Floyd Cramer and Chet Atkins’ musical relationship spanned nearly half a century. Their careers were intertwined from the time Floyd began coming to town in the early fifties. By the mid 1950’s, both had established themselves in Music City as excellent musicians. In 1957 Chet was placed in charge of RCA’s Nashville division. In 1958, Atkins signed Cramer as an instrumental artist on RCA. In 1960, Floyd recorded “Please Help Me I’m Falling” with Hank Locklin with a distinctive slip-note style played by writer Don Robertson on his demo. Later on, Floyd wrote “Last Date” featuring the slip-note style. Both men went on to become legends of their instruments and styles. They played on numerous sessions for other artists, and Chet used Floyd on many of his own recordings. Many of Floyd’s albums were produced by Chet. Together, they have impacted millions and millions of peoples all over the world.

Here are some of their notable collaborations:

“Make the World Go Away" Eddy Arnold's 1965 recording
“Already recorded by several other artists, "Make The World Go Away" was just another song until recorded by Arnold. Under the direction of producer Chet Atkins, and showcased by Bill Walker's arrangement and the talents of the Anita Kerr Singers and pianist Floyd Cramer, Arnold's rendition of "Make the World Go Away" became an international hit.” -wikipedia

“Please Help Me I’m Falling” by Hank Locklin, produced by Chet and was the first major slip-note recording for Floyd.

“Last Date” - written by Floyd and produced by Chet.

The Master’s Three tours with Chet, Floyd and Boots Randolph.

“Sweet Dreams” - Floyd played on the 1990 album Neck and Neck with Mark Knopfler and Chet.

“Read My Licks” - Floyd played on Chet’s 1994 album Read My Licks.

“At one point, I was over at his house- he had a beautiful studio in his house. And, um, he calls some musicians up. Floyd Cramer, man, stylist like nobody other, one-of-a-kind guy, like Chet, you know. And we had a guitar-picking good time between the three of us. It was just incredible.” –George Benson (from Chet Atkins: A Life in Music)