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 126-143 of 143 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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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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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