Thursday, October 27, 2005

Floyd Cramer



Fall Colors

If you are a country or southern gospel aficionado, you'd have heard of Floyd Cramer and his best-known 'slip-note'* piano style. Even if his name is unfamiliar, here is an opportunity to find out something about this artist. Listen to him playing the best loved hymn, 'How Great Thou Art', you could probably figure out what a slip-note sounds like. Today is Floyd's birthday.

Expired: Listen to Floyd Cramer's 'How Great Thou Art'

*The 'slip-note' style playing is hitting a note and immediately slipping onto the next.

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