▁Death ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁R ame y ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁drug - related ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - six ▁in ▁a ▁Chicago ▁mot el ▁room . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Richmond , ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁there ▁in ▁Glen ▁Hav ens ▁Memorial ▁Gard ens . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Baby ▁H ue y ' s ▁album , ▁The ▁Baby ▁H ue y ▁Story : ▁The ▁Living ▁Leg end , ▁was ▁released ▁post hum ously . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Curt is ▁May field , ▁the ▁album ▁featured ▁several ▁May field ▁compos itions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁Sam ▁Co oke ' s ▁" A ▁Change ▁Is ▁G onna ▁Come " ▁and ▁two ▁original ▁compos itions ▁by ▁R ame y . ▁The ▁album ▁did ▁not ▁sell ▁well ▁upon ▁its ▁original ▁release , ▁and ▁was ▁largely ▁forgotten ▁by ▁the ▁main stream . ▁Today , ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁classic ▁of ▁its ▁period . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Jet ▁magazine ▁ran ▁a ▁small ▁piece ▁claim ing ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁granted ▁authorization ▁to ▁aud it ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁two ▁recording ▁fir ms ▁including ▁Curt om ▁Records . ▁The ▁order ▁also ▁permitted ▁her ▁to ▁evaluate ▁an ▁und et erm ined ▁estate ▁left ▁by ▁him . ▁According ▁to ▁Chicago ▁att orney ▁Vern on ▁M . ▁Rh ine hart , ▁R ame y ▁had ▁a ▁sal ary ▁that