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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.
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Steven Earl Gaines was born on the 14th of September in 1949 in Miami, Oklahoma. He died tragically on the 20th of October in 1977. He is widely known as the vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 to October 1977. Cassie Gaines, the band’s backup vocalist, was his older sister. In 1964, when he was just fifteen, he went to ...
In December of 1975, Cassie Gaines, Steve’s older sister, was inducted into Lynyrd Skynyrd’s The Honkettes, a group of female singers who sang backup vocals for the band. At the time, the band was in need of a new guitarist to replace the position of Ed King who departed from the band in the middle of 1975. Cassie began suggesting her brother for t...
On October 13, 1977, the band departed on a tour in their old plane to support and promote their new album. A plane that had problems the previous year. On October 19, they performed a concert in Greenville, the last song they performed being “Free Bird.” Three days after the release of Street Survivorsand five dates into their highest selling tour...
In 1977, the body of Steve Gaines was cremated and his ashes buried in Orange Park, Florida. However, they had to relocate it to a new location after his and Van Zant’s tombs were broken into. In 1988, MCA Records released the recordings Steve Gaines had made with John Ryan (producer) in the album titled One in the Sun. After thirteen long years of...
Learn about the life and legacy of Steve Gaines, the guitarist, singer, and songwriter who joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1976 and died in a plane crash in 1977. Discover his musical influences, solo album, and contributions to the band's Street Survivors.
Aug 23, 2015 · Steve Earl Gaines September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977. Steve Gaines guitar skills made a big contribution in the later success of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not only could Steve play amazing licks, but he could also sing as well as write great songs as 'I know a Little' on Street Survivors album proves.
Oct 20, 2022 · Artimus Pyle, the only living original member of the band on the flight, remembers the 1977 crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines. The crash occurred three days after the release of the album \"Street Survivors\".
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STEVE GAINES. "The eloquence of Steve Gaines' music was its truth and simplicity. During the years he spent as a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd before the tragic plane crash that ended his life, Steve made an enormous contribution to what was already a legendary American rock n roll band.
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Jun 25, 2007 · I Know A Little - Steve Gaines. DeRealMan. 585 subscribers. Subscribed. 3.3K. 572K views 16 years ago. Steve Gaines performing I Know A Little Live, before joining Skynyrd ...more. Steve...
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140. 12K views 1 year ago. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama, Live at Oakland Coliseum Stadium in 1977 (just 3 months before the plane crash that killed vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, backing vocalist...
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