"Where do we find the words for the one who always had the right words, who knew how to distill everything down to its essence with words and song while delivering the most devastating, hilarious, and impactful turn of phrases? Always creating rhyme and meter that immediately felt like an old friend or a favorite blanket. Someone who could almost always find the humor in this crazy ride on Planet Earth."
"In reviews of his recent albums, The Associated Press called him a "singer-songwriter with the persona of a fried folkie" and a "stoner troubadour and cosmic comic.""
Todd Snider, 59, has died. His record label posted a statement mourning his passing and praising his gift for language and humor. Family and friends said he was diagnosed with pneumonia at a Hendersonville hospital; his condition became more complicated and he was transferred elsewhere. The diagnosis followed cancellation of a tour after an incident in the Salt Lake City area; Salt Lake City police later arrested Snider after hospital-related confrontations. The canceled tour supported his October album "High, Lonesome and Then Some." Snider enjoyed a three-decade career with songs recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver and Tom Jones and drew mentorship from artists such as Kris Kristofferson, Guy Clark and John Prine.
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