Bill Snyder
William P. Snyder (November 7, 1916 – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, May 11, 2011) was an American pianist, bandleader and songwriter of the 1950s. Snyder studied under Moriz Rosenthal in Paris and served in the Air Force during the Second World War. Snyder first had a massive hit with Lorenz Hart's "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" in 1950. The song reached the top position on the Cash Box list of "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes." Through the 1950s, Snyder was America's most recorded light music pianist with nine gold and one platinum awards for his singles and albums. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 7, 1916, Died May 11, 2011
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1963
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, arranger
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 143 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 101773 | 2/28/1957 | Shine on harvest moon | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101774 | 2/28/1957 | Ooh maybe it's you | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101775 | 2/28/1957 | You stepped out of a dream | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101776 | 2/28/1957 | I left her on the beach | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101777 | 2/28/1957 | Tulip time | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101778 | 2/28/1957 | Mississippi | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101779 | 3/1/1957 | Tell me little gypsy | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101780 | 3/1/1957 | Tell me little gypsy | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101781 | 3/1/1957 | A pretty girl is like a melody | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101782 | 3/1/1957 | Hold me in your loving arms | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102627 | 6/3/1957 | That night | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102628 | 6/3/1957 | Interlude | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102629 | 6/3/1957 | Written on the wind | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102871 | 7/11/1957 | Love is a many splendored thing | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102872 | 7/11/1957 | Symphonie moderne | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102873 | 7/11/1957 | Invitation | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102874 | 7/11/1957 | Away all boats | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102944 | 7/23/1957 | Theme from Man of a thousand faces | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102947 | 7/23/1957 | Fascination | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102948 | 7/23/1957 | Laura | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102949 | 7/23/1957 | Tammy | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 102950 | 7/23/1957 | The song from Moulin Rouge | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 103999 | 1/10/1958 | Shake down the stars | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104000 | 1/10/1958 | You feel out of a star | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104001 | 1/10/1958 | My lucky star | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Snyder, Bill," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.
Snyder, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.
"Snyder, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Snyder, Bill - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93073027
Wikidata: Bill Snyder - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17388778
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/60758934
MusicBrainz: Bill Snyder - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e2bc59e0-5f6b-4ea2-bf01-58a43f02eb68
ISNI: 0000 0000 5955 7373 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059557373
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