Floyd Cramer - Collection 1953-62 - COMPACT DISCS [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. Album Tracks 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