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 101-125 of 143 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 101-125 of 143 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Snyder, Bill," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.

Snyder, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209635.

"Snyder, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.