Gary McCracken (born May 19, 1951, in

Sarnia Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 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 where Lake Huron fl ...

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

Max Webster Max Webster was a Canadian hard rock band formed in Toronto in 1972. The band's founder, Kim Mitchell, enjoyed a long and successful solo career in their native Canada. Biography Initially a trio for their first gigs in December 1972, the ori ...

from 1976 to 1981, when the band dissolved. As a member of Max Webster, McCracken played on six studio albums and 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 OC (; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian-American musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an ...

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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