US EditionAmericana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
Todd Snider canceled his tour after a violent assault and was later diagnosed with walking pneumonia, leading to complications that caused his death at 59, his label said.
- On Friday, Aimless, Inc. announced that Todd Snider, Americana and alt-country singer-songwriter, had died at 59 without specifying a cause or location.
- Earlier this month, his tour behind High, Lonesome and Then Some was cancelled after the Aimless, Inc. management team said he was allegedly assaulted in the Salt Lake City area, Utah.
- In Hendersonville, Tennessee, family and friends reported he had been hospitalized with breathing problems, diagnosed with pneumonia, and later transferred as his condition worsened; Salt Lake City police arrested him after disturbances at Holy Cross Hospital, charging disorderly conduct and related offenses.
- Across three decades, Todd Snider released more than a dozen albums blending folk, rock and country, with songs recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver and Tom Jones, and earned Oregon Music Hall of Fame induction.
- In the wake of his death, family and colleagues asked fans to honour him with music and support, urging prayers, candles, and playing his records loudly to carry his stories forward.
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Renowned country singer Todd Snider dies at 59
Country music artist Todd Snider has died at the age of 59 after a period marked by pneumonia complications and recent legal and health troubles. A statement posted on his Instagram on November 15 confirmed that the singer-songwriter had "departed this world" after several difficult weeks. His team reflected on his creative life, noting that "He relayed so much tenderness and sensitivity through his songs, and showed many of us how to look at th…
Todd Snider, songwriter-songwriter-country, died at the age of 59.
Todd Snider Dies at 59, Weeks After Reported Assault
Todd Snider, an Americana singer known for witty storytelling, has died. He was 59. Snider's death was announced Friday on his official social media accounts, which said he'd been diagnosed with a case of walking pneumonia after being injured in an assault in Utah earlier this month, the Nashville Tennessean...
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