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Eddie Peabody

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Eddie Peabody

Original Name
Edwin Ellsworth Peabody
Birth
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 Nov 1970 (aged 68)
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Plot
Section 19 Masonic, Block B, Grave 256
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Acclaimed Musician. One of the greatest banjo players, his successful career started in 1921 and lasted nearly fifty years. He served in the US Navy as a USN Commander, and toured extensively during WWII, as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars, playing shows to entertain troops. He suffered a fatal heart attack while playing a concert at Lookout House in Covington, Kentucky.
Acclaimed Musician. One of the greatest banjo players, his successful career started in 1921 and lasted nearly fifty years. He served in the US Navy as a USN Commander, and toured extensively during WWII, as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars, playing shows to entertain troops. He suffered a fatal heart attack while playing a concert at Lookout House in Covington, Kentucky.

Bio by: Nino Frasio

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Nino Frasio
  • Added: Feb 1, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7138722/eddie-peabody: accessed ), memorial page for Eddie Peabody (19 Feb 1902–7 Nov 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7138722, citing Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.