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Phoebe Snow

1950 - 2011

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Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals on Paul Simon’s "Gone at Last". She was described by The New York Times as a "contralto grounded in a bluesy growl and capable of sweeping over four octaves". Snow also sang numerous commercial jingles for many U.S. products during the 1980s and 1990s, including General Foods International Coffees, Salon Selectives, and Stouffer's. Snow experienced success in Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s with five top 100 albums in that country. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Phoebe Snow is the 2,699th most popular musician (down from 2,657th in 2024), the 15,145th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,810th in 2019) and the 1,122nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phoebe Snow ranks 2,699 out of 3,175. Before her are John Cooper, Tom Keifer, Warren Ellis, Panjabi MC, Shannon Hoon, and Cécile Corbel. After her are Tim McIlrath, Dweezil Zappa, Dillon Francis, Sergey Stepanov, Renaud Capuçon, and Ai Otsuka.

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Among people born in 1950, Phoebe Snow ranks 733. Before her are Fredis Refunjol, Daniel Benzali, Charles Krauthammer, Mitch Kapor, Tom Robinson, and David Ignatius. After her are Charles Frazier, Pawan Kumar Chamling, Dave Freudenthal, Linda Bassett, Mary Tamm, and Megumi Ogawa. Among people deceased in 2011, Phoebe Snow ranks 502. Before her are Poly Styrene, Don Kirshner, Len Lesser, Russell Hoban, Dan Wheldon, and Bill Clements. After her are Josef Vašíček, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Gary Winick, Samuel Wanjiru, Hana Andronikova, and Ruslan Salei.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phoebe Snow ranks 15,151 out of 20,380. Before her are George W. Norris (1861), Kara Walker (1969), Edith Windsor (1929), Joey Badass (1995), Ken Olin (1954), and Virginia Pearson (1886). After her are Jeff Bergman (1960), Lisa Boyle (1964), Ira Sachs (1965), Sheldon Whitehouse (1955), Alvan Adams (1954), and Terry Rozier (1994).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Phoebe Snow ranks 1,122. Before her are Don Kirshner (1934), Jon Schaffer (1968), Jody Watley (1959), John Cooper (1975), Tom Keifer (1961), and Shannon Hoon (1967). After her are Tim McIlrath (1978), Dweezil Zappa (1969), Dillon Francis (1987), Bob Ludwig (1945), Brenda Russell (1949), and Shawn Lane (1963).

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