Phoebe Snow Passes Away

Posted by Gold FM on 26/04/2011

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April 26, 2011.

Phoebe Snow, the singer and songwriter best known for her bluesy voice and the 1975 hit "Poetry Man," died today at the age of 58 from complications of a cerebral hemorrhage she suffered in 2010. Her health never recovered and the singer had suffered from blood clots, pneumonia and congestive heart failure since her stroke.

Snow came to prominence in the Seventies as a folk guitarist but broke through by integrating elements of jazz and blues into her music. In 1975, "Poetry Man" became a Top Five hit. She stepped away from the spotlight shortly afterward to care for her daughter Valerie, who was born with significant brain damage. Though Snow would continue to record and perform until 2008, she spent much of her time looking after her daughter until Valerie died in 2007.