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August 15, 1881 ~ Singer, songwriter Ted Snyder, full name Theodore Frank Snyder, born in Woodland Hills, California, USA ~ Perhaps best remembered for co-writing Sheik Of Araby and Who's Sorry Now. Both songs have become jazz standards recorded by numerous artists, the former recorded by the Regal Male Trio, Tiny Bradshaw, Fats Waller, and Jack Teagarden, the latter by Bob Thompson, Milton Brown, Harry James, and perhaps most notably by Connie Francis ~ Snyder passed away in 1965