Floyd Cramer

== Info ==
American pianist and pioneer of the Nashville sound. Performed with Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, and others. Became well known for his Last Date, which introduced the "slip note" style of having an out-of-key note slide into the correct key. It became a number two hit and went gold. It was second only to Elvis's Are You Lonesome Tonight. Cramer died of cancer at the age of 64. Country Music Hall of Fame. Last Date was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. A scholarship at East Tennessee State University is named in his honor. Numerous other hits throughout his career.
== Genres ==
Rockabilly
Category:Rockabilly
Category:Sidemen
Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees