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Todd Snider, Influential Americana Troubadour, Dies at 59

The news was confirmed a day after he was hospitalized in Tennessee with walking pneumonia.

Overview

  • Aimless, Inc., representing Snider’s family and team, announced his death on his official accounts Saturday.
  • Friends and relatives said he developed breathing trouble after returning from the road and was admitted in Hendersonville, then transferred for additional care.
  • His team previously canceled his tour after reporting he was violently assaulted outside a Salt Lake City hotel, saying he sustained severe injuries.
  • Police and jail records show he was later arrested on misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct, threat of violence and trespassing, and released on his own recognizance.
  • An official cause of death has not been universally released, though the Salt Lake Tribune reported a publicist attributed it to pneumonia.