Album, Record and Cover - Floyd Cramer

 
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Album, Record and Cover - Floyd Cramer
Floyd Cramer Album and Cover
Floyd Cramer Album and Cover

Album, Record and Cover - Floyd Cramer

Object number2002.332.01
Date1968
Mediumpaper, ink, vinyl
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    Description"McArthur Park" album. Cover has Floyd Cramer standing on an ornate spiral staircase. Cramer is wearing a striped suit jacket, a blue tie and a white shirt. Album came out in 1968 and was produced by RCA Record.

    Floyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who grew up in Huttig, Arkansas. Cramer contributed to the development of "Nashville Sound" and was known for his "slip-note" style of playing the piano. He played piano for musicians such as Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, The Browns, Roy Orbison, and the Everyly Brothers. Cramer also released instrumental albums under his own name and had hits such as "On the Rebound" and "San Antonio Rose". Floyd Cramer passed away in 1997.
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