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\n\tWhen singer-songwriter Todd Snider<\/a> died<\/a> earlier this month at 59, he left a gaping hole in Nashville\u2019s Americana and alt-country music scene. For this special episode of Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s Nashville Now<\/a><\/em> podcast, we assembled some of those who knew Snider best \u2014 singers, songwriters, and Snider collaborators Elizabeth Cook<\/a>, Aaron Lee Tasjan<\/a>, and Chuck Mead<\/a> \u2014 to share stories about what made the East Nashville fixture so special.<\/p>\n \n\tOftentimes, the tales are humorous. Tasjan<\/a>, who produced what would be Snider\u2019s last album, 2025\u2019s High, Lonesome and Then Some<\/em>, recalls the time that Garth Brooks was reportedly going to record Snider\u2019s original song \u201cAlright Guy.\u201d <\/a>Snider turned the opportunity into a bit and joked that he was putting in a pool with the payday. When Brooks called with the bad news that he wasn\u2019t going to cut \u201cAlright Guy\u201d after all, Snider kept the gag going. \u201cHe immediately yelled out, \u2018Stop digging the pool! We cannot do this!\u2019\u201d Tasjan recalls. \u201cHe loved bad news.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tCook<\/a> shares a wild yet touching story about a trip to Home Depot with Snider to buy plants, and Mead<\/a> reflects on their status as musical pioneers in East Nashville. They also broach the subject of a tribute concert in Snider\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThere\u2019s talk, and talk from different camps,\u201d Cook says. \u201cI think there\u2019ll be multiples and they\u2019ll be ongoing, and I hope that they are.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThere will be shows,\u201d Mead adds. \u201cThere will be chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n