Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer (Shreveport, 27 de octubre de 1933-Huttig, 31 de diciembre de 1997) fue un pianista estadounidense,[1] reconocido como uno de los responsables del sonido Nashville[2][3] y por su estilo de apoyatura, en el que una nota desafinada se desliza en la nota correcta. El músico falleció de cáncer de pulmón en 1997, a los 64 años.[4]
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| Información personal | ||
| Nacimiento |
27 de octubre de 1933 Shreveport (Estados Unidos) | |
| Fallecimiento |
31 de diciembre de 1997 (64 años) Nashville (Estados Unidos) | |
| Causa de muerte | Cáncer de pulmón | |
| Sepultura | Tennessee | |
| Nacionalidad | Estadounidense | |
| Educación | ||
| Educado en | Strong High School | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Pianista, músico, compositor de canciones y artista discográfico | |
| Años activo | 1953-1997 | |
| Género | Country | |
| Instrumento | Piano | |
| Discográfica | Abbott Record Co. | |
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Discografía
Álbumes
| Año | Álbum | Posición en las listas | Discográfica | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE.UU. Country | EE.UU. | |||
| 1957 | That Honky Tonk Piano | — | — | MGM Records |
| 1960 | Hello Blues | — | — | RCA Victor |
| 1961 | Last Date | — | — | |
| On the Rebound | — | 70 | ||
| 1962 | America's Biggest Selling Pianist | — | — | |
| Floyd Cramer Gets Organ-ized | — | 113 | ||
| I Remember Hank Williams | — | 130 | ||
| 1963 | Swing Along with Floyd Cramer | — | — | |
| Comin' On | — | — | ||
| Three Great Pianos (con Peter Nero y Frankie Carle) | — | — | ||
| 1964 | Country Piano-City Strings | — | — | |
| Cramer at the Console | — | — | ||
| The Best of Floyd Cramer | — | — | ||
| 1965 | Hits from the Country Hall of Fame | 10 | — | |
| Class of '65 | — | 107 | ||
| The Magic Touch of Floyd Cramer | — | — | ||
| 1966 | The Distinctive Piano Style of Floyd Cramer | — | — | |
| Only the Big Ones | — | — | ||
| Class of '66 | — | 123 | ||
| 1967 | Night Train | — | — | |
| Here's What's Happening! | 20 | 166 | ||
| Floyd Cramer Plays the Monkees | — | — | ||
| Class of '67 | 21 | — | ||
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | — | 26 | ||
| 1968 | Floyd Cramer Plays Country Classics | 16 | — | |
| Class of '68 | — | — | ||
| Floyd Cramer Plays MacArthur Park | 36 | — | ||
| The Best of Floyd Cramer Volume 2 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | Class of '69 | 31 | — | |
| Floyd Cramer Plays More Country Classics | 17 | — | ||
| 1970 | The Big Ones, Vol. 2 | — | 183 | |
| With the Music City Pops | — | — | ||
| This Is Floyd Cramer | 39 | — | ||
| Class of '70 | 43 | — | ||
| 1971 | Almost Persuaded | — | — | |
| Chet, Floyd & Boots (con Chet Atkins y Boots Randolph) | — | — | ||
| Sounds of Sunday | 44 | — | ||
| Class of '71 | 34 | — | ||
| 1972 | Detours | — | — | |
| Class of '72 | — | — | ||
| Best of the Class of Floyd Cramer | — | — | ||
| Date with Floyd Cramer | — | — | ||
| 1973 | Floyd Cramer Plays the Big Hits | — | — | |
| Super Country Hits | — | — | ||
| Class of '73 | 34 | — | ||
| 1974 | Young and Restless | — | — | |
| Spotlight On | — | — | ||
| Floyd Cramer in Concert | 25 | — | ||
| 1975 | Piano Masterpieces 1900–1975 | — | — | |
| Class of '74 and '75 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | Floyd Cramer Country | 46 | — | |
| 1977 | Floyd Cramer & the Keyboard Kick Band | 50 | — | |
| Chet, Floyd & Danny (con Chet Atkins y Danny Davis) | 46 | — | ||
| 1978 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | — | — | |
| 1979 | Super Hits | — | — | |
| 1980 | Dallas | 29 | 170 | |
| 1981 | Great Country Hits | — | — | |
| The Best of the West | — | — | ||
| 1982 | 20 of the Best | — | — | |
| 1985 | Collector's Date | — | — | |
| Country Classics | — | — | Pair Records | |
| 1988 | Special Songs of Love | — | — | Step One Records |
| Country Gold | — | — | ||
| Just Me and My Piano | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Forever Floyd Cramer | — | — | |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | — | — | ||
| Originals | — | — | ||
| 1991 | Gospel Classics | — | — | |
| 1994 | The Piano Magic of Floyd Cramer | — | — | Ranwood |
| 1995 | Favorite Country Hits 1 | — | — | |
| 1996 | The Piano Magic of Floyd Cramer 2 | — | — | |
| 1997 | Blue Skies | — | — | |
| Favorite Country Hits 2 | — | — | ||
Sencillos
| Año | Sencillo | Posición en las listas | Álbum | ||||
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| EE.UU. [5] |
EE.UU. Country | EE.UU. R&B | EE.UU. AC | RU | |||
| 1958 | "Flip Flop and Bop" | 87 | — | — | — | — | Last Date |
| 1960 | "Last Date" | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — | |
| 1961 | "On the Rebound" | 4 | — | 16 | — | 1 | On the Rebound |
| "San Antonio Rose" | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 36 | ||
| "Your Last Goodbye" | 63 | — | — | — | — | America's Biggest Selling Pianist | |
| "Hang On" | 95 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | 36 | — | — | 9 | — | |
| "Let's Go" | 90 | — | — | — | — | Floyd Cramer Gets Organ-ized | |
| "Lovesick Blues" | 87 | — | — | 20 | — | I Remember Hank Williams | |
| "Hot Pepper" | 63 | — | — | — | 46 | ||
| "Swing Low" | 110 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Losers Weepers" | 127 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963 | "Java" | 49 | — | — | 12 | — | Swing Along with Floyd Cramer |
| "(These Are) The Young Years" | 129 | — | — | — | — | Comin' On | |
| "How High the Moon" | 121 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heartless Heart" | 124 | — | — | — | — | Country Piano-City Strings | |
| 1967 | "Stood Up" | — | 53 | — | 24 | — | |
| 1968 | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | — | — | — | 32 | — | |
| 1970 | "Theme from 222" | — | — | — | 39 | — | |
| 1977 | "Rhythm of the Rain" | — | 67 | — | — | — | Floyd Cramer & the Keyboard Kick Band |
| 1980 | "Dallas"A | 104 | 32 | — | 34 | — | Dallas |
Referencias
- «Relatives bring forth music of Floyd Cramer, Chet Atkins». The Stanly News & Press (en inglés). 12 de septiembre de 2019. Consultado el 1 de julio de 2020.
- «'Nashville Legacy' to perform tribute concert». Santa Ynez Valley News (en inglés). Consultado el 1 de julio de 2020.
- «RCA Studio B In Nashville Is Historic Landmark». Chattanoogan (en inglés). Consultado el 1 de julio de 2020.
- «Floyd Cramer dies at 64». Variety (en inglés). 4 de enero de 1998. Consultado el 1 de julio de 2020.
- Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 207. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
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