NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Todd Snider, a beloved alt-country and Americana singer-songwriter known for his witty lyrics, has died at 59, his team confirmed his death on his Instagram page Saturday.
In a Friday post, his family and friends said the singer developed serious breathing problems and was hospitalized in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Doctors discovered he had been dealing with an undiagnosed case of walking pneumonia.
Snider’s team at Aimless, Inc. described Snider as a “folk hero” and a “poet of the world,” celebrating his gift for distilling life’s complexities into lyrics that were “devastating, hilarious and impactful.” Snider drew inspiration from songwriting legends such as John Prine, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson and Jerry Jeff Walker, who mentored him throughout his career.
His colleagues urged fans to honor his memory by listening to his music loud enough to “wake up all of your neighbors or at least loud enough to always wake yourself up,” noting that his songs carry messages of love, compassion and perspective.
In the days before his hospitalization, Snider’s team said he was the victim of a “violent assault” outside a Salt Lake City hotel, People reported.
The serious injuries he suffered from the assault caused the abrupt cancellation of his “High, Lonesome and Then Some” tour, according to the Associated Press.
Snider emerged in the 1990s with his breakout single “Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues” and went on to become a cornerstone of the Americana and alt-country scenes. Over three decades, he released more than a dozen albums.
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