Gary McCracken (born May 19, 1951, in

Sarnia Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes, ...

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) is a Canadian musician. He was the drummer for the band

Max Webster Max Webster was a Canadian hard rock band formed in Toronto in 1972. The band was relatively successful in Canada, with several best-selling albums, and had some minor success in the UK, before dissolving in 1981. The band's founder, Kim Mitche ...

from 1976 to 1981, when the band dissolved. As a member of Max Webster, McCracken played on four studio albums and was co-writer and lead vocalist for the band's hit 1979 single, "A Million Vacations". He also collaborated on "Battle Scar" with Rush and drummer

Neil Peart Neil Ellwood Peart ( ; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, known as the drummer, percussionist, and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush (band), Rush. He was known to fans by the nickname "the Profe ...

in 1980. McCracken has also played with bands including

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, Wrabit, Klaatu, and released a solo album, ''Audioscapes'', in 2000. In 2007, McCracken was named 32nd on Q107's Top 40 Classic Rock Drummers of All Time. Since his time with Max Webster, McCracken has been teaching music in his hometown of

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