Todd Snider
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Todd Daniel Snider (born October 11, 1966 in Portland, Oregon)[1][2] is an American singer-songwriter with a musical style that combines Americana, alt-country, and folk.
Career
Snider's 1994 debut album on MCA, entitled Songs for the Daily Planet, was named for the bar where Snider used to play regularly in Memphis. On that album were the minor hits "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues"—a folk song about the early '90's grunge scene, featuring a band that "refused to play" —and "Alright Guy," which later became the title cut of Gary Allan's 2001 album.
He released two more albums for MCA, Step Right Up and Viva Satellite before moving to John Prine's Oh Boy Records where he made Happy to Be Here, New Connection, Near Truths and Hotel Rooms, East Nashville Skyline, and Peace Love and Anarchy. That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994–1998 was released on the Hip-O Records label in August 2005.
Snider's next studio album, The Devil You Know, was released in August 2006. It marked his return to a major label, New Door Records, a subsidiary of Universal Records. The Devil You Know was named to several critics' year-end "best" lists, including a #33 ranking in Rolling Stone magazine's top 50 albums of the year, a #25 ranking by No Depression magazine, and #14 by Blender magazine.
Snider's album, Peace Queer, was released on October 14, 2008 and reached #1 on the Americana Airplay Chart on October 27, 2008. His album, The Excitement Plan, was released on June 9, 2009 on the YepRoc Label and was produced by Don Was.
Snider contributed a cover version of A Boy Named Sue to the 2010 Sugar Hill Records album Twistable Turnable Man, a tribute by various artists to songwriter Shel Silverstein.
Snider's songs "Late Last Night" and "I Believe You" have been recorded by the Oklahoma red dirt band Cross Canadian Ragweed. He co-wrote the song "Barbie Doll" with country star Jack Ingram.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Heat | US Indie | ||
| 1994 | Songs for the Daily Planet | 23 | ||
| 1996 | Step Right Up | |||
| 1998 | Viva Satellite | |||
| 2000 | Happy to Be Here | |||
| 2002 | New Connection | 45 | ||
| 2003 | Near Truths and Hotel Rooms | |||
| 2004 | East Nashville Skyline | 44 | 28 | |
| 2005 | That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994–1998 | |||
| 2006 | The Devil You Know | 173 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Peace Love and Anarchy (Rarities, B-Sides, & Demos, Vol. 1) |
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| Live with the Devil You Know (Grimey's - Nashville) | ||||
| The Devil You Know DVD | ||||
| 2008 | Peace Queer | 8 | 44 | |
| 2009 | The Excitement Plan | 144 | 6 | 31 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US MSR | CAN AC | |||
| 1994 | "Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues" | 31 | — | Songs for the Daily Planet |
| 1995 | "Alright Guy" | — | 33 | |
References
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003), All Music Guide to Country: the definitive guide to country music By Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Backbeat Books, ISBN 9780879307608, ISBN 0879307609
- ^ Chris. Willman (2005), Rednecks & Bluenecks: the politics of country music, ISBN 1595580174
External links
- Todd Snider official page
- EighteenMinutes.com - The Todd Snider Archives
- Todd Snider Feature and CD reviews at Country Standard Time
- Interview from honesttune.com
- Interview on AmericanaRoots.com
- Interview June 2009 on NPR