MUSICIAN

Floyd Cramer

1933 - 1997

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Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "whole-step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signature playing style was a cornerstone of the pop-oriented "Nashville sound" of the 1950s and 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Floyd Cramer has received more than 636,035 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Floyd Cramer is the 2,439th most popular musician (down from 2,205th in 2019), the 13,208th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,630th in 2019) and the 1,007th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Floyd Cramer ranks 2,439 out of 3,175. Before him are Sarah Chang, Fat Mike, Sam Rivers, Roman Totenberg, Jon Carin, and Meghan Trainor. After him are Connie Kay, Will Hunt, Creed Taylor, Brett Gurewitz, Ginger Fish, and Bruce Fairbairn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Floyd Cramer ranks 530. Before him are Richard Libertini, Caldwell Esselstyn, Madhur Jaffrey, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Toini Pöysti, and Zoe Caldwell. After him are Charles Vinci, Sarah Marshall, Buddy MacKay, William G. Dever, Patricia Blair, and Paul Sarbanes. Among people deceased in 1997, Floyd Cramer ranks 318. Before him are Judith Merril, Sally Blane, William Alland, Francis Johnson, Fyodor Simashev, and Chuck Arnold. After him are Polly Ann Young, Eddie Arcaro, Barry Evans, Brian Pillman, William J. Brennan Jr., and Chetan Anand.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Floyd Cramer ranks 13,208 out of 20,380. Before him are Meghan Trainor (1993), John Johnson (1947), Freddy Rodriguez (1975), Jerry Nelson (1934), Ernie Sabella (1949), and Briana Evigan (1986). After him are Mary Decker (1958), Tate Taylor (1969), James Gibbons (1834), Connie Kay (1927), Bob Kasten (1942), and Will Hunt (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Floyd Cramer ranks 1,007. Before him are Allen Lanier (1946), Sarah Chang (1980), Fat Mike (1967), Sam Rivers (1977), Jon Carin (1964), and Meghan Trainor (1993). After him are Connie Kay (1927), Will Hunt (1971), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Ginger Fish (1965), Randy Jackson (1956), and Earl Palmer (1924).

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