Steve 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	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.