The Old Piano Roll Blues
Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of… Read Full Bio ↴Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville Sound."

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."

The Old Piano Roll Blues
Floyd Cramer Lyrics


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Cass Daley I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, The…
Freddy Cannon I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, The…
Hoagy Carmichael I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, The…
Hoagy Carmichael & Cass Daley I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, The…
Hoagy Carmichael And Cass Daley With Matty Matlock's All Stars I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, The…
Liberace e kiss a-kiss a-kiss a-kiss away all our cares, The player…
Oz Almog & Shantel I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, The…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Floyd Cramer:


A Lover's Concerto How gentle is the rain, that falls softly on the…
Always On My Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a…
Amen You may think that I'm talking foolish You've heard that I'm…
Blue Bayou I feel so bad I've got a worried mind I'm so…
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain In the twilight glow I see her Blue eyes crying in…
Bouquet Of Roses I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses, One for every…
Brian's Song If the hands of time Were hands that I could hold, I'd…
Can't Stop Lovin' You (I can't stop loving you) I've made up my mind To live…
Canadian Sunset Once I was alone So lonely and then You came, out of…
Chattanooga Choo Choo Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twen…
Corrina Corrina Corrine Corrina, where you been so long? Corrine Corrina, wh…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Don't know when I've been so blue Don't know what's come…
Don't Know Much Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Fire and Rain Just yesterday mornin', they let me know you were gone Suzan…
Forever You may think that I'm talking foolish You've heard that I'm…
Forever in Love Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand Put…
Gentle on My Mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could…
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Have I told you lately that I love you Could I…
Heart and Soul Heart and soul, I fell in love with you Heart and…
Help Me Make It Through the Night Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and let…
I Can't Stop Loving You (I can't stop loving you) I've made up my mind To live…
I Feel Fine Baby's good to me, you know, She's happy as can be,…
I Need You Now If I ever needed you, I need you now I…
I'll Never Fall in Love Again What do you get when you fall in love? A guy…
I'm a Believer I thought love was only true in fairy tales Meant for…
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hear that lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue to fly T…
Jambalaya Good-bye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh, Me gotta…
Last Date [Instrumental] Title: On our last date Artist: Floyd Cramer…
Let It Be Me Where ever you go, where ever you may wander in…
Little Green Apples And I wake up in the mornin' With my hair…
Love Me Tender Love me tender, love me sweet Never let me go You have…
Lovesick Blues I got a feelin' called the blues, oh Lord Since my…
Midnight Midnight i've spent another lonely day thinkin' of you Midni…
Mona Lisa Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa men have named you You're so like…
Mood Indigo You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't…
My Blue Heaven Don't know when I've been so blue Don't know what's come…
Nobody Does It Better Nobody does it better makes me feel sad for the…
Oh Happy Day Oh happy day (oh happy day) Oh happy day (oh happy…
On the Rebound (Floyd Cramer) Instrumental…
Peace In The Valley Oh well I'm tired and I'm weary But I must…
Put a Little Love in Your Heart Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand Put…
San Antonio Rose (Ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh (Ooh-ooh) (Ahh-ah) (Ahh-ah-ah)…
Save The Best For Last Sometimes the snow comes down in June Sometimes the sun goes…
Softly as I Leave You Softly I will leave you softly For my heart would…
Softly, as I Leave You Softly I will leave you softly For my heart would break…
Song From "Moulin Rouge" When ever we kiss, I worry and wonder. Your lips may be…
Song From "Moulin Rouge"..."Where Is Your Heart" When ever we kiss, I worry and wonder. Your lips may be…
Spanish Eyes Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
Strangers in the Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the …
Tennessee Waltz I was dancin' with my darlin' To the Tennessee Waltz When an…
The Look Of Love The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile…
The Most Beautiful Girl Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl…
The Rose (Ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh (Ooh-ooh) (Ahh-ah) (Ahh-ah-ah)…
There Goes My Everything I hear footsteps slowly walking, As they gently walk across …
Time in a Bottle If I could save Time in a bottle The first thing…
To All The Girls I've Loved Before To all the girls I've loved before, who traveled in and…
What'd I Say Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong Come and love your…
What's New Pussycat What's new pussycat whoa What's new pussycat whoa oh Pu…
What's New Pussycat? What's new pussycat whoa What's new pussycat whoa oh Pussy…
Where Is Your Heart When ever we kiss, I worry and wonder. Your lips may be…
Wind Beneath My Wings Ohhh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh. It must have been cold there…
Yesterday Once More When I was young I´d listen to the radio Waitin´ for my…
You Are the Sunshine of My Life You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always…
You Belong to Me Walk out, Girl don't you walk out We've got things to say Ta…



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My Space

His style of playing has always amazed me. We will never hear of another pianist with talent like this, he was one of a kind..

4ever _true

What a wonderful piece, reminds of ragtime, bouncy and cheerful!

South American

with this song it's hard to think about today's problems in the world,..I miss the 50's 60's

singnintherain

This is the kind of music I used to make fun of my mom for listening to, and the kind I now can't get enough of! Great stuff! Dang - one more thing she was right about!

Margit Salonen

NOTHING STAYS STATIC. ALL OF US CHANGE IN SUBTLE WAYS - JUST EMBRACE IT!

Heitor Silva

In the sixties I was 20 years old and remember very well this great piano player.

idasynco

I wonder if there is sheet music for this piano roll blues, I love it! thanx for posting!

jennifur sun

you can find the music to this song in old music books try the library or google i used to have the music but lost it when I lost all my other music

PianoRags

I loved floyd cramers solo work and his compositions when first heard them in '60s. had a great solo piano book of his, but loaned it and lost it. any ideas where I could get ahold of these great tunes again? scored as advanced, "on the rebound, fancy pants, last date"....I've had no luck searching online.

SaFanFan

J'adore cette chanson!!! Cela me rappelle la musique que mes parents aimaient! Ils dansaient sur cette musique toutes les fois qu'ils en avaient la chance et c'était ...souvent! et moi! je continue de danser en pensant à eux et à tous ces bons moments!

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