John McCrea is a founding member of the band Cake, originated in Sacramento, California. He sings and writes many of the lyrics for the band, in addition to playing guitar and vibraslap. Prior to Cake, John McCrea spent most of the 1980's playing in various other bands, or solo at times. His mid-1980's band John McCrea and the Roughousers recorded the songs "Love you Madly" and "Shadow Stabbing," which were later re-recorded by Cake. Wikipedia
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