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Cracker: Frank Funaro
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By the end of the decade, Cracker seemed to have settled on a somewhat permanent lineup as drummer Frank Funaro and keyboardist/accordion player Kenny Margolis joined up with Lowery, Hickman, and Rupe, issuing 1998's Gentleman's Blues. During the early 21st century, Cracker continued to tour and even enlisted the help of several of Lowery's former Camper Van Beethoven members on select dates (bassist Victor Krummenacher, guitarist/violinist Jonathan Segel, and guitarist Greg Lisher). They issued a live set in 2001, Traveling Apothecary Show & Revue, while a year later, Cracker issued their fifth studio album overall, Forever. Forever completed the bands slow progression back to the eclecticism of Lowery's former group CVB.
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Johnny is the co-founder and lead guitarist for Cracker. For more than a decade, he and longtime friend and partner David Lowery have produced a distinctive catalog of music and won over audiences throughout the world with their impassioned live performances. The current line up of Cracker includes Johnny, David, Victor Krummenacher on bass, Frank Funaro on drums and Kenny Margolis on keyboards and accordion.
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In 1968, Frank Sadler and Don Landers started Cracker Barrel convenience stores. Sadler, who was 30 at the time and worked for Kimberly Clark, and Landers, then 28 years old and working for Del Monte, would visit and satisfy a sweet tooth at a Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop, dreaming of going into business.
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