Americana Troubadour Todd Snider, Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 59

Americana Troubadour Todd Snider, Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 59
Todd Snider performs at the To Nashville, With Love Benefit Concert at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tenn., on March 9, 2020. Amy Harris/Invision/AP
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a beloved figure in American roots music, has died. He was 59.

His record label said Saturday in a statement posted to his social media accounts that Snider died on Friday.