(The song starts with a few moments of silence out of respect for Phoebe Snow)
Malcolm Hunter is about to release his new album, "Nostalgia in my Square Head." It's a collection of new and previously published material, songs that are carved into his soul and memory, for various reasons. This track is dear to him and bears extra meaning today, now that Phoebe Snow has passed away this morning.
Malcolm: "Snow in Hades is a story where I got a tip to hear Eric Clapton at a private, unannounced gig, in the early 90s, at an upper east side club, called Hades. I was expecting to hear/see a “god” as Clapton is so often referred to. However, when I got to the club, there was no Clapton; rather Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Phoebe Snow, Boz Scaggs and the Uptown Horns. They were doing a warmup gig for what turned out to be the New York Rock & Soul Revue at the Beacon Theatre. So I did see Snow in Hades – and Melissa’s reference at the end of the tune…”he’s a poetry man” was a direct reference to Phoebe’s tune…
(with the kind permission of Malcolm Hunter Music, © all rights reserved 2011)