Music Lyricist, Composer and Publisher. He is remembered for his songs "The Sheik of Araby" (1921) and "Who's Sorry Now?" (1923). Born Theodore Frank Snyder, he grew up in Boscobel, Wisconsin where he learned to play the piano as a young boy. As a young adult, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he played the piano in a café before being employed at a music publishing company. In 1907 he published his first composition and relocated to New York City, New York the following year and established his own music publishing business. In 1909 he hired future renowned music composer Irving Berlin as one of his staff writers and they later became business partners. In 1910 he and Berlin performed their musical "Up and Down Broadway" and soon became widely known for his Broadway stage play compositions. In 1914 he became one of the founding members of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. His other Broadway work includes "Funabashi" (1908) and " "Fashions of 1924" (1924). His "Sheik of Araby" would later be recorded by Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, as well as The Beatles. "Who's Sorry Now?" written in collaboration with Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, became a No. 1 hit for Connie Francis on the UK Singles Chart and No. 4 on the American Billboard Chart in 1958. In 1930 he retired and moved to Hollywood, California where he operated a nightclub. He died at the age of 83. In 1970 he was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2000, "Who's Sorry Now?" was named by the Recording Industry Association of America as one of the Songs of the Century. His music has been incorporated in over 20 films.
Music Lyricist, Composer and Publisher. He is remembered for his songs "The Sheik of Araby" (1921) and "Who's Sorry Now?" (1923). Born Theodore Frank Snyder, he grew up in Boscobel, Wisconsin where he learned to play the piano as a young boy. As a young adult, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he played the piano in a café before being employed at a music publishing company. In 1907 he published his first composition and relocated to New York City, New York the following year and established his own music publishing business. In 1909 he hired future renowned music composer Irving Berlin as one of his staff writers and they later became business partners. In 1910 he and Berlin performed their musical "Up and Down Broadway" and soon became widely known for his Broadway stage play compositions. In 1914 he became one of the founding members of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. His other Broadway work includes "Funabashi" (1908) and " "Fashions of 1924" (1924). His "Sheik of Araby" would later be recorded by Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, as well as The Beatles. "Who's Sorry Now?" written in collaboration with Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, became a No. 1 hit for Connie Francis on the UK Singles Chart and No. 4 on the American Billboard Chart in 1958. In 1930 he retired and moved to Hollywood, California where he operated a nightclub. He died at the age of 83. In 1970 he was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2000, "Who's Sorry Now?" was named by the Recording Industry Association of America as one of the Songs of the Century. His music has been incorporated in over 20 films.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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