"The news of his passing was confirmed by Snider's label, Aimless Records, which wrote a lengthy post in honor of their "Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept." The post when on to say that Snider was someone "who could almost always find the humor in this crazy ride on Planet Earth," and that he created "rhyme and meter that immediately felt like an old friend or a favorite blanket.""
"Todd Daniel Snider was born on October 11th, 1966 in Portland, Oregon. By the mid-80s, he'd relocated to the San Antonio, Texas region, where he met his future mentor in songwriting legend Kent Finlay (who also founded the venerated Cheatham Street Warehouse venue). For years, Snider packed clubs across both San Marcos and Austin, Texas, delighting fans with his earnest, heartfelt approach to country and folk."
"By the early '90s, Snider had relocated to Memphis and signed a deal with Capital Records. Though that agreement fizzled out before any music was released, he did briefly join Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band - a stint that led to a separate deal with Buffett's own Margaritaville Records. That period produced Snider's earliest and most foundational work, including his 1994 debut, Songs for the Daily Planet (which yielded a modest Billboard hit with "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues"),"
Todd Snider died at 59 after treatment for walking pneumonia that had only recently been diagnosed. Aimless Records confirmed the passing and called him the "Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept.," saying he could find humor in life and wrote rhyme and meter that felt like an old friend or favorite blanket. Snider was born October 11, 1966 in Portland and moved to the San Antonio region in the mid-1980s, where he connected with Kent Finlay and became a fixture in San Marcos and Austin clubs. He relocated to Memphis in the early 1990s, briefly joined Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, and released early records including 1994's Songs for the Daily Planet and 1996's Step Right Up.
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