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Cracker is an American rock band led by singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. The band is best known for its gold-selling 1993 album, Kerosene Hat, which includes the hit songs 'Low' and 'Euro-Trash Girl.'

Lowery and Hickman formed the band in 1991, releasing the album Cracker the following year (which included singles 'Happy Birthday to Me' and 'Teen Angst') on Virgin Records. The band has been touring ever since, releasing nine studio albums and several compilations, collaborations, solo projects and live albums.^[1]

Cracker mix influences and sounds from rock, punk, grunge, psychedelia, country, blues and folk.

• 1History
• 2Band members
• 3Discography

History[edit]

1990s[edit]

Shortly after Lowery's former group Camper Van Beethoven disbanded in 1990, he began demoing material along with boyhood friend, guitarist Johnny Hickman. After moving from Redlands, California to Richmond, Virginia, Lowery and Hickman recorded a demo tape, later nicknamed Big Dirty Yellow Demos by the group's fans, which included early versions of songs that appeared on later albums. They eventually chose the name Cracker and teamed up with fellow Redlands bass guitarist Davey Faragher. A brief tour with Virginia drummer Greg Weatherford followed.

By 1991, the newly formed band had signed a recording contract with Virgin Records and enlisted the help of several drummers/percussionists (Jim Keltner, Michael Urbano and Phil Jones), issuing its first album, Cracker, in 1992. From the album came radio hit 'Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)', which peaked at No. 1 on Modern Rock Tracks, and a second single entitled 'Happy Birthday to Me.' The album went on to sell more than 200,000 copies.^[2]

A year later, Cracker issued its best-selling album, Kerosene Hat. The album included hit singles 'Low' and 'Get Off This' (both hit singles with official music videos directed by Carlos Grasso), as well as a cover of the Grateful Dead's 'Loser.' The album sold almost half a million copies that year and eventually almost reached platinum status.^[3] Urbano performed on Kerosene Hat and toured with Cracker before leaving the band, along with Faragher. After a short spell with Bruce Hughes, Lowery and Hickman added Bob Rupe, formerly of The Silos, as bass guitarist and Charlie Quintana (Bob Dylan, The JuJu Hounds) on drums. In 1993, Cracker contributed the song 'Good Times Bad Times' to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin (which was recorded after a rendition of 'When the Levee Breaks' had been deemed 'too weird').

Three years later, The Golden Age was released, with 'I Hate My Generation' as the lead single.^[3] However, the music scene was shifting away from guitar-driven alternative rock, and although critically acclaimed, the album sold only moderately. Following the long-term additions of drummer Frank Funaro and keyboard player Kenny Margolis, the band returned in 1998 with Gentleman's Blues, with 'The Good Life' as the lead single. Although the album received only a lukewarm critical response, it solidified an ever-growing and devout following both in the United States and Europe who referred to themselves as 'Crumbs'.^[3]

In 1995 the song 'Whole Lotta Trouble,' co-written by Johnny Hickman and Chris LeRoy, was used in the film Empire Records. The same year, Cracker's cover of the Flamin' Groovies song, 'Shake Some Action,' was used in the teen romantic-comedy Clueless.

Camper Van Beethoven unexpectedly re-formed in 1999, and in 2004 released the critically acclaimed New Roman Times. During this time, Hickman released a first solo recording, Palmhenge, which received 'Voices Choice' accolades in The Village Voice by the rock critic Robert Christgau and a positive review in Blender magazine. Since then, Lowery has performed in both bands.

2000s[edit]

A compilation album called Garage D'Or was released in 2000, with one disc composed of greatest hits and three new songs, and another of out-takes, soundtrack contributions, demos and other obscurities. Rupe departed in January 2000 and was replaced by bass guitarist Brandy Wood. In 2002, the band released its next studio album, Forever which, once again, was met with limited commercial success.

The group left Virgin in 2003 with the independent release Countrysides, composed of eight country and western covers and one new, original song. A collaboration with the bluegrass band Leftover Salmon, Oh Cracker, Where Art Thou? (2003), contained bluegrass versions of many Lowery and Hickman compositions. In 2005, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven started an annual three-night 'Campout' at Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown, California, close to where Lowery and Hickman met, in which they and several other bands perform, including sets by Cracker and Camper band members performing their own music. Previous years' guests have included Roger Clyne, John Doe, Neko Case, Ike Reilly, Ryan Bingham, Vermillion Lies, Jason Molina and Magnolia Electric Co, Built To Spill, Brant Bjork and the Bros, Clem Snide, Gram Rabbit and The Bellrays.

With Camper Van Beethoven bass guitarist Victor Krummenacher replacing Wood, the band released the studio album Greenland on June 6, 2006, and continued to tour extensively. After the departures of Margolis and Krummenacher, the band's lineup stabilized in 2007 around Hickman, Lowery, Funaro and new bass guitarist Sal Maida, who had played with Roxy Music.

Cracker released a new studio album entitled Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey to positive reviews on May 5, 2009. It was the band's first chart on the BillboardCubase software free download full version for windows xp. 200 in more than a decade, after having sold more than 3,000 copies in a week. This was in part due to the Triple A chart success of the album's lead single, 'Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me,' which was used in the television show Californication.

2010s[edit]

In January 2011, Lowery released his first solo album, The Palace Guards, on 429 Records. In March, Cracker announced Campout East, the east coast counterpart to their Campout festival, to be held in Crozet, Virginia. The first Campout East was held at Misty Mountain Camp Resort and was co-hosted by Sons of Bill. The second Campout East took place in Buena Vista, Virginia at Glen Maury Park on June 1–2, 2012.

Johnny Hickman released his second solo album, Tilting, in July 2012, while Cracker's song 'Low' appeared in the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower and again in The Wolverine and an episode of Hindsight.

Drummer Frank Funaro was unable to tour due to an injury to his arm that sidelined him for all of 2014.

In July 2014, a revival of the Kerosene Hat era lineup toured China. Lowery and Hickman were joined on the tour by original bassist Davey Faragher and former drummer Michael Urbano. Faragher and Urbano also joined the band in recording roughly half of the double album Berkeley to Bakersfield. The other half was recorded with an entirely new lineup that also became the current touring lineup. The album was released on December 9, 2014 with 'Waited My Whole Life' released as a single.

In December 2015, Lowery (along with Camper Van Beethoven) filed a class action lawsuit against music streaming service Spotify, alleging that Spotify knowingly and unlawfully reproduced and distributed copyrighted recordings without obtaining proper music licenses.^[4]

Band members[edit]

Current members[edit]

• David Lowery – vocals, guitar (1990–present)
• Johnny Hickman – lead guitar, vocals (1990–present)
• Bryan Howard – bass guitar (2014–present)
• Carlton 'Coco' Owens – drums (2014–present)
• Matt 'Pistol' Stoessel – pedal steel guitar (2014–present)

Former members[edit]

• Davey Faragher – bass guitar, vocals (1990–1993, 2014)
• Phil Jones – drums, percussion (1990–1992 – session musician)
• Greg Weatherford - drums (1990-1991 - touring)
• Michael Urbano – drums (1992–1993, 2014)
• Bruce Hughes – bass guitar (1993–1994)
• David Lovering – drums (1993–1994)
• Joey Peters – drums (1993)
• Johnny Hott – drums (1994–1995)
• Bob Rupe – bass guitar, vocals (1994–2000)
• Charlie Quintana – drums (1995–1996)
• Kenny Margolis – keyboards, accordion (1996–2007)
• Brandy Wood – bass guitar, vocals (2000–2004)
• Victor Krummenacher – bass guitar, vocals (2004–2006)
• Frank Funaro – drums (1996–2014)
• Sal Maida – bass guitar (2006–2014)
• Thayer Sarrano – keyboards, vocals (2014–2015)

Timeline[edit]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

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Compilations, Live Albums, Extended Plays[edit]

Singles[edit]

Other Compilations

• The Virgin Years (1995) with Camper Van Beethoven
• Get On with It: The Best of Cracker (2006) Virgin Records greatest hits collection (Not authorized by the band^[10])

Tribute albums

• If I Were a Carpenter (1994) – 'Rainy Days and Mondays'
• Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1995) – 'Good Times Bad Times'
• Eyesore: A Stab at the Residents (1996) – 'Blue Rosebuds'
• Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation (1996) – 'Withering'
• Burning London: The Clash Tribute (1999) – 'White Riot'
• This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (2002) – 'Victoria'

References[edit]

1. ^Graham Pugh. 'Camper Van Beethoven - Cracker - Magnetic - Pitch-a-Tent - Sparklehorse - FSK'. The Van. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
2. ^Puterbaugh, Parke (April 7, 1994). 'Crackers with Attitudes'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
3. ^ ^abcStrong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 219. ISBN1-84195-017-3.
4. ^'Spotify Hit With $150 Million Class Action Over Unpaid Royalties Billboard'. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
5. ^'Cracker Chart History - Billboard 200'. Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
6. ^'Cracker Chart History - Hot 100'. Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
7. ^'Cracker Chart History - U.S. Modern Rock'. Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
8. ^'Cracker Chart History - Mainstream Rock Songs'. Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
9. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 124. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
10. ^'Allmusic page for Get On With It: The Best of Cracker'.

External links[edit]

• Cracker interview July 2009

Cracker Albums

Aft the end of the 1980s, Camper Van Beethoven's alternative rock output had come to an end, embarking on a long hiatus in 1990. Lowery instead put together Cracker, along with guitarist Johnny Hickman and bassist Davey Foragher. They quickly got to work recording music, gaining a record contract with Virgin Records by the end of 1991.

Cracker recorded their debut album in their native state of Virginia, US, in Richmond, with the self-titled release appearing in 1992. The album helped establish Cracker's sound with driving riffs and bourbon-soaked vocals. With the single, 'Teen Angst (WHat the World Needs Now),' they achieved a number one single in the rock charts. Their second effort, 'Kerosene Hat' built on the success of the debut, featuring crossover hit, 'Low,' which charted in the UK as well as America's mainstream pop charts. The album was soon certified Platinum, becoming a commercial success.

However, after 1996's 'Golden Age,' the band's lineup began to crumble with bassist Faragher being replaced by Bob Rupe with the drummer spot occupied by a revolving roster of three musicians, Charlie Quintana, Eddie Bayers and Johnny Hott. After touring in the support of the album, Lowery returned to Richmond, US to set up a recording studio, Sound of Music, recording the likes of Joan Osborne, Lauren Hoffman, Magnet Fightng Gravity and Sparklehorse.

Having again solidified their lineup, finding a permanent drummer in Frank Funaro, as well as adding keyboardist/accordion player Kenny Margolis, they got to work on a new record, releasing 'Gentleman's Blues' in 1998, hosting a more southern rock/blues oriented sound. Lowery's Camper Van Beethoven surprisingly reformed shortly after, putting Cracker on the back burner for a couple of years as the band toured.

Cracker Songs

Cracker returned in 2001 with the live album, 'Travelling Apothecary Show & Revue,' followed by 2002's 'Forever' and a collection of country covers with 'Countrysides' in 2003. It was three years before new music would again surface, having signed with UK based indie label, Cooking Vinyl, bringing forth 'Greenland,' bolstered by guest additions David Immerglück and Mark Linkous.

Cracker Band Tour Songs

2009's 'Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey' brought Cracker back into the charts, breaking into the Billboard 200 Chart. In 2010, the band went on tour with Camper Van Beethoven, for their 'Travelling Apothecary Tour.' Four years later, the core Cracker lineup, with drummer Michael Urbano and keyboardist Thayer Sarrano, released 'Berkely to Bakersfield,' an ambitious two-disc effort that featured more prominent country influences alongside there alternative rock sound.