Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. WebAlso Known As: Cassie LaRue Gaines Died At Age: 29 Family: mother: Cassie LaRue Gaines Died Young Rock Singers Died on: October 20, 1977 place of death: Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States U.S. State: Oklahoma Cause of Death: Plane Crash Recommended Lists: American Celebrities Film & Theater Personalities American We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Woman Killed, Rock Musician Injured In One-Car Accident Van Zant was buried in Jacksonville, Florida, with his signature Texas Hatters hat and his favorite fishing pole (via Mental Floss). At the time, she had never heard of the band and was completely unaware of its growing popularity among fans. Rudge chartered three planes for loved ones to identify the bodies. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Shortly after seeing her perform in the play, Ronnie Van Zant, the lead vocalist and head of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, sent one of his female band members JoJo Billingsley to Cassie in order to offer her the position of the backup singer in the band. WebWas buried next to Steve and Cassie Gaines at Jacksonville Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. In Genes interview, he mentions that he ran to the cock pit and to alert the pilots of the exploded engine and their response was Nothins wrong. To make her acquainted with the band, Billingsley lent her copies of the bands first two albums named (Pronounced 'Lh-'nrd 'Skin-'nrd) and Second Helping. The band's popularity soared in 1974 with their follow-up album, Second Helping, which featured their highest-charting single, "Sweet Home Alabama". According to a Billboard report, he died of natural causes in his sleep. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Many Southern Rock musicians were in attendance, including his Skynyrd and Vision bandmates, their families, Hank Williams Jr. and others. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. On Oct. 20, 1977, leader singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister, back-up Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead The crash took the lives of singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, his sister and backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, and both pilots. According to Louder Sound, a lot of people claimed to have seen a figure dressed in black holding a yellow fishing pole the same color that Ronnie was buried with. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Obviously it is hard to dictate the correct story when various opinions and recollections are thrown out, however, it seems to us as though the pilots were aware of the faulty issues of the plane, did not check to make sure that the plane had enough gas, and did not seem to make an attempt to alert the passengers of their timely death. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Cassie Gaines Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life Steve Gaines (1949-1977) - Find a Grave Memorial Failed to delete flower. As far as rock n roll legends go, the plane crash that killed three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd -- Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines -- as well as members of their crew and the pilots is one story that never fades away. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. The band posted news of his death on its Facebook page but did not say where he died. She and her brother Steve Gains were buried in Orange Park, Florida. Resend Activation Email. She was raised with her brothers Bob and Steve in Miami. There was a problem getting your location. Let's go, man. Mother of Lynyrd Skynyrd members Cassie Gaines and Steve Gaines. Add to your scrapbook. Powell suffered severe facial lacerations, almost losing his nose, but was otherwise relatively uninjured.