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Todd Snider, one of the most admired and whimsical songwriters to ever call Nashville home, died on Friday, Nov 14 after a health crisis suffered while on tour for the new album High, Lonesome, And Then Some. Sometimes called the Mayor of East Nashville, he was a free spirit, an irresistible barefoot troubadour, and a masterful lyricist who could dissect modern life’s absurdities and tell vivid stories that could be melancholy and hilarious. Craig Havighurst offers this appreciation.
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