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Bill Trader

real name William Trader

Bill Trader is credited on 1,101 releases across 244 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,101

Credits

244

Albums

8

Decades active

205

In collections

Biography

Bill Trader (May 1, 1922 - October 26, 2003) was an American song-writer and singer.
Though he wrote and sang other of his songs professionally, this songwriter remains primarily remembered for writing the ballad "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" which became a hit for Hank Snow, Jo Stafford, Elvis Presley, and Petula Clark (with a French version), and has since been recorded by many other artists.
The song, simply known as "A Fool Such As I", was recorded by Bob Dylan on Dylan (1973), although on some versions Trader is wrongly credited as B. Abner.

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Credited work

1,101 releases · 244 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 1,098
  • Other credits · 15

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Radio Recorders · Enactron Truck · Sun Studios

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