GRADY GAINES born May 14, 1934 – died January 29, 2021
Houston's Grady Gaines, legendary blues tenor saxophonist, dies at 86!
Gaines died Thursday night in his sleep, his management company said.
GRADY WAS SAXOPHONIST AND BANDLEADER for Peacock Records' Don Robey when he met Little Richard and became leader of the Upsetters.
Gaines recorded infrequently, but he played on Richard's "Keep a Knockin'" and "Ooh! My Soul."
They recorded many classics like "Long Tall Sally", "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On" and when Richard (temporarily) retired, Grady was hired by Sam Cooke to lead his band. After Cookes' death, Grady continued to play all the great houses like The Apollo and the Palladium, backing up Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Bo Diddley, Etta James, Jackie Wilson and many, many others.
Houston's Grady Gaines, legendary blues tenor saxophonist, dies at 86!
Gaines died Thursday night in his sleep, his management company said.
GRADY WAS SAXOPHONIST AND BANDLEADER for Peacock Records' Don Robey when he met Little Richard and became leader of the Upsetters.
Gaines recorded infrequently, but he played on Richard's "Keep a Knockin'" and "Ooh! My Soul."
They recorded many classics like "Long Tall Sally", "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On" and when Richard (temporarily) retired, Grady was hired by Sam Cooke to lead his band. After Cookes' death, Grady continued to play all the great houses like The Apollo and the Palladium, backing up Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Bo Diddley, Etta James, Jackie Wilson and many, many others.
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