Singer. She was a Folk and Blues performer who shall be remembered for her hit "Poetry Man." Born Phoebe Ann Laub, she was raised with a love of music and began singing from an early age. After graduating from high school in Teaneck, New Jersey, she attended college briefly, then became a regular performer in Greenwich Village clubs. Her contralto voice and acoustic guitar attracted a following, and, in 1974, she released her debut album "Phoebe Snow," taking her stage name from an early 1900s railroad advertising character. The disc's "Poetry Man" track reached #5 on the Billboard charts, garnered her a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist, and led to her making the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine and having multiple appearances on "Saturday Night Live." The 1975 birth of a brain-damaged daughter (who died in 2007) adversely affected both her personal and professional life, but though she changed record labels several times, she continued performing. The single "Games" from her 1981 record "Rock Away" reached the top 50, and, during the 1990s, she toured with Donald Fagan's "New York Rock and Soul Revue" while being heard often on Howard Stern's radio show. In 1998, Phoebe received the Cultural Achievement Award from New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and, in 1999, she sang for President Clinton at Camp David. She released her final CD, "Natural Wonder," in 2003. In January of 2010 she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered.
Singer. She was a Folk and Blues performer who shall be remembered for her hit "Poetry Man." Born Phoebe Ann Laub, she was raised with a love of music and began singing from an early age. After graduating from high school in Teaneck, New Jersey, she attended college briefly, then became a regular performer in Greenwich Village clubs. Her contralto voice and acoustic guitar attracted a following, and, in 1974, she released her debut album "Phoebe Snow," taking her stage name from an early 1900s railroad advertising character. The disc's "Poetry Man" track reached #5 on the Billboard charts, garnered her a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist, and led to her making the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine and having multiple appearances on "Saturday Night Live." The 1975 birth of a brain-damaged daughter (who died in 2007) adversely affected both her personal and professional life, but though she changed record labels several times, she continued performing. The single "Games" from her 1981 record "Rock Away" reached the top 50, and, during the 1990s, she toured with Donald Fagan's "New York Rock and Soul Revue" while being heard often on Howard Stern's radio show. In 1998, Phoebe received the Cultural Achievement Award from New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and, in 1999, she sang for President Clinton at Camp David. She released her final CD, "Natural Wonder," in 2003. In January of 2010 she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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