Floyd Cramer - Collection 1953-62 (CD)

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 Atlins, 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. This great-value 62-track 2-CD set comprises the 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 the piano styling of a musician who had a significant influence on country music.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Dancin' Diane
2. Little Brown Jug
3. Fancy Pants
4. Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue
5. Jolly Cholly
6. Oh! Suzanna
7. Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party
8. Rag-A-Tag
9. Sweet Adeline
10. Howdy Ma'am
11. Jealous, Cold, Cheatin' Heart
12. Pianjo Rag
13. Battle Hymn of the Republic
14. Dixie
15. Tennessee Central (No. 9)
16. Succotash
17. Pretty Blue Jeans
18. Good Time Cakewalk
19. Slap Happy
20. Rio Grande Valley
21. Waltz with Cramer Medley: (Shenandoah Waltz, Waltz with Me, Tennessee Waltz)
22. Funny Face
23. Herman's Theme
24. Country Gentleman
25. Sophisticated Swing
26. Flip, Flop and Bop
27. Mumble Jumble
28. Cryin'
29. Rumpus
30. The Big Chihuahua
31. Last Date

Disc: 2

1. Sweetie Baby
2. On the Rebound
3. Mood Indigo
4. San Antonio Rose
5. I Can Just Imagine
6. Hang on
7. Your Last Goodbye
8. Chattanooga Choo Choo
9. Let's Go
10. Lovesick Blues
11. The First Hurt
12. Hot Pepper
13. For Those That Cry
14. Losers Weepers
15. Swing Low
16. Java
17. Melissa
18. I'll Never Be Free
19. The Lonesome Road
20. Forever
21. I Need You Now
22. Heart and Soul
23. You Win Again
24. The Waltz You Saved for Me
25. Are You Sincere
26. Wonderland By Night
27. Let It Be Me
28. Corrina, Corinna
29. Jambalaya
30. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
31. Your Cheatin' Heart