December 31, 1997(1997-12-31) (aged 64) Nashville, Tennessee
Genres
Country Music, Nashville Sound, Honky Tonk, Pop
Occupation(s)
Pianist
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
1953−1980
Labels
Abbott
Musical artist
Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "whole-step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] His sound became popular to the degree that he stepped out of his role as a sideman and began touring as a solo act.[4] 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.
A pianist demonstrating Floyd Cramer's "bent-note" piano style
^"Country Music Hall of Fame To Welcome Floyd Cramer and Carl Smith". bmi.com. Broadcast Music. August 13, 2003. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^Ankeny, Jason. "Floyd Cramer". allmusic.com. AllMusic/Netaktion. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^"Floyd Cramer, 64, Pianist With a Nashville Sound". The New York Times. January 2, 1998. p. D–7. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^Fulks, Sonny. "Remembering Floyd Cramer . . . and one last date!". pressprosmagazine.com. PressPros Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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