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Phoebe Snow (1950-2011) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues". She also sang jingles, backed Paul Simon, and recorded a gospel album with Sisters of Glory.
Phoebe Snow, whose signature hit, “Poetry Man,” established her as a leading light of the singer-songwriter movement and whose swooping vocal acrobatics transcended musical genres, died on...
Apr 26, 2011 · "Phoebe Snow, a singer, guitarist and songwriter whose song Poetry Man was a defining hit of the 1970s, has died," The Associated Press reports. According to the wire service, "Rick...
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Phoebe Snow was a folk-jazz singer who had a hit song in 1975 and a daughter with severe brain damage. She cared for her daughter for 31 years and faced financial and legal troubles before returning to music in the 1980s.
Phoebe Snow sings 'Poetry Man'. This song was first on her 1974 Shelter album 'Phoebe Snow' and a later #5 hit single.
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Apr 27, 2011 · Phoebe Snow was a Grammy-nominated folk, jazz and blues singer who cared for her brain-damaged daughter for 31 years. She died in 2011 from complications of a stroke she suffered in 2010.
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Apr 26, 2011 · Phoebe Snow, known for her hit "Poetry Man" and her 1975 Rolling Stone cover, passed away from complications of a stroke. She was a singer and songwriter who blended jazz and blues into her music and cared for her daughter with brain damage.
