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Tom Snow

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Tom Snow
Birth nameThomas Righter Snow
Born1947
Princeton, New Jersey,US
Occupation(s)Songwriter, singer-songwriter (1970s)
Instrument(s)Keyboards
LabelsCapitol Records(solo releases)
Websitewww.tomsnowmusic.com

Thomas Righter Snow(born 1947 inPrinceton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter.

Biography

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Snow has written songs forGayle McCormick"(Even a Fool Would Let Go"with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists includingKenny RogersandJoe Cocker). "Love Not War" (with Barbara Griffin),Olivia Newton-John( "Deeper Than the Night,""Make a Move on Me"), andMelissa Manchester( "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"),Cher,The Pointer Sisters' million-selling 1980 hit "He's So Shy"(with lyrics byCynthia Weil),Barbra Streisand,Rita Coolidge( "You",which was also an Australian top 10 hit forMarcia Hinesin 1977 and in 2005),Barry Manilow( "Somewhere Down the Road", a song which was performed onAlly McBeal),Randy Crawford,Diana Ross( "Gettin' Ready for Love"),Bonnie Raitt( "Love Sneakin' Up On You"),Leo Sayer,Bette Midler,Michael Johnson( "I'll Always Love You" ),Dolly Parton,Captain and Tennille,Kim Carnes( "Don't Call It Love"),Dionne Warwick( "More than Fascination" ),Linda Ronstadt( "Don't Know Much"duet withAaron Neville),Trisha Yearwood,Sergio Mendes( "Alibis," "Real Life" ),Amy Grant( "Good For Me" ), andChristina Aguilera( "So Emotional" ). He also co-wrote "Dreaming of You" for the crossover Mexican-American starSelena,which was released posthumously in 1995.[1]

Along withDean Pitchford,Snow wrote the song "Let's Hear It for the Boy"sung by American singerDeniece Williamsfor the film soundtrackFootloose,which climbed to number one on theU.S. Billboard Hot 100in 1984 and peaked at number two on theUK Singles Chart.The track was certified Platinum by theRIAAand nominated for anAcademy Awardfor Best Song. He also wrote the song "Did You Hear Thunder" with Pitchford for theGeorge BensonalbumWhile the City Sleeps...(1986). Other films that Snow has written songs for includeOliver & Company,The Lion King II: Simba's Pride,Scooby Doo on Zombie Islandwith New York City's Jack Feldman andMarty Panzer,About Last Night...( "So Far, So Good" and "Natural Love" sung bySheena Easton),Chances Are(Oscar-nominated song "After All"sung byCherandPeter Cetera).

On November 11, 2011, at an independent TED event, Snow delivered a TED talk which he entitled "The Mulch Pile."[2]

Snow also released solo albums in the 1970s and 1980s.

Tom Snow was a member of the band Country, which released a sole album on Clean Records, a subsidiary ofAtlantic Recordsin 1971. Snow sang co-lead and played piano. The band included Michael Fondiler, who shared lead vocals and played rhythm guitar,Bob DeSimoneon drums, Steve Fondiler on bass and Ian Espinoza on lead guitar anddobro.Their little-known but assured self-titled debut featured Mark and Matt Andes ofSpiritandJo Jo GunneandLowell GeorgeofLittle Feat.Vexed by management troubles – Michael O'Bryant was replaced byPeter Asher– the album sank without a trace. Re-released on the Slipstream label in 2013,[3]the album garnered favourable reviews.

Snow left after the first album, but the rest of the band continued, and a second album was recorded but never released. A single from those sessions, "Strange Arrangement", was released, which featured Snow and the rest of the band but was credited as a solo work by Ian Espinoza. It also failed and Clean Records pulled the plug. The band now has the original masters and plans are afoot to finally release this album, which was to be entitledBigalo Jive.UK fanzineFantastic Expeditiontold the Country story in its Issue No. 8.[4]

Snow co-wroteMelissa Manchester's "Your Love is Where I Live", which also featuresStevie Wonder,on Manchester'sYou Gotta Love the Life(2015).[5]

Discography

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Solo albums[6]
  • Taking It All in Stride(Capitol, 1975)
  • Tom Snow(Capitol, 1976)
  • Hungry Nights(Arista, 1982)

References

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  1. ^"Tom Snow: Credits".Allmusic.RetrievedJuly 24,2015.
  2. ^"Tom Snow 'The Mulch Pile'"onYouTubeTEDxAmericanRiviera
  3. ^"Country (Self-Titled)".Slipstream Records.RetrievedFebruary 16,2016.
  4. ^"Fantastic Expedition".Fantastic Expedition.RetrievedFebruary 16,2016.
  5. ^You Gotta Love the Life(Media notes). Los Angeles, California: Long Run Entertainment, L.L.C. 2015.
  6. ^"Tom Snow: Discography".Allmusic.RetrievedJuly 24,2015.
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