Pianist Floyd Cramer was one of the most influential musicians in country music during the late 1950s and early ‘60s, and is especially associated with his use of what was called the “slip note” technique, where he slid from an out-of-key note to the correct note, which was a feature of many country hits of this era. With this style, and working as a Nashville session man with producers like Chet Atkins, he was one of the architects of the Nashville Sound that brought country music into the pop mainstream. This enabled him to have his own high-profile instrumental hits with records like “Last Date”, a US No. 2, “On The Rebound”, a US No. 4 and UK No. 1, and “San Antonio Rose”, a US No. 8.
The 62 tracks here comprise of A & B sides of his singles for the Abbott, MGM and RCA labels during these years, plus selected titles from his albums “Hello Blues”, “Last Date”, “America's Biggest-Selling Pianist”, “On The Rebound” and “I Remember Hank Williams”, and features all his thirteen pop and country hits during these years. It provides a comprehensive showcase for highly distinctive and equally highly skilled piano styling of a musician who had a significant influence on country music.
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
Dancin' Diane |
Floyd Cramer |
| 2 |
Little Brown Jug |
Floyd Cramer |
| 3 |
Fancy Pants |
Floyd Cramer |
| 4 |
Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue |
Floyd Cramer |
| 5 |
Jolly Cholly |
Floyd Cramer |
| 6 |
Oh! Suzanna |
Floyd Cramer |
| 7 |
Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party |
Floyd Cramer |
| 8 |
Rag-A-Tag |
Floyd Cramer |
| 9 |
Sweet Adeline |
Floyd Cramer |
| 10 |
Howdy Ma'am |
Floyd Cramer |
| 11 |
Jealous, Cold, Cheatin' Heart |
Floyd Cramer |
| 12 |
Pianjo Rag |
Floyd Cramer |
| 13 |
Battle Hymn Of The Republic |
Floyd Cramer |
| 14 |
Dixie |
Floyd Cramer |
| 15 |
Tennessee Central (No. 9) |
Floyd Cramer |
| 16 |
Succotash |
Floyd Cramer |
| 17 |
Pretty Blue Jeans |
Floyd Cramer |
| 18 |
Good Time Cakewalk |
Floyd Cramer |
| 19 |
Slap Happy |
Floyd Cramer |
| 20 |
Rio Grande Valley |
Floyd Cramer |
| 21 |
Waltz With Cramer Medley: (Shenandoah Waltz, Waltz With Me, Tennessee Waltz) |
Floyd Cramer |
| 22 |
Funny Face |
Floyd Cramer |
| 23 |
Herman's Theme |
Floyd Cramer |
| 24 |
Country Gentleman |
Floyd Cramer |
| 25 |
Sophisticated Swing |
Floyd Cramer |
| 26 |
Flip, Flop And Bop |
Floyd Cramer |
| 27 |
Mumble Jumble |
Floyd Cramer |
| 28 |
Cryin' |
Floyd Cramer |
| 29 |
Rumpus |
Floyd Cramer |
| 30 |
The Big Chihuahua |
Floyd Cramer |
| 31 |
Last Date |
Floyd Cramer |
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| Disc 2 |
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| Track |
Title |
Artist |
| 1 |
Sweetie Baby |
Floyd Cramer |
| 2 |
On The Rebound |
Floyd Cramer |
| 3 |
Mood Indigo |
Floyd Cramer |
| 4 |
San Antonio Rose |
Floyd Cramer |
| 5 |
I Can Just Imagine |
Floyd Cramer |
| 6 |
Hang On |
Floyd Cramer |
| 7 |
Your Last Goodbye |
Floyd Cramer |
| 8 |
Chattanooga Choo Choo |
Floyd Cramer |
| 9 |
Let's Go |
Floyd Cramer |
| 10 |
Lovesick Blues |
Floyd Cramer |
| 11 |
The First Hurt |
Floyd Cramer |
| 12 |
Hot Pepper |
Floyd Cramer |
| 13 |
For Those That Cry |
Floyd Cramer |
| 14 |
Losers Weepers |
Floyd Cramer |
| 15 |
Swing Low |
Floyd Cramer |
| 16 |
Java |
Floyd Cramer |
| 17 |
Melissa |
Floyd Cramer |
| 18 |
I'll Never Be Free |
Floyd Cramer |
| 19 |
The Lonesome Road |
Floyd Cramer |
| 20 |
Forever |
Floyd Cramer |
| 21 |
I Need You Now |
Floyd Cramer |
| 22 |
Heart And Soul |
Floyd Cramer |
| 23 |
You Win Again |
Floyd Cramer |
| 24 |
The Waltz You Saved For Me |
Floyd Cramer |
| 25 |
Are You Sincere |
Floyd Cramer |
| 26 |
Wonderland By Night |
Floyd Cramer |
| 27 |
Let It Be Me |
Floyd Cramer |
| 28 |
Corrina, Corinna |
Floyd Cramer |
| 29 |
Jambalaya |
Floyd Cramer |
| 30 |
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry |
Floyd Cramer |
| 31 |
Your Cheatin' Heart |
Floyd Cramer |