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Todd Snider, Americana Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 59

His label said doctors recently identified an undiagnosed case of walking pneumonia following a Tennessee hospitalization.

Overview

  • Snider's family and label announced Saturday that he died Friday at age 59, sharing the news on his official accounts.
  • He was admitted to a Hendersonville hospital with breathing problems and was later transferred after the pneumonia diagnosis, according to statements from his team.
  • Earlier this month he canceled his tour after representatives said he was violently assaulted outside a Salt Lake City hotel.
  • Police and jail records show he was arrested Nov. 2 following a disturbance at a Salt Lake-area hospital and released the next morning on his own recognizance.
  • Outlets differ on whether an official cause of death has been specified, as tributes note a three-decade career and an October release of his album High, Lonesome and Then Some.