This article is about the guitarist. For the clergyman, see Steve Gaines (pastor). For the writer, see Steven Gaines.
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Steve Gaines
Background information
Birth name
Steven Earl Gaines
Also known as
Okie
Crawdaddy
Born
(1949-09-14)September 14, 1949 Miami, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died
October 20, 1977(1977-10-20) (aged 28) Gillsburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Genres
Blues, Southern rock
Occupation(s)
Guitarist
Years active
1964–1977
Formerly of
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Musical artist
Steven Earl Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. He is best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist with rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 until his death in the October 1977 airplane crash that claimed other band members and crew. His older sister Cassie Gaines, a backup vocalist with the band, also died in the crash.
recorded for the album was Gaines' third gig with the band. Ed King and SteveGaines were both born on September 14, 1949. Gaines' guitar-picking and songwriting...
Steve and Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, as well as pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray. Though Cassie Gaines initially...
road-manager and three band members (Van Zant, Gaines, and Gaines' older sister, backup singer Cassie Gaines), and severely injuring most who survived the...
their chartered airplane crashed, killing Van Zant, SteveGaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines; and seriously injuring the rest of the band. Lynyrd...
Family and Rogers' successor, SteveGaines. On July 10, 2005, members voted to make SteveGaines the new pastor. Gaines previously served as pastor at...
injuries suffered after the aircraft struck a tree. Bandmates SteveGaines and Cassie Gaines, along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter...
member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist SteveGaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick...
Fancy. He was replaced the following year by SteveGaines, who was recommended by his sister Cassie Gaines after she had recently joined as one of the...
just left the Jacksonville, Florida band Lizzy Borden with SteveGaines' brother, Bob Gaines, as drummer. Owings was then 20 years old. Day was fatally...
Gillsburg, Mississippi, which left members Ronnie Van Zant, SteveGaines and Cassie Gaines dead and the rest suffering severe lacerations, broken bones...
lead singer and songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist SteveGaines, and backing singer Cassie Gaines. The album was released in September 1976. It was certified...
the lives of singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist SteveGaines, his sister and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, and...
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SteveGaines in 1976. Gaines was killed in a plane crash along with his sister Cassie Gaines and Van Zant on October 20, 1977. Coincidentally, Steve Gaines...
"You Got That Right" is a song written by Ronnie Van Zant and SteveGaines, who also trade off vocals on the song. It was recorded by the Southern rock...
One in the Sun is credited as the only solo album by SteveGaines, best known as a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was recorded with Crawdad band mates...
plane crash killed frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist SteveGaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines and road manager Dean Kilpatrick. The band's lineup for...
lead vocalist and songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist SteveGaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, assistant Road Manager Dean Kilpatrick, and the two...
Ghastly Awards' Hall of Fame. Gaines was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish household. His father was Max Gaines, who as publisher of the All-American...
departure in 2017. Gaines was born in Portland, Oregon, into a German family, whose ancestry was that of the Volga Germans. When Gaines was four years old...
Shook Gaines is an American composer, musician, and writer. He is the son of novelist Charles Gaines and artist Patricia Ellisor Gaines. Gaines was born...
claimed the lives of Lynyrd Skynyrd members Ronnie Van Zant, SteveGaines, Cassie Gaines, and three others. As the passengers braced for impact, Rossington...
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