Gary McCracken

{{short description|Canadian musician (born 1951)}}

Gary McCracken (born May 19, 1951, in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. He was the drummer for the band Max Webster from 1976 to 1981,{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianbands.com/Max%20Webster.html |title=Max Webster |publisher=Canadian Bands.com |date= |accessdate=2019-04-06}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-million-vacations-mw0000542613|title=A Million Vacations - Max Webster - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}} He also collaborated on "Battle Scar" with Rush and drummer Neil Peart in 1980. McCracken has also played with bands including Triumph, 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.{{cite web |title=A Drummer shares his craft |url=http://www.theobserver.ca/2010/04/27/a-drummer-shares-his-craft |website=Sarnia Observer |date=April 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055432/http://www.theobserver.ca/2010/04/27/a-drummer-shares-his-craft |url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}

Since his time with Max Webster, McCracken has been teaching music in his hometown of Sarnia, Ontario.{{Cite web |url=http://eedition.sarniathisweek.com/doc/Sarnia-This-Week/sarniathisweeksept52013/2013083001/7.html#6 |title=Former Max Webster drummer still teaching music, and still enjoying it|date=September 5, 2013 |work=Sarnia This Week |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217063851/http://eedition.sarniathisweek.com/doc/Sarnia-This-Week/sarniathisweeksept52013/2013083001/7.html#6}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.garymccrackenmusic.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Gary McCracken |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217105051/http://garymccrackenmusic.com/ |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}