1. Roy James Gaines was an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
13 Facts About Roy Gaines
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Roy Gaines wrote and recorded the song "A Hell of a Night", which was first issued on his 1982 album Gainelining.
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Roy Gaines was the younger brother of the blues musician Grady Gaines.
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Originally a piano devotee, Roy Gaines moved to playing the guitar in his adolescence.
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In 1955, Roy Gaines played as a backing musician on recordings by Bobby Bland, Junior Parker and Big Mama Thornton.
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Roy Gaines later backed Roy Milton and then Chuck Willis, and he worked again with Walker.
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Roy Gaines released two low-key albums in 1956 and a couple more in the 1960s for small record companies.
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In 1966, Roy Gaines became part of Ray Charles's backing band.
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Roy Gaines was a backing musician in sessions with the Everly Brothers, the Supremes, Bobby Darin, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight.
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Roy Gaines worked primarily as a sideman, but he released a solo album, Gainelining, in 1982.
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Roy Gaines had a small part in the 1985 film The Color Purple.
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The album includes the song "Miss Celie's Blues," which Roy Gaines had performed in The Color Purple.
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Roy Gaines died on August 11,2021, a day before his 84th birthday.