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 1-25 of 143 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 143 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Snyder, Bill," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.

Snyder, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.

"Snyder, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.