- Tom Snow (songwriter)
Thomas Righter Snow is an American
songwriter for singers and films or TV.He wrote songs for
Olivia Newton-John ("Deeper Than The Night", "Make A Move On Me", etc...),Melissa Manchester ("You Should Hear How She Talks About You"),The Pointer Sisters ("He's So Shy"),Barbra Streisand ,Rita Coolidge ("You"),Barry Manilow ("Somewhere Down the Road", this song was performed for "Ally McBeal " too),Randy Crawford ,Leo Sayer ,Bette Midler ,Michael Johnson ("I'll Always Love You"),Dolly Parton ,Kim Carnes ("Don't Call It Love"),Linda Ronstadt ("Don't Know Much" duet withAaron Neville ),Trisha Yearwood , andChristina Aguilera ("So Emotional") etc... He also co-wrote ("Dreaming of You") for cross-over starSelena which was posthumously released in 1995.Along with
Dean Pitchford , Snow wrote the song "Let's Hear It For the Boy " sung by American singerDeniece Williams for the movie "Footloose " soundtrack. It climbed to number one on theU.S. Billboard Hot 100 in1984 and peaked at number two on the UK singles chart. It was certified Platinum by theRIAA and nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Song.Film works include "About Last Night" ("So Far, So Good" and "Natural Love" sung by
Sheena Easton ), "Chances Are" (Oscar nominated song "After All" sung byCher &Peter Cetera ), etc...He also released solo albums in the 1970's & 80's.
Links
* [http://www.rnh.com/theatricals/index.php?page=biographies&person_id=145 R & H Theatricals Tom Snow Web page]
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* [http://www.berkleemusic.com/scholarship/Tom_Snow Tom Snow Online Scholarship From Berklee College of Music]
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