Bill Trader

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.

He died in Florence, South Carolina in 2003.

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• 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" at "Bob Dylan's Early "Field Recordings" 1961-87" at Searching for a Gem