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
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 81916 | 11/25/1951 | Flying fingers | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 81917 | 11/25/1951 | Dizzy fingers | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 82367 | 3/4/1952 | Harpsi-boogie | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 82368 | 3/4/1952 | Ravioli rag | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 82786 | 4/28/1952 | A blues serenade | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 82787 | 4/28/1952 | Lonely wine | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 82788 | 4/28/1952 | My melancholy baby | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83374 | 9/10/1952 | Close to my heart | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83375 | 9/10/1952 | Don't say goodbye | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83376 | 9/10/1952 | Portrait of Jenny | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83377 | 9/10/1952 | Twilight time | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83844 | 1/19/1953 | A handful of stars | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83845 | 1/19/1953 | Count every star | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83846 | 1/19/1953 | When you wish upon a star | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83847 | 1/19/1953 | Underneath the stars | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83852 | 1/21/1953 | The starlit hour | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83853 | 1/21/1953 | Evening star (Wagner) | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83854 | 1/21/1953 | Swinging on a star | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 83855 | 1/21/1953 | Stars are on the windows of heaven | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 84955 | 7/23/1953 | Star eyes | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 84956 | 7/23/1953 | Liebestraum (Dream of love) | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 84957 | 7/23/1953 | Amber | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85780 | 12/27/1953 | Driftwood | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85781 | 12/27/1953 | Mysterioso | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85782 | 12/27/1953 | Blue fiesta | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 85783 | 12/27/1953 | Fire and ice | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87167 | 12/7/1954 | The girl next door | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87168 | 12/7/1954 | The high and the mighty | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87169 | 12/7/1954 | When I grow too old to dream | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87170 | 12/7/1954 | My own true love | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87171 | 12/8/1954 | The eleventh hour melody | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87172 | 12/8/1954 | I'll follow my secret heart | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87173 | 12/8/1954 | My dearest | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87174 | 12/8/1954 | I'll see you again | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87175 | 12/8/1954 | Younger than Springtime | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87176 | 12/8/1954 | The moon of Manakoora | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87177 | 12/8/1954 | As time goes by | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 87178 | 12/8/1954 | Falling in love again | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100588 | 9/13/1956 | Bewitched | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100589 | 9/13/1956 | Take me in your arms | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100590 | 9/13/1956 | Speak low | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100591 | 9/13/1956 | The nearness of you | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100592 | 9/17/1956 | Cocktails for two | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100593 | 9/17/1956 | You're mine, you | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100594 | 9/17/1956 | Why can't this night go on forever | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100595 | 9/17/1956 | I dream of you | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100596 | 9/19/1956 | Let's put out the lights and go to sleep | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100597 | 9/19/1956 | Soft lights and sweet music | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100598 | 9/19/1956 | Temptation | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100599 | 9/19/1956 | The night was made for love | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100896 | 11/2/1956 | Jade | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100897 | 11/2/1956 | Turquoise | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100898 | 11/2/1956 | Ruby | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100899 | 11/2/1956 | Golden earrings | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100900 | 11/2/1956 | Topaz | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100901 | 11/5/1956 | Baubles, bangles and beads | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100902 | 11/5/1956 | Pearls on velvet | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100903 | 11/5/1956 | Diamond dust | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100904 | 11/14/1956 | Ivory lace | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100905 | 11/14/1956 | Amber fire | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100906 | 11/14/1956 | Sapphire | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100907 | 11/14/1956 | Golden sands and silvery sea | Bill Snyder Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101305 | 1/10/1957 | Cross your heart | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101306 | 1/10/1957 | Fools rush in | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101307 | 1/10/1957 | They say it's wonderful | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101308 | 1/10/1957 | If there is someone lovelier | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101309 | 1/10/1957 | Sweet and lovely | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101310 | 1/10/1957 | It's time to say goodbye | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101311 | 1/10/1957 | There's a small hotel | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101312 | 1/10/1957 | Your eyes have told me | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101313 | 1/11/1957 | Allah's holiday | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101314 | 1/11/1957 | I'll be seeing you | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101315 | 1/11/1957 | On the Alamo | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101316 | 1/11/1957 | At sundown | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 101772 | 2/28/1957 | Hello Frisco | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Decca | 113079 | 2/7/1963 | Grabbing at rainbows | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 113080 | 2/7/1963 | Randy's theme | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9085 | 3/28/1956 | This is me loving you | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9086 | 3/28/1956 | Fountain in Central Park | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9087 | 3/28/1956 | Sheer magic | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9088 | 3/28/1956 | Ridin' the offbeat | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9095 | 3/29/1956 | The window choppers | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9096 | 3/29/1956 | Cafe conversation | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9097 | 3/29/1956 | Choppin' up Chopin | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9098 | 3/29/1956 | Raggedie Ruthie | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9109 | 4/2/1956 | Iris | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9110 | 4/2/1956 | When I'm with you | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9111 | 4/2/1956 | Black orchid | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9112 | 4/2/1956 | Ginger | Bill Snyder | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9248 | 6/1/1956 | Reverie in rhythm | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9249 | 6/1/1956 | The March hare-1 | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9250 | 6/1/1956 | Chicago blues | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9251 | 6/1/1956 | My silent love | Bill Snyder | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Snyder, Bill," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.
Snyder, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.
"Snyder, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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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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