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Birth name | Steven Earl Gaines |
Also known as | Okie
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Born | Miami, Oklahoma, U.S. | September 14, 1949
Died | October 20, 1977 Gillsburg, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 28)
Genres | Blues, Southern rock |
Occupation | Guitarist |
Years active | 1964–1977 |
Formerly of | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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.