Phoebe Snow~Poetry Man

Phoebe Snow was classified as contralto but could sing over a 4 octave range and was also a good guitarist.Rolling Stone said she could do just about anything stylistically and technically.She grew up in a household where music was always playing and as a teenager traversed the Greenwich Village area with her acoustic Guitar playing in the clubs. She collaborated with many big names like Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Allan Roth and Phil Ramone. She was married briefly but her husband came out as gay. She had a daughter who was severely brain damaged at birth. Phoebe refused to put her in an institution and cared for her until the girl died at 31. Sadly Phoebe herself died in 2011 at age 60. Rest in peace Phoebe. She is one of those highly under rated singers who deserved much greater acclaim.