Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Cramer grew up in the small town of Huttig, Arkansas, teaching himself to play the piano. After finishing high school, he returned to Shreveport, where he worked as a pianist for the Louisiana Hayride radio show.
In 1952, he made his way to Nashville at a time when the use of piano accompanists in country music was growing in popularity. Before long, Cramer would become one of the busiest studio musicians in the industry, playing piano for stars such as Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, The Browns, Jim Reeves, Roy Orbison, Don Gibson and the Everly Brothers, and many others. It is Cramer's piano that is heard, for example, on Presley's first national hit, "Heartbreak Hotel."
However, Cramer remained a virtual unknown to anyone but music industry insiders until he recorded a 45 rpm single in 1960 called "Last Date." An instrumental, the music exhibited a relatively new concept for piano playing known as the "slip note" style. The record went to Number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart. By the mid-1960s, Cramer had become a respected performer, making numerous record albums and touring with guitar maestro Chet Atkins and saxophonist Boots Randolph.
Floyd Cramer died of lung cancer in 1997 at the age of 64 and was interred in the Spring Hill Cemetery in the Nashville suburb of Madison, Tennessee.
In 2003, he was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee offers the "Floyd Cramer Competitive Scholarship."
Midnight
Floyd Cramer Lyrics
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Midnight tomorrow is on it's way empty and blue
I'm so lonely so lonely at midnight for you
Midnight
Oh what a lonely time to weap
I ought to know
Midnight i should have been fast asleep hours ago
Still i'm cryin' i'm cryin' cause i miss you so
I lie in bed awake and stare at nothin' at all
Wonderin', wonderin' why you don't care
Wishin' you'd call
Tears keep flowin' like drops from a waterfall
Midnight i've spent another lonely day thinkin' of you
Midnight tomorrow is on it's way empty and blue
I'm so lonely, so lonely at midnight for you
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The lyrics to Floyd Cramer's song "Midnight" tell the story of a person who is feeling very alone and missing someone they love so dearly. The singer has spent another lonely day thinking of this person and is looking ahead to a future that seems empty and blue. Despite the late hour, the singer cannot sleep and is crying because they miss their loved one so much. They lie in bed, staring at nothing, wondering why the other person doesn't care and wishing that they would call. Tears keep flowing uncontrollably, adding to the pain and loneliness of their situation. The singer is consumed by their feelings of isolation and heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Midnight i've spent another lonely day thinkin' of you
It is midnight and I have spent yet another lonely day thinking about you.
Midnight tomorrow is on it's way empty and blue
It is nearing midnight and tomorrow is approaching, but it feels empty and blue without you.
I'm so lonely so lonely at midnight for you
I feel incredibly lonely at this time of night, longing for you.
Midnight, Oh what a lonely time to weep, I ought to know
Midnight is such a lonely time to cry, and I know this all too well.
Midnight i should have been fast asleep hours ago, Still i'm cryin' i'm cryin' cause i miss you so
I should have been asleep hours ago, but instead I am still crying because I miss you so much.
Midnight, I lie in bed awake and stare at nothin' at all, Wonderin', wonderin' why you don't care, Wishin' you'd call
At midnight, I lay in bed wide awake, staring at nothing at all, wondering why you don't care about me anymore, and wishing you would just call me.
Tears keep flowin' like drops from a waterfall
My tears keep flowing uncontrollably, like drops from a waterfall.
Midnight i've spent another lonely day thinkin' of you
It is midnight and I have spent yet another lonely day thinking about you.
Midnight tomorrow is on it's way empty and blue
It is nearing midnight and tomorrow is approaching, but it feels empty and blue without you.
I'm so lonely, so lonely at midnight for you
I feel incredibly lonely at this time of night, longing for you.
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Writer(s): Chet Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant
Contributed by Jayce A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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.estupendo pianista lo mejor de lo mejor de aquellos años i nolvidables pasa el tiempo y no deja de gustar esa musica