Phoebe Snow
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American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1950–2011)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27 July 1890
- Died
- 7 January 1983
- Works
- 63
Top works
- Francesca
- Don't Shut Me Out
- Moment of Truth
- The Head Of the House
- Spinster of This Parish
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for her hit 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues". She was described by The New York Times as a "contralto grounded in a bluesy growl and capable of sweeping over four octaves."
Known for
- Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom — Female Singer2008
- Hannah Montana — Mrs. Schablansky2006
- A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live — Self2003
- Bluesy Entertainment: Live — Self2003
- The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' — Self2002
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self1996
- Throb1986
- Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary — Self1977
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest1975
- Dinah! — Self1974
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- Total plays
- 453,718
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Phoebe Laub (born July 17, 1952 in New York City - died April 26, 2011 in Edison, New Jersey) was a singer-songwriter, who performed under the stage name Phoebe Snow. Career She released an eponymous album, Phoebe Snow, in 1974, that featured the top five hit "Poetry Man." She has continued to release albums sporadically for the next three decades, including Second Childhood (1975), It Looks Like Snow (1976), Never Letting Go (1977), and Against The Grain (1978), all on the Columbia Records la
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Phoebe
- Family name
- Snow
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Edison
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Shelter Records
- Official website
- www.phoebesnow.com
- Voice type
- contralto
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- date of death
- 2011-04-26
- date of birth
- 1952-07-17
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- birth name
- Phoebe Ann Laub
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- manner of death
- natural causes
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