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He is a session slide and rhythm guitar virtuoso who has played with many
of the top groups and names in the industry. In the late 1960s/early 1970s he played on several of
the recordings by the TV cartoon group The Archies alongside being a member of Mike Mainieris
White Elephant Orchestra from 1969 to 1972 where his co-musicians included
Steve Gadd and Steve Goodman. He has played with Steely Dan
on many recordings and with Paul McCartney as well as recordings by other
Beatles. The many albums he
appears on include Best of B.B. King, Make It Funky - The Big
Payback (1971-1975) by James Brown, Boats, Beaches, Bars &
Ballads and Hot Water by Jimmy Buffett, Sings Lennon &
McCartney by Judy Collins, Greatest Hits (1966-1992) and In
My Lifetime by Neil Diamond, Television by Dr. John, Nightfly
by Donald Fagen, Quite Fire by Roberta Flack, 4 by Foreigner,
Let Me In Your Life, Young Gifted & Black and Queen of Soul: The
Atlantic Recordings by Aretha Franklin, Somebody Else's Troubles
by Steve Goodman, Abandoned Luncheonette by Hall & Oates, The
Stranger and 52nd Street by Billy Joel, Naughty
by Chaka Khan, Anthology, Milk and Honey, Shaved Fish, Wonsaponatime
and Double Fantasy by John Lennon, Songbook by Gordon
Lightfoot, Essential Kenny Loggins, Best of the Atlantic Years
by Herbie Mann, Ram by Paul McCartney, Listen to the Band and
Headquarters by The Monkees, Complete Bang Sessions by Van
Morrison, Turn This Mutha Out by Idris Muhammed, Stoned Soul
Picnic by Laura Nyro, Onobox by Yoko Ono, Carry It On by
Peter, Paul & Mary, Carol Bayer Sager, Coming Around Again
by Carly Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years and One Trick
Pony by Paul Simon, Gaucho, Two Against Nature, Everything Must Go and
Katy Lied by Steely Dan, Barbra Joan Streisand by Barbra
Steisand and Walking Man by James Taylor. He has also
appeared in the films Godspell
and Long Gone as well as being a
composer and/or musician on the soundtrack for Cross Words, The Wiz and Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues.
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McCracken
- http://imdb.com/name/nm0566840/
- http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Hugh%20McCracken:1927160901
- http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Hugh+McCracken/a/Hugh+McCracken.htm
- http://www.buffettnews.com/bandmember137.html
- http://www.marcogiunco.com/dischi/000561.htm
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