Editing Howlin' Wolf (section)

==Death==
In January 1976, Burnett checked into the [[Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital]] in [[Hines, Illinois]], for kidney surgery. Three days before his death, a [[carcinoma]] was found in his brain. He died from a combination of the tumor, [[heart failure]], and kidney disease on January 10, 1976, at the age of 65.<ref name="Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf"/> He was buried in [[Oakridge Cemetery]], outside Chicago, in a plot in Section 18, on the east side of the road. His gravestone has an image of a guitar and harmonica etched into it.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians|first=Scott|last=Stanton |date=September 8, 2003|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9780743463300 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eEPAQAAQBAJ&q=howlin+wolf+oakridge&pg=PA117}}</ref>