Alt-Country Singer Todd Snider Dead at 59
- On Nov. 14, Todd Snider's friends and family posted on Instagram that he was admitted to a hospital in Hendersonville, Tennessee after breathing trouble and undiagnosed walking pneumonia, with his condition becoming more complicated.
- His team announced on Nov. 3 that the High, Lonesome and Then Some tour was canceled after Todd Snider sustained severe injuries in a violent assault before the Salt Lake City show.
- Medical reports indicate Snider was charged with disorderly conduct, threat of violence, and criminal trespassing, received staples, and was taken by ambulance while body-cam footage shows him in pain.
- The tour was halted after one date, canceling the High, Lonesome and Then Some tour, and Todd Snider will be unable to perform for an undetermined time while receiving medical treatment.
- As a musician with a three-decade career, Todd Snider, singer-songwriter , released more than two dozen albums and High, Lonesome and Then Some on Oct. 17.
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