Todd Snider (left) and Emmylou Harris read some of the nominees for the Americana Music Association Awards on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in Nashville. (Mark Humphrey/AP file)
Todd Snider released his first record, “Songs from the Daily Planet,” in 1994 and became a successful, if not exactly famous, singer-songwriter. His his 21st and final record, “High, Lonesome and Then Some,” released in October. (Courtesy Absolute PR)
Singer-songwriter Todd Snider, who launched his career in Memphis, dies
The alternative/folk/country musician who launched his lengthy career from a long-gone local bar in Memphis more than 30 years ago died Friday. He was 59.