Roy Gaines was born August 12, 1937 in Waskom, Texas. His family moved to Houston when he was six. He is the brother of Grady Gaines, once saxophone player in Little Richard's backup band The Upsetters. At an early age Gaines first began playing piano in the style of Nat King Cole. He became friendly with other local musicians such as Clarence Hollimon and Johnny Copeland. In his teens he switched to the guitar and became an admirer of T-Bone Walker, another Texan.
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Roy Gaines has had 18 concerts.
Roy Gaines is most often considered to be Blues, Blues Rock, Rock And Roll, Guitar, Rhythm And Blues, and Texas Blues.
The last Roy Gaines concert was on May 19, 2019 at Sea Terrace Community Park in Dana Point, California, United States. The bands that performed were: "Doheny Blues Festival" / Jonny Lang / The Marcus King Band / Vintage Trouble / John Mayall / Southern Avenue / Roy Gaines / Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling / The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / Brandon "Taz" Niederauer / Lindsay Beaver / Johnny & Jaalene.
