Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra

Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Claude Thornhill (August 10, 1908 – July 1, 1965) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standards "Snowfall" and "I Wish I Had You". == Early years == Thornhill was the son of J. Chester Thornhill and his wife, Maude. When he was 11 years old, he played piano professionally. While still a youth, he played with two local combos. As a student at Garfield High School in Terre Haute, he played with... [more on Wikipedia]

Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra began charting in 1941 with Snowfall.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

Top songs: #1: Snowfall - #2: Autumn Nocturne - #3: Johnson Rag
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  1941
1.
10/1941
#1  Snowfall
Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra greentick

89 pts
20
US
written by Claude Thornhill
2.
12/1941
#2  Autumn Nocturne
Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra greentick

89 pts
20
US
written by Josef Myrow & Kim Gannon
  1950
3.
02/1950
#3  Johnson Rag
Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra greentick

71 pts
24
US
vocals by joe derise & the snowflakes
written by Jack Lawrence, Guy Hall & Henry Kleinkauf


See also...

Claude Thornhill • Claude Thornhill's Orchestra


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