Miami in Ottawa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Steve & Cassie Gaines
Miamians Steve and Cassie Gaines were musicians and singers for the legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Cassie was an original member of the "Honkettes", the female back-up singers for the band. She helped get her brother, Steve, an audition. Steve wrote some of the famous songs for the band's 1977 album "Street Survivors". Popular and well known throughout America, both were killed in a plane crash on October 20, 1977 while touring with the Lynyrd Skynyrd band.
Erected by Coleman Theatre.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Entertainment • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1824.
Location. 36° 52.609′ N, 94° 52.669′ W. Marker is in Miami, Oklahoma, in Ottawa County. Marker is on Main Street (Route 66) (U.S. 69) south of 2nd Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the Coleman Theatre Celebrity Park Wall of Fame. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 North Main Street, Miami OK 74354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. David Froman (here, next to this marker); Moscelyne Larkin (here, next to this marker); Charles Banks Wilson (here, next to this marker); Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens (here, next to this marker); Carol Littleton (here, next to this marker); David Osborne (here, next to this marker); Bill Hudson Hastings (here, next to this marker); Steve Owens (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.
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Also see . . .
1. Steve Gaines. All Music website entry (Submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Steve Gaines. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Cassie Gaines. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. The Coleman Theatre. Theater website homepage (Submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,155 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on February 1, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.