot: Block 342, Lot 6325
Memorial ID: 6249591 View Source

St. Louis millionaire and vehicle manufacturer. Mr. Gardner began his business career as a manufacturer of hickory spokes for carriage wheels. He liked "Jogo Blues" by W.C. Handy so much that he sent twenty dollar bills to the bandstand every time Handy played it on stage in St. Louis. So, in honor of Mr. Gardner, Handy named one of his compositions the "St. Louis Blues."

St. Louis millionaire and vehicle manufacturer. Mr. Gardner began his business career as a manufacturer of hickory spokes for carriage wheels. He liked "Jogo Blues" by W.C. Handy so much that he sent twenty dollar bills to the bandstand every time Handy played it on stage in St. Louis. So, in honor of Mr. Gardner, Handy named one of his compositions the "St. Louis Blues."

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Created by: Connie Nisinger
Added: Mar 10, 2002
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6249591/russell_eugene-gardner: accessed ), memorial page for Russell Eugene Gardner (16 Feb 1866–17 Sep 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6249591, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Connie Nisinger (contributor 74).

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