Bill Trader

Bill Trader (11 May 1922 - 26 October 2003) was an American song-writer and singer most famous for writing the ballad "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" which became a hit for Hank Snow, Jo Stafford and Elvis Presley and has since been covered by numerous other artists.

Quotes

When you're gone, yet I'll dream
A little dream as years go by…
Now and then there's a fool such as I.

(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I (1952)

First published in 1952 as performed by Hank Snow, this ballad has since become covered by many other artists: Dean Martin · Jo Stafford · Jim Reeves · Elvis Presley · Elvis Live performance · Petula Clark's French version · Bob Dylan · Baillie and the Boys

• Pardon me, if I'm sentimental
  When we say goodbye ,
  Don't be angry with me should I cry.
  When you're gone, yet I'll dream
  A little dream as years go by…
  Now and then there's a fool such as I.

• Now and then there's a fool such as I am over you.
  You taught me how to love
  And now you say that we are through.
  I'm a fool, but I'll love you dear
  Until the day I die
  Now and then there's a fool such as I.

Quotes about Trader

• The man who wrote this classic was Bill Trader and he actually passed away in 2003 in South Carolina. Not a bad run from the sound of it. Mark Matthews continues the story by bringing in an old musician friend of Bill’s named Bud Orr. As Bud tells it, Bill couldn’t read or write music and would often bring him songs and for five bucks Bud would write out a lead sheet for him. Bill would then sell try to sell them in Nashville.
  • Iaan Hughes, in The Real Mr. Heartache: "Fools Such As I"

External links

• Bill Trader at All Music
• The Real Mr. Heartache: "Fools Such As I" by Iaan Hughes
• Profile at Find A Grave
• Notes on the history of "A Fool Such As I" in "Bob Dylan's Early "Field Recordings" 1961-87" at Searching for a Gem