Birthdate: October 27, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 31, 1997
Floyd Cramer, an influential American pianist, was known for his innovative 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 for his role in shaping the pop-oriented “Nashville sound” of the 1950s and 1960s. His unique “slip-note” style, featuring sliding passing notes, had a lasting influence on later pianists. Cramer found success as both a solo artist with hits like “Last Date” and “On the Rebound” and as a sought-after studio musician, earning him a place among Nashville’s top A-Team players.
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