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.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 76-100 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.