When singer-songwriter Todd Snider died earlier this month at 59, he left a gaping hole in Nashville’s Americana and alt-country music scene. For this special episode of Rolling Stone ’s Nashville Now podcast, we assembled some of those who knew Snider best — singers, songwriters, and Snider collaborators Elizabeth Cook , Aaron Lee Tasjan , and Chuck Mead — to share stories about what made the East Nashville fixture so special.

Oftentimes, the tales are humorous. Tasjan , who produced what would be Snider’s last album, 2025’s High, Lonesome and Then Some , recalls the time that Garth Brooks was reportedly going to record Snider’s original song “Alright Guy.” Snider turned the opportunity into a bit and joked that he was putting in a pool with the payday. When Brooks

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