Todd Snider

Todd Snider

Genres: singer-songwriter, Alt-country, americana, folk, country

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About Todd Snider

Todd Snider (born Todd Daniel Snider in Portland, OR, on 11 October 1966; died 14 November 2025) was an American singer-songwriter remembered for incorporating elements of folk, rock, blues, alt country, and funk. In 2013, Snider co-founded the jam band supergroup Hard Working Americans. Over the course of his career, Snider wrote and co-wrote a large number of songs that were covered by other artists. On 9 October 2021, Snider was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Snider headed to northern California after graduating high school, then drifted to Texas during the 1980s. There he crossed paths with Jerry Jeff Walker, who became an important mentor. By the 1990s, Snider had settled in Nashville, where he became a defining figure of the gritty east Nashville scene. Best known for his wry humor, Snider was a fixture on the Americana, alt-country, and folk scene since his debut on MCA, entitled Songs for the Daily Planet, 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, the latter often sparking colorful debate amongst fans for its comparisons to Tom Petty. He moved to John Prine's Oh Boy Records where he made Happy to Be Here, New Connection, Near Truths and Hotel Rooms, and East Nashville Skyline. That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994–1998 was released on the Hip-O label in August 2005. Todd Snider's next studio album, The Devil You Know, was released in August 2006. It marked Snider's return to a major label, as he is now recording for New Door Records, a subsidiary of Universal Records. The album was named to several critics' year-end "best" lists, including a No. 33 ranking in Rolling Stone magazine's top 50 albums of the year, a No. 25 ranking by No Depression magazine, and No. 14 by Blender magazine. Snider's songs "Late Last Night" and "I Believe You" have been recorded by the Oklahoma country-rock band Cross Canadian Ragweed. He co-wrote the song "Barbie Doll" with country star Jack Ingram. Snider's next EP, Peace Queer, was released in 2008. His 2012 album, Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables, was ranked number 11 on American Songwriter’s "Top 50 Albums of 2012," number 40 on both The Village Voice’s Pazz and Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012, Paste’s "50 Best Albums of 2012," and number 47 on Rolling Stone’s "Top 50 Albums of 2012". In 2012,he released a tribute album honoring one of his early mentors, Time As We Know It: The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker. In 2013, Snider co-founded the jam band supergroup Hard Working Americans with Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools. His album "Eastside Bulldog" was released in 2016. In 2019, he released his 13th studio album, Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3. With the release of "First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder" by Aimless in 2021, Snider fulfilled his longtime vision of combining funk with folk. He produced the record and played most of the instruments on it, including electric bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo and piano. He also sang all the backing vocals. Robbie Crowell handled drums and percussion. Over the course of his career, Snider wrote and co-wrote a large number of songs that were covered by other artists. On 9 October 2021, Snider was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

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