Cridlin, Mac (1951-4th September 2018)

Bassist born Maurice Martin Cridlin and nicknamed Mac who was raised in Wheaton, Maryland, who majored in Music Education and played the tuba at the University of Maryland.

He worked with Stephen Bishop, Patti LaBelle, Glen Campbell, John Lee Hooker, Bill Kirchen, Country Joe McDonald, Sylvester and many others. Groups with whom he has performed include the Akousti-Kats, Bandhouse, the Durocs, the Gothic South Project, the HooDoo Rhythm Devils, the Mary Shaver Band and The STUPEDS.

On 25^th February 2007, he participated in a fundraiser to benefit the health and recovery of Peter Walsh at The Sweetwater in Mill Valley, California.

He and guitarist Bill Kirchen and drummer Jack O’Dell appeared at the Gazebo in Webster Groves, Missouri, on 26^th June 2009. Their set included “Hot Rod Lincoln”, “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” and “The Times They Are A Changing” by Bob Dylan, “Looking At The World Through A Windshield” by Del Reeves and “Too Much Fun”.

On 21^st October 2010, Mac and guitarist Dan Hovey and drummer Robbie Magruder performed at JV’s in Falls Church, Virginia.

Bandhouse presented a tribute to Simon & Garfunkel in the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland, on 25^th August 2011. Mac and guitarists Keith Grimes and Esther Haynes were featured on “Punky’s Dilemma” from 1968’s Bookends.

On 15^th March 2013, he reunited with Grimes as part of Mary Shaver’s band at O’Donnell’s Seafood Restaurant in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

He died from liver cancer at Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Richmond, Virginia, in 2018 when he was 67 years old.

His discography was massive, and here are but a few highlights: American Hotel by Carl Brouse; Best of Friends by John Lee Hooker; Careless by Stephen Bishop; Day for Night by Taxxi; The Essential Patti LaBelle; Foot in the Door by Rogers and Burgin; Go Cat Go by Amos Garrett; Hand in Glove by Terry Garthwaite; Illegal Entry by Rocky Sullivan; Long Haul by Pete Sears; Midnight Radio by James Lee Stanley; On the Jazzy Side of Blue by the Nate Ginsberg Trio and Pamela Rose; Permanent Wave by Dillard-Hartford-Dillard; Rock and Roll Music from the Planet Earth by Country Joe McDonald; Safe in Their Homes by the HooDoo Rhythm Devils; Thistles by BIM; Vongole Fisarmonica by Those Darn Accordions; The Wham of That Steel Man! by Joe Goldmark; and, You Bug Me: Songs Guaranteed to Annoy Your Parents by Tony Goldmark.

Glen Campbell recordings
Southern Nights (Allen Toussaint)
Capitol 4376 S93475A

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Cridlin, Mac (1951-4th September 2018)

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