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 376-400 of 472 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 12111 | 6/11/1962 | Just partners | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12112 | 6/12/1962 | If you call that gone, good bye | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12113 | 6/12/1962 | How can I be sure? | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12114 | 6/12/1962 | I'll never tell you that I love you | Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12115 | 6/13/1962 | I think I'll give up | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12116 | 6/13/1962 | I'm as free as the breeze | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12117 | 6/13/1962 | Just call me lonesome | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12228 | 11/20/1962 | It comes and goes | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12229 | 11/20/1962 | I'm the boss | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12230 | 11/20/1962 | The same old hurt | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12231 | 11/21/1962 | Curry road | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12232 | 11/21/1962 | The deepening snow | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12233 | 11/21/1962 | She didn't let the ink dry on the paper | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12277 | 12/13/1962 | The late movie | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12278 | 12/13/1962 | Home, James | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12279 | 12/13/1962 | Man about town | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12280 | 12/14/1962 | She called me baby | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12281 | 12/14/1962 | My chicken ran 'way to the bush | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12282 | 12/14/1962 | Baby come home to me | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12283 | 12/14/1962 | Roses and orchids | Burl Ives | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12323 | 1/10/1963 | The great speckled bird | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12324 | 1/10/1963 | Family Bible | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12325 | 1/10/1963 | He'll understand and say well done | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12359 | 2/4/1963 | Faded love | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | NA 12360 | 2/4/1963 | Someday you'll want me to want you | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cramer, Floyd," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202179.
Cramer, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202179.
"Cramer, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Cramer, Floyd, 1933-1997 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95112842
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