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 26-50 of 143 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 143 records)

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.