Coffin of late bluesman, who died after fleeing Katrina, was unearthed by
Ike. September 16, 2008
[image: Clarenc 'Gatemouth' Brown]
*Late blues legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown" – who fled from his
adopted New Orleans home during Hurricane Katrina and died shortly after
resettling in his hometown on the Gulf Coast – has now had his permanent
rest disturbed by Hurricane Ike.
According to The Associated Press, the Grammy winner's casket was one
of dozens at Sparrow Funeral Home that floated up from the ground as Ike's
gulf and rain waters flooded Hollywood Cemetery, an all-black burial ground
on the west side of Bogalusa, LA on the Sabine River.
Two days after Ike reached land, water gurgled and bubbled ominously
from submerged graves and "graveware" trinkets left behind by mourners
became debris littering the ground, reported the AP.
The top of Brown's vault had popped off, and his bronze casket had
floated away. But three jars of Bama grape jelly remained by his aluminum
marker, no doubt left by a fan of his instrumental classic "Grape Jelly."
The 81-year-old musician was living in the New Orleans suburb of
Slidell when Katrina destroyed the city. Dying of lung cancer, he evacuated
to Texas and was never able to return. He died on Sept. 10, 2005, not two
weeks after the storm.
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