Floyd Cramer

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Floyd Cramer was an influential American pianist and key figure in the development of the Nashville Sound, known for his distinctive slip-note style on countless country and pop recordings.

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instanceOf human
musician
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1997
activeYearsStart 1950
associatedAct Brenda Lee NERFINISHED
Chet Atkins NERFINISHED
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
Jim Reeves NERFINISHED
Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
associatedWith Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
awardReceived Country Music Hall of Fame induction
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (sideman) induction NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath lung cancer
chartAchievement Last Date reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED
On the Rebound reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1933-10-27
dateOfDeath 1997-12-31
familyName Cramer NERFINISHED
fullName Floyd Cramer NERFINISHED
genre Nashville Sound NERFINISHED
country music
pop music
givenName Floyd NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction Country Music Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
instrument piano
memberOf Nashville A-Team NERFINISHED
notableFor role in development of the Nashville Sound
slip-note piano style
notableRecording On the Rebound NERFINISHED
notableRole key figure in the Nashville Sound
notableWork Last Date NERFINISHED
occupation pianist
record producer
session musician
placeOfBirth Shreveport, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
recordedWith Brenda Lee NERFINISHED
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
Jim Reeves NERFINISHED
Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
recordLabel RCA Victor NERFINISHED
releaseOf Last Date (single) NERFINISHED
residence Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
style slip-note piano technique

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Jim Reeves associatedAct Floyd Cramer
RCA Studio B (as a historic site tour) associatedWithArtist Floyd Cramer
subject surface form: RCA Studio B
Floyd hasNotableBearer Floyd Cramer