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Background information | |
Birth name | Roy James Gaines |
Born | Waskom, Texas, U.S. | August 12, 1934
Died | August 11, 2021 | (aged 86)
Genres | Texas blues, electric blues[1] |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
Roy James Gaines (August 12, 1934[1][2] – August 11, 2021) was an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.[3] He wrote and recorded the song "A Hell of a Night" in 1982. He was the younger brother of the blues musician Grady Gaines.[1]
Gaines died on August 11, 2021, a day before his 84th birthday.[4]