Oklahoma Musicians

Hall of Fame history

Cassie Gaines

Cassie Gaines was a singer and background vocalist associated with Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Honkettes. She died in the October 20, 1977 plane crash that also killed her brother Steve Gaines.

Oklahoma connection

Official OMHOF material says Cassie Gaines was born in Miami, Oklahoma; the 2018 posthumous induction ceremony was held at Miami's Coleman Theatre.

Recognition

The captured Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame roster places this entry under 2018.

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Sources

  1. okmusichall.com/inductees/
  2. okmusichall.com/news/musician-joe-don-rooney-to-be-inducted-into-theoklahoma-music-hall-of-fame-on-july-26-2025/
  3. lynyrdskynyrd.com/history
  4. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2572990/