MUSICIAN

Steve Gaines

1949 - 1977

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Gaines has received more than 2,116,230 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Gaines is the 1,823rd most popular musician, the 9,239th most popular biography from United States and the 697th most popular American Musician.

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  • 44.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Gaines ranks 1,823 out of 3,175. Before him are Bootsy Collins, Nick Rhodes, Jovdat Hajiyev, Simon Barere, Emmanuel Pahud, and Seasick Steve. After him are Keith Levene, Barry Harris, Micky Moody, Pete Doherty, Terry Kath, and Scott Gorham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Steve Gaines ranks 571. Before him are Dan Ar Braz, Boris Plotnikov, Marc Garneau, Francisco Aguilar, Témime Lahzami, and Alberto Cardaccio. After him are Ishenbai Kadyrbekov, Jean-Jacques Favier, Jonathan Kellerman, Ieremia Tabai, Wenceslao Padilla, and Flora Gomes. Among people deceased in 1977, Steve Gaines ranks 235. Before him are Richard Brauer, Karl Kreutzberg, Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Irene Steer, Alexey Gribov, and Birger Rosengren. After him are Betty Taylor, Andy Devine, Carroll Quigley, Mary Ford, Ivo Radovniković, and Carlo Biotti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Gaines ranks 9,239 out of 20,380. Before him are Gwen Torrence (1965), Lamar Hunt (1932), Judee Sill (1944), Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Clyde King (1898), and Peter Segal (1962). After him are Alex Hannum (1923), DJ Qualls (1978), Roy Acuff (1903), Scott Caan (1976), John C. Pemberton (1814), and Nikki Reed (1988).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Gaines ranks 697. Before him are Joe Bonamassa (1977), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Larry Adler (1914), Chris Broderick (1970), Bootsy Collins (1951), and Seasick Steve (1951). After him are Barry Harris (1929), Terry Kath (1946), Scott Gorham (1951), George Adams (1940), Herbert Stothart (1885), and Tadd Dameron (1917).

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