Floyd Cramer - Collection 1953-62 Format:CD bandleader and songwriter

bandleader and songwriter

It makes for an intriguing and very entertaining musical snapshot of the music scene during a period of creative transition as the world finally settled down after the turbulent years of conflict

Oscar Peterson

This release continues the series which we re-established last year with a 4-CD set of "The Greatest Country Hits of 1958" and which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year

It features performances with some of the great names of the era - Oscar Peterson

Floyd Cramer - Collection 1953-62 Format:CD bandleader and songwriterPianist 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