Craig MacGregor

Craig MacGregor (September 13, 1949 – February 9, 2018) was an American rock-blues musician. He was best known as the longtime bassist for Foghat, a rock band he joined in 1976. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa.^[1] He was raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

MacGregor in 2010

Career

He left the band in 1982 and rejoined them on and off through their reformation in the mid-1980s up until the reformation of the band's original lineup in 1993.^[2] During this time he also performed and recorded with other musicians and bands including Randy and the Radiants, the Kneetremblers (which featured fellow Foghat members Roger Earl and Erik Cartwright) and Buck Dharma.

MacGregor died of complications from lung cancer on February 9, 2018 at the age of 68.^[3]