Floyd Cramer Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound". He was known for his "slip note" piano style, where an out-of-key note slides into the correct note.
Full Name
Floyd Cramer
Net Worth
$14 Million
Date Of Birth
October 27, 1933
Died
1997-12-31
Place Of Birth
Samti, Louisiana, USA
Profession
Soundtrack, Music Department
Nicknames
Floyd Cramer, Cramer, Floyd
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Along with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland and The Jordanaires, recorded the two hit singles, "I've Got the Blues" and "Why Must You Leave Me," with rockabilly pioneer Vernon Taylor.
3
Recorded and played with legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland and the 1958 Fern Jones album, "Glory Road".
4
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, 1993; first to be inducted in category "Recording and/or Touring Musician Active Prior to 1980".
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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in the category sideman) on 10 March 2003.
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Prolific country pianist.
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Biggest hit was 1960's "Last Date," which he composed as an instrumental piece. Country singer Conway Twitty added lyrics to Cramer's song in 1972 and turned it into a No. 1 hit.
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Began playing piano at 5 years old.
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Also placed instrumental piano versiond of Bob Wills's classic "San Antonio Rose" (1961) and "Theme to the TV Series 'Dallas'" (1980) on Billboard magazine's country charts.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Better Call Saul
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Young Ones
2014
performer: "Lost Her Love On Our Last Date" / writer: "Lost Her Love On Our Last Date"
Breaking Bad
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013
Deuce and a Quarter
2012
Short performer: "Last Date" / writer: "Last Date"
The Marty Stuart Show
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Country Strong
2010
performer: "Last Date" / writer: "Last Date"
An Education
2009
performer: "On the Rebound" / writer: "On the Rebound"
