Steve Gaines Live- Alone In The Multitude

[johann2779]

fuck i love this song

[PinBot1961]

My brother, me and some friends had tickets to their 1977 concert here in Baton Rouge La. where they were headed when tragedy hit the band.The remaining band members plus brother Johnny VanZant did make it into town Ten years later in a 1987 survivor/ reunion tour.Ticket holders of the 1977 concert that didn't get to see them then,...got to see them then and got to keep their unused ticket.The concert was the best and to this day i still have my unused ticket.Also i"m getting choked up now.

[CerpinTaxt1983]

the best gituar player out of the 3 of them not to tak anything away from them though they are all amazing

[LutherRayable]

232 and ZERO just for you STEVE GAINES! Rest in heavenly grace.You left us too soon,must have been needed for something alwfully important.VERY BEST REGARDS

[troyf83]

Master of both the Gibson Les Paul and the Fender Stratocaster and for good measure played a wicked slide that would have gotten the attention of the great Duane Allman. How many other great guitar players ever had that on their resumes. Fly high Okie! Lost way too soon 10/20/1977....

[rysiuriedel1976]

My uttermost love to Steve Gaines. Throughout, I can't help asking what guitarist he would be playing today? Simultaneously, what means the best? TY

[bigkittysmile]

all i can figure is that they needed him in the angel band.

[bigkittysmile]

220 likes, 0 dislikes! what an awesome slide, lead player, writer and person. wow. he still inspires me bigtime.

[aleutianoutlaw]

So what band was this with? CDs?

[wkevin11]

That Okie could play!

[tsawkeedatalle]

That's what Oklahoma sounds like!



[soulsound24]

Can't get enough of this song...

[USA1Beast]

i love skynyrd but this band should've been famous cause of this steve

[murcia1975]

Simply AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wonderful music..

[Adrienne82]

this is CRAWDAD....the drummer for this band was like a dad to me.......mudville remembers crawdad!

[TonyBeazley]

@Adrienne82 miss them much also..hope you are well Adrienne....I'm not much on myspace anymore...

[motretrac761]

The man was one of the best, god rest his soul.



[rawzone1]

Steven Earl Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. He is most well-known as a guitarist and songwriter for southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and is the younger brother of Cassie Gaines, who was also a member of the band. He was born on the same day as Ed King, whom he would replace as a guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1976.... (Wiki)

[70brine]

To think this man was only 28 when he left this world. Can only imagine some of the music that would of could of been. RIP.

[valdi9165]

Steve gaines was already a prodigy at a young age. a shark. Lead guitar, country chicken picken, blues, and the list goes on. He would have probobly made great fame like SRV . The 3 guitar force that skynyrd had was impeccable. Collins , rossington and king also very awesome players each with there own style but steve was a gem.

[hawkman350]

Stevie Gaines was undoubtedly one of the best guitarists to ever walk the planet.

[98superglide1]

Holy smokes that was just awesome......some good slide guitar...thanks for posting it..I love  good blues...

[70brine]

Like it. Really cool funky tune.

[jamminman98]

The Southern Rock section in Heaven is stacked with greats. I can't wait to get there!

[flashbang504]

Nice Jam!

[sixaxle]

GENIUS!!! 

[TheBlakem]

my favorite....... RIP Steve... 

[guitarslinger75]

no dislikes sweet theres hope for this world afterall

[NotJoe101]

@guitarslinger75 Amen

[MrFuznubz]

@guitarslinger75 thats so freaking awesome, just goes to show how amazing steve gaines is!

[Weismann]

Do any one know where to get this song? its not on one in the sun.

[19simone81]

Adoro Steve Gains...! Era uno dei migliori chitarristi che riusciva maggiormete a dare forte emozioni a chi lo ascoltava...! Peccato che come dicevano i Queen "Only the good die young"...

[bobcooter1]

@19simone81 That's right Dude!

[downpaymentblues311]

just wondering where you found this tune ? off what album ? i have to buy it... please a little help...love One in the Sun.... Gaines was sooooo talented and just peakin when he went home.... thanks for any info on other albums hes on....

[ackide]

such a shame that " one in the sun " is his only album recorded , i could listen to steve's music forever , so original and supreme . steve your a freakin legend mate!! RIP!

[StrawHatSunGirl]

rock on steve gaines!!!!!

[StrawHatSunGirl]

killer tunes.. forever rock it out Steve.. R.I.P. dear RVZ n SG!!!

[StrawHatSunGirl]

kick dem mules and rock it out Steve!!!! rock on LS forever!!!!

[dalet63]

sounds like frank zappa

[hairdoggy]

What an awesome guitarist! I wish I could get all of his tracks that were ever recorded! RIP my brother STEVE!

[Azar7319]

were can i get these songs on CD. anyone who hasn't seen "you got that right" live must check it out steve gaines plays the most badass solo you've ever seen at the end it's my favorite youtube vid!

[kossoff77]

who sing?

[sc96boy]

@kossoff77 steve gaines

[kossoff77]

@sc96boy thank, nice voice

[jaguarlord1980]

Steve Gaines was the greatest guitar slinger in the world. He'll come back in another hundred years.

[Cuddleschonkles]

I love good old Steve, I think he was Skynyrd's most soulful guitar player. Allen Collins looked the coolest

[string6]

Oh man,Skynyrd was my fav. band, but steve added that thing that brought it all together. Cassie new what he would add to the band forsure. Ronnie was insightful and new what Steve would bring to the band. What I liked about the band was that Rossington and collins new what was before them and excepted it and new that gaines made them complete with three guitars wining together. I love my music, but I have yet to be so in awe of a band as I was in SKYNYRD.

[finishplaster]

This song reminds me of Warren Haynes.

[fubb1977]

No words can describe how great a guitar player n person steve was he was amazing just like allen collins was amazing but their all still here in spirit n their music lives on forever i miss them everyday they will never be another band as great as LYNYRD SKYNYRD GOD BLESS THEM ALL

[banone2323]

Steve Gaines was one bad gutuir player

[mike47ashling]

Steve Gaines.... Nothing more to be said, a totally class act among many other very talented people, I still lament that sad day, I have grown older, he has not R.I.P. Steve

[pongman04]

Steve Gaines,Steve Gaines,Steve Gaines. By far the most talented of all the Skynyrd pickers; of fuckin' course it figures that all we were granted by the guitar gods was one mere studio album and one live album with your incredible vision and guitar prowess displayed for all to see. Christ, where you would have taken Skynyrd next nobody knows.But you had them on the verge of unfuckinbelievable greatness. RIP, Steve. YOU WERE THE MAN.

[djpetenice]

@pongman04 Fuckin' a right, best comment ever man.

[pongman04]

@djpetenice Thanks for the kind words, my friend, I appreciate it.

[DEEPERBLU98]

@pongman04 PURTY MUCH SEZ IT ALL RIGHT THERE,  DUNNIT.

[phartsdust]

Lived in Miami, Ok. back in the late 60's. Steve played in a band called "Pink Peach Mob. Last time i watched them play was at some hick bar in Kansas. Why do the good die young????Why do jerks live forever, ???

[gonzoD40]

I have been very fortunate to hang out with and learn licks from cats who played with Steve in Crawdad. The man's soul lives on through his teachings. I am currently passing some of this on to my son who is 16 and is enjoying some of Steves creations as well...pay it forward, it's what Steve would have wanted!

[Adam1986London]

had steve not died he'd be up there with jeff beck and all other legends. to us hes a legend but its a shame that a lot of people dont know him. one of the most amazing guitarist ever

[n9969]

my new favorite song...steve gaines is amazing!

[twostrokeornill1]

I'm so glad these gems are finially becoming available. Thanx. Really..

[dremer77]

@twostrokeornill1 Where are his other lost recordings? I only Have One In The Sun

[SteveGaines]

@dremer77  Go to Steve Gaines.com

[Jegor666]

Musical genius along with Allen Collins and Gary Rossington

[GRINGO1958]

god bless.

[thedriver3149]

I Beleive STEVE GAINES IS the Best EVER!!!Imagine where H`ed be TODAY??? Mike W driver #1!! L.S.

[redbudslim]

this song is on a japanese bootleg called teaching an oakie to fly, these is steves band detroit, you can order the cd online just type in the title its well worth it about 15 detroit songs on disc 2, and speaking of this sounding like little feat, you should have heard Crawdad play "Skin it back" by little feat, smokin version, there are lots of us from Miami that have hours and hours of live Crawdad, and Teresa has put out a couple of Cd's that can be ordered off the website

[SgtSlickSleeve]

Stevie Gains!!! Don't get any better. Taken way to soon! Another casualty in the long list of those that get caught up on that pro music train.. I know Damn WELL if I ever had the chance for tha ride, I'M GONE!!!I'm one of the few that were lucky enough to see him live. 1977 Anaheim Stadium.

[scrapiom]

Mate,you have just made me so envious.

Steve is THE MASTER for me.

[ritcheyrocker]

my dad saw them May 20,1977 in Rupp Arena!!!R.I.P. Steve, Ronnie, Cassie, Allen, Dean, Leon, Billy, Hughie, and Ean Evans

[25drums25]

Does your dad have any pictures or memories of that night in Rupp?If I could only travel back in time!Skynyrd was firing on all cylinders with the addition of Artimus and Steve.May 20th, 1977 exactly five months before it all came to an abrupt end.

[bulldog530]

What a talent he was, holy shit. I've listened to Skynyrd my whole life, but I am just now discovering Steve Gaines solo stuff. Its no wonder Ronnie Van Zant was so in awe of this guy. Supreme talent, taken way too early RIP.

[rvz77]

exactly. thanks. me too

[scrapiom]

Mate,just writing to share your opinion.

As long as we remember they are alive.

[basswaccer]

Does anyone know if there are any Crawdaddy recordings out there?

Thanks

[GTX1123]

outstanding slide work. sounds a bit like Johnny Winter

[Azar7319]

10 out of a possible 5 stars

[oldsrktrcer]

im having a hard time finding this song to download or find on an album does anyone know where i can find it or what album its on

[lesburst]

Reminds me very much of Free, sounds like Paul Rodgers. Very good post, love it.

[mike47ashling]

Thank you, I have been listening to this song for ages, and trying to think of who it reminded me of, and you are spot on its Free and paul Rodgers

[lesburst]

Glad I got that itch out of your brain, such a great song isnt it!!

Best wishes Mike47.

Thnx for replying.

[moeblues04]

reminds me of Little Feat...he definitely has a Lowell George feel on this

[juttin39]

they were

[mike47ashling]

Even 32 years on I still lament the passing of this fabulously talented man, sadly we only saw a brief glimpse of what would have been a very very long career

[loucatuu]

great voice!!!!!!

[bmfoto]

dont forget Joe Dimaggio

[rileyronco]

man, what a voice! go figure his wife, theresa saw and heard somethin in him! hahaha. what a guy. such a talented and loving human being! i only wish we could have gotten more out of this guy cuz he had SUCH talent! raw, southern voice that you don't hear much anymore these days! STEVE GAINES FORVER!!! =)))

[wholelottadc]

great song! steve's a legend.

[Janders52]

With him it's like he had "it" and was only able to give the world a brief glimpse of what would've been like if he would've stuck around. He was an amazing talent and the way him , allen , and gary complimented each other. I really think lynyrd skynyrd if they could've survived the way they should have would've been the best rock band of all time.

[miller8856]

you damn right on that

[lits]

check.

[mollyhatchet221]

is this Skynyrd or just Steve Gaines?

[DeRealMan]

This is a Pre-Skynyrd band Steve Gaines was in.

[Adrienne82]

@mollyhatchet221

this is crawdad. skynyrd had nothing to do with this man.

[jamminman98]

This is a brilliant piece of work by a truly brilliant human-being.

RIP Billy Powell

P.S.venividi...don't forget SRV

[venividivici44bc]

Steve Gaines death was definitely a tragic loss,just like Duane Allman,Jimi Hendrix,Paul Kossoff,Randy Rhoads. All will be copied,emulated,talked and written about for years to come.Gone too soon.

[circlelinenvertedv]

mister gaines had it all

no telling how high the sky

woulda taken him

if the sky didnt take him

too soon way way too soon

☮

[rickijake7080]

WOW!This a great tune;is it Steve solo or with SKYNYRD'and was it ever officially released ,if not where can this song be found?THANKS SO MUCH DUDE!!31 yrs ago yesterday{RIP}.

[Samagorny]

steve solo, ask Derealman, hes got a link 2 the song

[duanekuiper]

STEVE

[Samagorny]

steve and allen r my favs, both of them were totaly fucking awesum, every member of skynyrd is. Ronnie and steve r amazing singers, leon may not be the best bassist in the world but i love his sweet home bass. Ed king cant sing 4 toffy but him and gary are soo kool 2. Billys a ledge when he playes 2 keyboards at once and artimus WHY!! THOSE POOR KIDS!

[fiddlefolk]

the reason steve gaines was such an asset was that he was the closest to fill the shoes of ed king. Steve is great and i'm not taking anything at all away from him but ed king played killer slide and great guitar and left a huge whole when he left. the band was lucky enough to find a great replacement in steve. RIP to all its lost members.

[lowfreq58]

Samagorny, do yourself a favor: forget a frickin tab and just sit down and learn the song the way you hear it.

[Samagorny]

i cant as i explained, i suck at that, if anyone is willing 2 learn it by ear and then tab it, i would be most obliged

[Thurble]

Samagorny, ya gotta try man! If you can't figure songs out and play by ear, you won't ever be worth a shit!

[Samagorny]

i know but ive onli been playin less than a year! i cant do it now, maybe in around 2/3 years ill manage 2 play by ear

[Thurble]

Yeah.. and the more you do it, the easier it gets.

[Samagorny]

hmm ill give it a go, and if i get it, ill link the tab 2 here

[onesweetbear4you]

They are all good.Each has his own style and method but they all shine.

[Samagorny]

could anyone tab this song for guitar? cos i wana play it but i cannot tab anything for the life of me :P

[OrderOfTheDragon67]

Learn it by ear.

[CatNika]

Steve, was a young 28 year old who had the greatest potential of being one of the best of his kind, so sorry that plane fell out of the sky on Oct. 20, 1977.

[Samagorny]

Such a great song..and this was his early stuff...man wat greatness would he be spewing out at 1000 buckets per second now? he would be the artist of the decade fo show

[rockitmanjohn]

Killer... when are we going to get country boys driving that roots rock 'n' roll again??

[clayp72]

The voice, his guitar talent. Skynyrd litterally stumbled into a stream of gold with him. Just imagine the 1977 lineup doing an Unplugged......

[Freebird10201977]

Steve Gaines truly was a outstanding song-writer and guitar-player there is no doubt about that. Steve Gaines, Allen Collins, and Gary Rossington were three of a kind on stage. The trio made every show they played so powerful and electric. Especially with the performance of0 "That Smell". Every time I listen to the guitar solos in that song I get goosebumps. In my opinion Steve was the best guitarist Lynyrd Skynyrd ever had.

[HarryBarber08]

Steve may have been the most talented out of the three but if you listen to any Skynyrd song Gary was the back bone. with out Gary it just wouldn't be the same.That's why Gary always was and always be my favourite.

[Freebird10201977]

I don't know if I would say that Gary Rossington is always the back-bone because you don't always hear him the most. For example, in "Freebird", "I Got The Same Old Blues", and "Travelin' Man" he uses the slide so he is really out in the open put probably most of the time he is just strumming chords -for example, in songs such as "Sweet Home Alabama, "Cheatin' Woman", and "I Never Dreamed".

[HarryBarber08]

It's true but when you listen to the live recordings Gary's guitar sounds so much fuller and louder compared to Allen's. But then again Steve's had the most unique sound that fit in with Gary and Allen's sound so well and him and Gary's slide work was just supperb.

[Freebird10201977]

Well let's just say this, each guitarist rather it is Gary Rossington, Alan Collins, Ed King, or Steve Gaines has their turn carry the song. Honestly, but respectfuly I don't think Rossington was (always) the back-bone of the trio. I agree that Gary's slide-guitar playing and folk-chord playing were both major contributions to the band.

[HarryBarber08]

Your're right Gary wasn't always the back-bone but he played a big role, as did everyone else. And thank you for this discussion. It's nice to conversate with someone with such great Skynyrd Knowledge. Haha.

[Freebird10201977]

Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, and Alan Collins were the bands main song-writers. Billy wrote one song, "Whiskey Rock-A-Roller", which was featured as the last track on Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1975 release, "Nuthin' Fancy". I heard in an interview with Ronnie Van Zant that Leon Wilkeson, and Billy Powell were starting to want to write more, but unfortunately weren't able to due to the tragic plane crash on the evening of Thursday, October 20, 1977. Anyway, you're welcome- you have my thanks also.

[Samagorny]

hey dont leave out leon..his bassing is emmence

[duanekuiper]

Lost Potential. Long Live Steve!

[High5150Roller]

i want this on my MP3 :(

[maxwellshow]

wicked song.....love it...need more of this...

[porkpiedrummer]

where I can I find this out to download, Love SG!

[High5150Roller]

his voice... is better than Ronnie's...( not saying Ronnie isn't amazing) but Steve's voice is no doubt more in-tune and better sounding. and dont forget he plays some pretty insane guitar there

[tuhurricanefb]

If you guys like this check out his solo album ,MCA released it in the 80s, called ONE IN THE SUN!! He made it right before he joined Skynyrd and it originally wasnt going to be released. Its on ITUNES

[gunsnchains]

Yeah, I'm a huge Gaines fan - it's a shame he died so young - I really thought he could've been another Clapton. I've heard One in the Sun and I wasn't crazy about it ( except for the title track) probably because he used his best stuff for Street Survivors. Look at the credits and you'll see he wrote almost all of them except "That Smell". Long live the music of Steve Gaines...

[nittylicious13]

God this man was so talented!! RIP Steve... miss you man

[High5150Roller]

holy crap what an artist. so talented. Steve Gaines was amazing

[lebtu]

That's about as awesome as awesome gets!!

[swennsyever9]

this cut is so friggin good -- solid hook, nice tempo, good lyrics, sung well...

no tellin' how far sg coulda gone

what an absolute freakin' shame, didnt seem like he woulda done an ego trip either.

i think he wouldve eventually put out his own solo disc & w/ the xposure from ls it wouldve broke big. i think he woulda left skynrd but on good terms i hope.

yknow sometimes the way god acts sure is tuff to figgur ...giv a guy his big break and b4 it even settles in its gone

peace2all

[High5150Roller]

ah the plane crash stopped lynyrd skynyrd from going on and making more songs because the crash killed ronnie which is the main ingredient in lynyrd skynyrd... and steve gaines made lynyrd skynyrd THAT much better

[BKW1951]

My God! This was simply amazing; what a kick ass talented player! From what I just heard, Mr. Gaines could easily have been out on his own making big hits. "Roll Over Beethoven"!

[SoupandSalads]

If only the plane he was one made it to the airport

[DeRealMan]

or the field that was less than 100 yards away. Yeah... thats how close they were to a smoother landing :(

[johnsmdm]

what a cool song..anyone know these lyrics, "truth is in your head"? I thought I heard, "too many leaders"?..the lyrics sound simple and deep..

[hayseed6969]

god bless steve,,,,r.i.p. the master

[hermanmunster61]

what a shame steve was on his way to being one of the greats of all time up with duane(sky dog) allman love ya bro. R.I.P.

[bdiddy32]

amen to that

[thatsmell1]

this song is the shiznit lol

[jerryriff]

Holy crap this song is awsome! My only problem with it is I cant find it anywhere else other than youtube..........Does anyone know where I can find this thing? i looked on limewire but I couldnt find a damn thing there.

[DeRealMan]

PM me. I'll talk to ya about it

[ward185]

where can I get this download? thanks for the video!!

[TonyBeazley]

download firefox and click the button in the lower right corner of the browser.....

[TonyBeazley]

great stuff ..what a cool cat!!!!!

[SteveGLS]

You know Steve touched many lives along the way.

He only lived to be 28 years old and we are still remembering him 30 years after the plane crash.

Thank You Mr. Gaines for everything...

[rjoh107]

Steve was 29 you MORON!

[DeRealMan]

No.. Steve was 28.. YOU Moron

[tuesdayisgone]

this song is simply amazing, Steve really knows how to work in that slide

[Bcrunkin]

its not but its amazing

[Bcrunkin]

is this song on itunes

[DeRealMan]

I highly doubt it. altho idk it might be

[frankofyl]

Yes it is!

[Zboots]

I will never get enough Steve Gaines. A true treasure.

[frankofyl]

Steve Gaines deserves to be remembered as one of the all-time greats - such a tragedy that such a talented guy should die so young...

[JohnRipcum69]

One of the best!

[blufool1]

I met Steve in 1971. I was a high school student at Miami High in Oklahoma. What a talent. What a class act he was. We miss you brother.

[mengele88]

play it Okie :)

[dalejams2skynyrd]

He was in a band called "crawdaddy" back in the early days in Oklahoma!

Cool dude, and very very much missed!

[blufool1]

I met steve when i was going to high school in miami oklahoma. i saw him perform with crawdad many times. Mostly at the Ranch in Galena, Kansas. He was an awesome talent and a prince of a man.. We miss you brother steve.

[Billykid514]

WOW THIS IS GREAT!!!!!

[skitzianist]

steve gaines owns

[jesusbass43]

steve was one of the best

[imupwiddat]

Yowza! Listen to that singin' an' playin'! Kicin' it in the ass ..... miss ya Steve.

[TonyBeazley]

What a groove!!!!!!! He was badass ;)

[beansnake]

It's not that he's a killer with the axe and doin' the slide so fantastic, the whole band is groovin' amazingly, man this is a beauty...

[eski502]

He was awesome.

[nicoleakalilqueenie]

See ya in Rock n Roll Heaven Brother...