Remembering Phoebe Snow

Remembering Phoebe Snow

McKinney & Associates pauses to honor the life and legacy of singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, who died on April 26 at age 60 from complications of a stroke that she suffered in January 2010. The New York Times calls Ms. Snow a “leading light of the sing-songwriter movement and whose swooping vocal acrobatics transcended musical genres.” Ms. Snow was a devoted mother to her daughter Valerie, who was born with severe brain damage. The NYT reports that Ms. Snow refused to institutionalize Valerie and decided to put her career on hold to care for her daughter, who died at 31 in 2007. Ms. Snow leaves the world with a treasured repertoire of songs, such as Poetry Man, that showcase her “soaring contralto.” Rest in Peace.

Highlighted Clip for Wednesday, April 27, 2011:
"Phoebe Snow, Bluesy Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 60"
By: Stephen Holden
Phoebe Snow, whose signature hit, “Poetry Man,” established her as a leading light of the singer-songwriter movement and whose swooping vocal acrobatics transcended musical genres, died on Tuesday in Edison, N.J. She was 60.