Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signature playing style was a cornerstone of the pop-oriented "Nashville sound" of the 1950s and 1960s. Cramer's "slip-note" or "bent-note" style, in which a passing note slides almost instantly into or away from a chordal note, influenced a generation of pianists. His sound became popular to the degree that he stepped out of his role as a sideman and began touring as a solo act. In 1960, his piano instrumental solo, "Last Date" went to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart and sold over one million copies. Its follow-up, "On the Rebound", topped the UK Singles Chart in 1961. As a studio musician, he became one of a cadre of elite players dubbed the Nashville A-Team and he performed on scores of hit records. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 27, 1933 (Shreveport), Died December 31, 1997 (Nashville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, organ
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 472 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 11246 | 8/31/1960 | Walking to New Orleans-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11247 | 8/31/1960 | Hallelujah, I love him so-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11248 | 8/31/1960 | I'm in the mood for love-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11249 | 9/1/1960 | Swanee river rock-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11250 | 9/1/1960 | Pretend | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11251 | 9/1/1960 | If I didn't care | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11252 | 9/1/1960 | If you love me, really love me-2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11253 | 9/1/1960 | Teach me tonight | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11254 | 9/1/1960 | Blueberry hill | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11267 | 9/21/1960 | Candy kisses | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11268 | 9/21/1960 | It happened when I really needed you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11269 | 9/21/1960 | Wondering | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11270 | 9/21/1960 | Cold, cold heart | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11271 | 9/28/1960 | Four walls | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11272 | 9/28/1960 | Bouquet of roses | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11273 | 9/28/1960 | Crazy arms | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11274 | 9/29/1960 | I love you so much it hurts | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11275 | 9/29/1960 | I walk the line | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11276 | 9/29/1960 | Little ole band of gold | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11281 | 10/25/1960 | Wabash cannon ball | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11282 | 10/25/1960 | I'm moving on | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11329 | 11/27/1960 | Tennessee Saturday night | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11330 | 11/27/1960 | Signed, sealed and delivered | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11352 | 12/4/1960 | Thoughts of a fool | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 11353 | 12/4/1960 | Girl from Abilene | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cramer, Floyd," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202179.
Cramer, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202179.
"Cramer, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cramer, Floyd, 1933-1997 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95112842
Wikidata: Floyd Cramer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q969629
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24786776
MusicBrainz: Floyd Cramer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a7921b29-671a-4378-8a61-539cf73d7588
ISNI: 0000 0001 1439 7975 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114397975
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