Death thumb|right|150px|Yancey's grave at Lincoln Cemetery Jimmy Yancey died of a diabetes-induced stroke in his native Chicago on September 17, 1951, and was buried at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
Death thumb|right|150px|Yancey's grave at Lincoln Cemetery Jimmy Yancey died of a diabetes-induced stroke in his native Chicago on September 17 1951, and was buried at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.