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Hugh McCracken, a musician, producer, and arranger, passed away on March 28. McCracken was a session musician based in New York City and performed on recordings by Paul Simon, John Lennon, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney and many other artists...

Despite coming smack dab in the middle of one of the worst recessions in history, 2009 was still a solid year for touring artists like Metallica, who spent the better part of the year on the road with the likes of the Sword, Lamb of God and others...