Todd Snider dead at 59: Country music star passes away after mystery illness and recent clashes with police

The Daily Mail ^ | 11/15/2025 | T Zeller

[thegagline]

Gone too soon. His most recent album which was released in October left me with the impression that something wasn’t going right for Todd Snider.

"Statistician's Blues"

They say 3 percent of the people use 5 to 6 percent of their brain
97 percent use 3 percent and the rest goes down the drain
I'll never know which one I am but I'll bet you my last dime
99 percent think we're 3 percent 100 percent of the time

[madison10]

I’ve never heard of him.

[thegagline]

I’ve never heard of him.

Well, congratulations, now you have.

[lee martell]

In recent photos, he looks to be the picture of health.
I guess a fatal condition can happen to anyone and at any time.

[Jim W N]

“...I fought the law...

...and the law won...”

[PAR35]

“Mystery Illness” and “Pneumonia” doesn’t really compute.

[madison10]

😄 I listen to country music off and on. Maybe only the more famous ones.

[thegagline]

In recent photos, he looks to be the picture of health. I guess a fatal condition can happen to anyone and at any time.

Here is his most recent encounter with the police. His brain chemistry is off kilter. He doesn’t look like he is fairing well.

https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/11/13/im-not-homeless-bodycam-footage-of-todd-sniders-arrest-shows-him-begging-officers-to-go-back-to-the-hospital/

[thegagline]

He was more in the genre of Americana. Think Ray Wylie Hubbard, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt etc.

[DPMD]

News outlets have a weird habit of labeling everyone either a legend or an icon. I’ve never heard of this one.

[HYPOCRACY]

Thanks. Love all those guys. I’ll give him a listen.

[JBW1949]

I’m 76 years old and from the hills of East Tennessee...I’ve listened to country music all my life and I have never heard of him...

[think4yrsf]

He was in a group recently named Hard Working Americans that had a song Black Land Farmer which was quite good:

https://open.spotify.com/track/7nb6XCGEEfZmJrV0LLVphj?si=tGpYfy7MQxq8LG5t2wyZCA

[thegagline]

I don’t understand why certain people use the death of someone as an opportunity to flaunt their ignorance.

Todd Snider was a well respected Americana artist who was covered by Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert Earl Keen to name a few.

[ifinnegan]

Entertaining enough but a super hate filled leftist who put it in his music.

He chose to live a miserable Godless life. It’s sad but somehow not surprising.

He should have listened to Billy Joe Shaver.

[JBW1949]

“...flaunt their ignorance...”

Sorry that it upset you that not everyone listens to the same singer that you listen to.....

[9YearLurker]

Another icon I completely missed.

[Sir_Humphrey]

I enjoyed his songs and overlooked the fact he was a raging leftie.

[know.your.why]

I’ve never heard of him.

[dwg2]

I’m with you. Never heard of him. To be called an “Americana music icon” kinda infers he’s famous or well known. Whatever.