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Floyd Cramer 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 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.
Top Tracks
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Last Date (Remastered)
RCA Country Legends: Floyd Cramer
- 2
On the Rebound
The Essential Floyd Cramer
- 3
Heart and Soul (Remastered)
The Slip Note Piano Style (Remastered)
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Heart and Soul
Last Date
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Tennesee Waltz (Remastered)
The Slip Note Piano Style (Remastered)
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Last Date
20 Greatest Hits
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Last Date (Instrumental)
Piano Masterpieces
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Let It Be Me (Je t'appartiens)
On the Rebound
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The Incredible Hulk
Dallas
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Paper Roses
Special Songs Of Love
