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| US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts |
| Music VF  © 2007-2026 Howard Drake / VF Entertainment 03/06/26 23h46:00 xx faux |
| Music VF.com, music hit charts • Rock VF.com, rock music hit charts • Music VF.fr, tous les tubes • |