James McCracken [SEP] voice type
James McCracken
James McCracken (December 16, 1926 – April 29, 1988) was an American operatic tenor. At the time of his death "The New York Times" stated that McCracken was "the most successful dramatic tenor yet produced by the United States and a pillar of the Metropolitan Opera during the 1960s and 1970s."
Biography.
Born in Gary, Indiana, McCracken's earliest musical experiences were singing in his church choir in childhood. In the US Navy during World War II, he sang in
- Stephen Bishop – guitar, background vocals
- Paul Simon – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- James Taylor, Carol Flamm, Alexandra Stavrou, Ed Hasselbrink, Shelley Hirsch, Fred Farell, David Crosby, Bob Dorough, Leah Kunkel – background vocals
- Jay Clayton Voice Group - background vocals
- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Pete Carr, Jimmy Johnson, Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Tommy Vig – vibraphone, background vocals
- Ralph MacDonald, Tom Roady, Craig Krampf – percussion
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