"Todd Snider, a singer and songwriter beloved in the Americana music scene for his funny yet empathetic portraits of people struggling to survive an uncaring world, died Friday. He was 59. His death was announced in a post on his Instagram account, which didn't state a cause or say where he died. An earlier post signed by "Todd's Friends & Family" said that he'd been admitted to a hospital in Hendersonville, Tenn., after experiencing breathing problems and that he'd been diagnosed with pneumonia;"
"Frequently compared to the likes of John Prine and Kris Kristofferson - both of whom mentored him at various points - Snider wrote about "how poor people sometimes cope with pain and hardship," he told the New York Times in 2009. "A little drugs here, a little sex here, a little denial there." In a prolific recording career that stretched three decades, Snider made albums for labels owned by Prine and by Jimmy Buffett and for his own company, Aimless Records."
Todd Snider died at 59 after being hospitalized with breathing problems and diagnosed with pneumonia following a recent violent assault outside a Salt Lake City hotel. He cultivated a three-decade recording career with releases on labels linked to John Prine and Jimmy Buffett and on his own Aimless Records. Snider was frequently compared to John Prine and Kris Kristofferson and wrote empathetic, funny portraits of people coping with poverty and hardship. He was best known for lively onstage performances that blended songs with running monologues. Notable songs included "Beer Run," "Can't Complain," and "Alright Guy."
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