JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The widow of Ronnie Van Zant, the late lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has confirmed to News4JAX that his final resting place has been moved to a new location in the same cemetery. Rock Musician. The guys hit the dirt and yelling out with what they had left Hey! You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. As part of the festivities to honor Cassie and Steve Gaines, the city of Miami had an entire celebration dedicated to them. Melody and I were never happy with this spot, Judy Van Zant continued. we love you, Your email address will not be published. Cassie at first refused to get on the plane. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. This browser does not support getting your location. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Ketia Daniel, founder of BHM Cleaning Co., is BestReviews cleaning expert. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. His first band recorded its debut at Sun Recording Studio in Memphis, and later bands included RIO Smokehouse and Rusty Day. Artimus Pyle, drummer for the band, stops for a quick picture while en route to the next show. She intended to travel in the tour trucks but boarded the flight due to Van Zant's persuasion. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. However, she had suffered what would end up being life-threatening injuries. At this point, for Artimus Pyle, Marc Frank, and Ken Peden, the only sensible thing left to do was to leave certain death at the crash site, for uncertainty in the swamp. On February 15, 1979, the mother of Steve and Cassie, also named Cassie LaRue Gaines, was killed in an automobile accident near the cemetery where Steve and Cassie are buried. Gaines and her fellow singers Jojo Billingsley and Leslie Hawkins provided a crucial element to the bands distinctive sound. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Comment. GREAT NEWS! Musician. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. There is a problem with your email/password. Your email address will not be published. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. The only thing left was a trail of debris and people. Laying on the ground, still alive for only a moment, to slowly bleed to death. To learn more about ChatGPT and how we can inspire students, we sat down with BestReviews book expert, Ciera Pasturel. The original mausoleum remains in place. Oops, something didn't work. When Lynyrd Skynyrd was in need of a guitar player to replace recently departed Ed King, Cassie recommended her younger brother, Steve, who joined the band soon after. Artimus Pyle emerged with several broken ribs, and bleeding everywhere you could. Cassie LaRue Gaines (January 9, 1948 October 20, 1977) was an American singer, best known for her work with Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Try again later. Steve Gaines was killed instantly upon impact and his sister Cassie Gaines perished as well. Sadly, this decision was made just a day too late. This account has been disabled. Musician. Son of Earl Eli and Vesta Ora Mae (Jones) Gaines Sr. News had spread about the crash and before too long an estimated 3,000 people had swarmed to the crash site. Leon Wilkeson and Billy Powell would both go on to pursue other musical ventures and both have a hand in several Lynyrd Skynyrd re-boots. Wilkeson would eventually be found dead in a hotel room in 2001 at age 49. Resend Activation Email. Drag images here or select from your computer for Steve Gaines memorial. Also in the area are benches bearing inscriptions about music. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. " Died On This Date (October 20, 1977) Cassie Gaines / Lynyrd Skynyrd The Music's Over", "Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash site draws a pilgrimage", "Killing three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd: Apparently in 1977, Aerosmith's flight crew inspected an aircraft for the band. In fact, Lynyrd Skynyrds manager had actually already decided that, once the band reached Baton Rouge, they would be getting a new plane. As the three marched on, feet soaking wet from the water, all odds seemed stacked against the trio. Gene Odom had been thrown from the plane and broke his neck, his skin badly burned and one eye blinded by phosphorus from a de-icing flare that had been aboard. That was all we thought about," Ketcher said. Musician. This account has been disabled. The museum will be open from 9:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, and at 4:00 the official induction will begin at the Hall of Fame. Members of the band that survived the crash said that Cassie actually survived the initial impact. Van Zant and the Gaines siblings were originally laid to rest in nearby plots at Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Orange Park, Florida, with Van Zant entombed in a marble mausoleum. He suffered a heart attack while on break from tour. All reality had been broken and none of the surviving members would ever be the same or view life the same again. Here Are Our Sources: Remembering Lynyrd Skynyrds Deadly 1977 Plane Crash, Jordan Runtagh, The Rolling Stones, What Happened To The Surviving Members Of The Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash?, Micheal Cristopher, Ultimate Classic Rock.com, Falling Free Bird: The Truth About The Infamous Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash Is Stranger Than Fiction, Phil Gibbons, Ranker.com, The Joplin Globe Steve and Cassie Gaines to be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. On the way home, she was involved in a fatal car accident. Comments. Her mom and dad, Bud and LaRue Gaines raised her along with her two brothers, Bob and Steve. Sign up fornewsletters emailed to your inbox. His first band recorded its debut at Sun Recording Studio in Memphis, and later bands included RIO Smokehouse and Rusty Day. He could hear the people moaning, pleading for help. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. This historical marker was erected by Coleman Theatre. Chris Soldt, a Boston photographer who spent much of his life in Jacksonville, recently took a tour of the citys Southern rock graves. [3] Her hesitation was due to a small fire on one of the engines the previous day. Again, emotions were high and decisions had to be made quickly., He was moved to Riverside Memorial Cemetery and was buried. Ever since, the site has served as a shrine for fans, who often leave flowers, guitar picks, an other tokens in tribute to the band members. Oops, we were unable to send the email. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. She was buried near her children. On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina to Baton Rouge, Louisiana crashed outside of Gillsburg, Mississippi. Photo: obviousmag.org. The two tell 2 Works for You back in the day they were looked at as a bunch of hippies. A simple memorial for a simple man.. He has now been laid to rest in a different family plot. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Less than a week after the release of the album, a plane carrying the band crashed into a Mississippi swamp, killing both Steve and Cassie Gaines, Van Zant, and band manager Dean Kilpatrick. Musician. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. He obtained his first guitar at about age 14. MIAMI, OK In tonights dose of good news Some historic rock and roll memorabilia has made its way from Florida all the way to Miami, Oklahoma. Her mother, also named Cassie Gaines, and father Earl Gaines are buried in adjacent plots and memorialized on the same headstone. Rock Musician. Everyone just stood there helpless. cemeteries found in Orange Park, Clay County, Florida, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He was 29 yeas old. The Vintage News Aerosmith Said No, Lynyrd Skynyrd Said Yes To The Plane. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. It was more than 30 years old and had various mechanical problems. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. The years after the crash would be difficult in its own right for surviving members, most of which would experience tragedy and early death themselves. Apparently, it took rescue crews much longer than anticipated to get to the crash scene. Try again later. I said "yes Steve, you're good enough. Jacksonville, the birthplace of Southern rock, is also the final resting place of many who defined the genre. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sang background vocals (one of the Honkettes) for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Search above to list available cemeteries. Try again later. . You need a Find a Grave account to continue. There is a problem with your email/password. Then on the other side, it was Allen in the middle of Dean and Cassie. Musician. The band regularly has different people sit in and play shows with them like Warren Haynes and Dicky Betts. Miamians Steve and Cassie Gaines were musicians and singers for the legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. In the ensuing chaos, souvenir hunters took billfolds, jewelry, suitcases, band merchandise and even chunks of metal from the crash site. We have set your language to However, after performing an inspection of the plane, the bands manager said there was no way he was chartering it. You can make it from here. It was rumored that it was Ed Kings (original guitar player for Lynyrd Skynyrd) wife but it was not confirmed. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. But soon, the helicopters that were heard and seen previously were on the scene. Please try again later. In 2018, both Cassie Gaines and her brother Steve were posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Make sure that the file is a photo. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Try again later. He attempted an emergency landing just outside Gillsburg, Mississippi. Both Steve and Cassie Gaines were killed in the crash. He was 28 years old. In late 1975, Gaines, Billingsley, and Leslie Hawkins formed The Honkettes, a female gospel vocal trio for Skynyrd.[1]. ). to 4:00p.m. Thanks for your help! There was an error deleting this problem. [4], Gaines survived the initial accident but bled to death while rescuers attempted to reach the accident site and remove victims for medical treatment. Failed to remove flower. That farm belonged to a young dairy farmer named Johnny Mote. She shipped these clothes to us just to have them on loan as kind of a piece of not only Steve and Cassie, but then some of the pieces within it that was made by their mother LaRue. Says Jordan Boid, Dobson Memorial Director. On October 20, 1977, Cassie Gaines and the rest of Lynyrd Skynyrd were playing a show at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in South Carolina. The band was asked to fly there in a Convair CV-240 that had been chartered to carry them to the next stop on their tour. Crying, praying, and counting the dead to see who they would never hug, play music with, and enjoy company with again. He was just a good guy, he was a good person, always treated everybody well. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Born Steven Earl Gaines, the son of Cassie Hatfield and Earl Gaines. based on information from your browser. Try again later. Thank you for signing up to the Rocks Off. The problem was, Cassie Gaines had never heard of the band and didnt know any of their music. privacy policy, by continuing you accept our