TERRY SNYDER
Releases
101 Big Bands Swing- Space Age Pop Jazz, Mr. Percussion, Terry Snyder
- The Piano of Jan August
- Exotic Sound, Terry Snyder
- Burlesque
- 50 Big Bands And The Best Swing For Dancing
- 100 Instrumental Versions
- 100 Vintage Jazz Favorites
- 100 Swing for Dance
- 100 Jazz Grand Reserve
- 100 Best Dance Orchestras
101 Big Bands Swing
Space Age Pop Jazz, Mr. Percussion, Terry Snyder
The Piano of Jan August
Exotic Sound, Terry Snyder
Burlesque
50 Big Bands And The Best Swing For Dancing
100 Instrumental Versions
100 Vintage Jazz Favorites
100 Swing for Dance
100 Jazz Grand Reserve
100 Best Dance OrchestrasVideos
Biography
Terry Snyder born in 1916 and died 17 March 1963 in New York City
One of the leading percussionists of the SABPM era, Terry Snyder worked with Bert Block’s studio groups, the Bert Block Orchestra, a standard big band, and the Bell Music Orchestra, which anticipated the SABPM era with its arrangements for celesta, bells, and drums. He became a featured player on New York City radio station WNEW in 1940.
Terry Snyder was Perry Como’s favorite drummer, and he worked with Como on recordings, radio, and television from the late 1940s until his death. He sat in with a variety of groups through the early 1950s, from classical schmaltz pianist Shura to Stan Freeman’s harpsichord album to light jazz combos led by Bill Clifton.
He worked with Enoch Light and Lew Davies on the first four “Persuasive Percussion” LPs on Command, then was hired away by United Artists to debut their competing “Wall-to-Wall Sound” series of gatefold LPs.
