Craig Krampf

Artist Bio:

Session drummer and sometime record producer in Los Angeles and then Nashville over a decades long career; worked with dozens of top acts from Alabama (five albums) to Kim Carnes (seven albums), Nick Gilder’s “Hot Child In The City” (#1, 1978), on “Only The Lonely” by The Motels (#9, 1982), Melissa Etheridge’s “Bring Me Some Water” (Mainstream #10, 1989) and others; co-composer of “Oh Sherrie” (#3, 1984) and “Strung Out” (#40, 1984) for Steve Perry’s debut album, and “I’ll Be Here Where the Heart Is” for the Flashdance soundtrack LP (#1, 1983); produced albums for rocker Ashley Cleveland (Big Town, 1991) and Americana group Disappear Fear (Bus Named Desire, 1994), among a handful of others; died in Nashville from undisclosed causes on 4/17/2026, age 80.

Artist Website:

Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Krampf

Obituary Link:
https://musicrow.com/2026/04/noted-percussionist-producer-songwriter-craig-krampf-passes/