Tuesday, 26 April 2011
U.S. singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, best known for her 1975 smash hit “Poetry Man,” has died.
Snow's manager said she died of complications from a stroke she suffered last year.
The New York-born Snow was widely known as a folk guitarist who also was adept at blues and jazz.
She dropped out of show business at the height of her fame in the mid 1970s to care for her daughter, who was born with severe brain damage.
Snow occasionally would return to the spotlight to make albums, do concert tours, and record television commercials.
She was one of former president Bill Clinton's favorite singers, and performed for him several times at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.
From Christine Jarnick Birac:
ReplyDeleteOh, no! Poly Styrene died today, too. Two of my favorite female singers in one day :(
From Joe Orange:
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautifully calming voice. You will be missed.
From Doreen Harding:
ReplyDeletePoetry Man took me like lightning back to my teenage years
From Tom Stillabower:
ReplyDeleteI first heard her in 1975. I was a sophomore in college. Harpo's Blues was my favorite song of hers.
From Dana Dunsmore:
ReplyDeleteLove her so much!
From Michele Farrell-Azuta:
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that is sad. And so young.