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Craig Krampf

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Craig Krampf
Born (1945-08-25) August 25, 1945 (age 79)
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupations
  • Drummer
  • percussionist
  • arranger
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
Years active1971–present
Formerly of

Craig Krampf (born October 22, 1954) is an American drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer and songwriter.

The majority of his notable credits are as a studio drummer. Since the 1970s, he has played on albums by other artists ranging from Steve Perry to Alabama to Kim Carnes to Flo & Eddie to Alice Cooper to Melissa Etheridge. Additionally, Krampf and Perry were founding members of the short-lived rock group Alien Project.

As a songwriter, his biggest hit was with Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" (co-written with Perry, Randy Goodrum, and Bill Cuomo), which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] Besides "Oh Sherrie," Krampf co-wrote three other songs on Perry's Street Talk album, including "Strung Out", which made it to #40 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also co-wrote a song with Kim Carnes and Duane Hitchings—"I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is"—on the Grammy Award-winning Flashdance (1983) soundtrack.

As a producer, his most notable credit is for producing Ashley Cleveland's "Big Town" (1991, Atlantic Records),[2] Krampf also produced Disappear Fear's self-titled studio album (1994, Rounder Records).

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard.com
  2. ^ "Big Town." Big Town (Musical CD, 1991) WorldCat. Worldcat.org, n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.
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