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 101-125 of 143 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 104002 | 1/10/1958 | Stars in my eyes | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105367 | 7/24/1958 | Sea mist | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105368 | 7/24/1958 | Urban twilight | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105369 | 7/24/1958 | Chicago concerto | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105370 | 7/24/1958 | Cameo No. 2 | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105373 | 7/24/1958 | Clair de lune | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105383 | 7/31/1958 | Hungarian fantasy | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105384 | 7/31/1958 | Malaguena | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105385 | 7/31/1958 | 3rd movement from Rachmaninoff's Concerto no. 2 in C minor | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105386 | 7/31/1958 | Warsaw concerto | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 105387 | 7/31/1958 | Fantaisie impromptu | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107371 | 5/21/1959 | The touch of your lips | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107372 | 5/21/1959 | A kiss to say hello | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107373 | 5/21/1959 | No kissin' blues | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107374 | 5/21/1959 | When I fall in love | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107375 | 5/21/1959 | I kiss your hand Madame | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107376 | 5/21/1959 | A sinner kissed an angel | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107377 | 5/25/1959 | Kiss of fire | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107378 | 5/25/1959 | Lovers symphony | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107379 | 5/25/1959 | The magic touch | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107380 | 5/25/1959 | Gimme a little kiss, will ya, huh? | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107381 | 5/25/1959 | The kiss tango | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 107382 | 5/25/1959 | A kiss in the dark | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 113077 | 2/7/1963 | My pony macaroni | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 113078 | 2/7/1963 | Hudson River rhapsody | 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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