Todd Snider was a 59-year-old singer/songwriter who was considered "the face of" Nashville's alternative rock and alt-country scenes.
He recorded an influential album called "East Nashville Skyline" and started a record label.
A post on Snider's official Instagram page confirmed on November 15 that Snider has died.
What was Todd Snider's cause of death? How did Snider die? Snider's friends and family have not released a formal cause of death. However, they posted a statement about his condition that detailed his health issues on his Instagram page on November 14, revealing that he was hospitalized with walking pneumonia. TMZ noted that he dealt with substance abuse issues over the years.
In early November, Fox13 shared police body cam video of an incident in which Snider was arrested by police. He was accused of disorderly conduct for allegedly causing a disturbance, according to the television station. According to TMZ, Snider claimed he was attacked, and the incident with police in Utah came after he was released from the hospital.
During the incident, he is seen "complaining about being in pain and needing medication," and he later claimed he was assaulted, but, according to Fox13, 'no evidence of an incident has been discovered."
"Aimless, Inc. Headquarters is heartbroken to share that our Founder, our Folk Hero, our Poet of the World, our Vice President of the Abrupt Change Dept., the Storyteller, our beloved Todd Daniel Snider has departed this world," the post from his record label reads.
"Where do we find the words for the one who always had the right words, who knew how to distill everything down to its essence with words and song while delivering the most devastating, hilarious, and impactful turn of phrases?" it continues. "Always creating rhyme and meter that immediately felt like an old friend or a favorite blanket. Someone who could almost always find the humor in this crazy ride on Planet Earth."
The post continues: "He relayed so much tenderness and sensitivity through his songs, and showed many of us how to look at the world through a different lens. He got up every morning and started writing, always working towards finding his place among the songwriting giants that sat on his record shelves, those same giants who let him into their lives and took him under their wings, who he studied relentlessly. Guy Clark, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Jeff Walker."
Concluded the post: "How do we move forward without the one who gave us countless 90-minute distractions from our impending doom? The one who always had 18 minutes to share a story."
The post notes: "We’ll do it by carrying his stories and songs that contain messages of love, compassion, and peace with us. Today, put on one of your favorite Todd Snider records and 'play it loud enough to wake up all of your neighbors or at least loud enough to always wake yourself up.' We love you Todd, sail on old friend, we’ll see you again out there on the road somewhere down the line. You will always be a force of nature."
The statement from the day before Snider's death gave more details on his condition. It's signed by his friends and family.
"We have some difficult news to share. After Todd returned home to recover last week, he began having trouble breathing and was admitted to the hospital in Hendersonville, TN," the post read. "We learned from his doctors that he had been quietly suffering from an undiagnosed case of walking pneumonia."
According to the post, "Our beloved brother’s condition has become more complicated, and he's since been transferred for additional treatment. His care team and those closest to him are by his side and doing everything they can."
"Right now we’re asking everyone who loves Todd to hold him in your thoughts in whatever way feels right to you," the post continues. "Say a prayer, light a candle, roll one up, send strength, or just keep him close in your heart. You've carried him through so much over the years, and he needs that from all of us now more than ever."
The post concluded: "We’ll share more when there is more to tell. Thank you for surrounding him with so much love, support, and compassion."