Back In The Spotlight: Phoebe Snow

Big Comeback For Distinctive Voice Of The '70s And '80s

(CBS)  For many fans, Phoebe Snow's music represents the sound of the '70s. Snow burst onto the scene in 1975 with her hit single "Poetry Man," and her distinctive voice and folksy sound quickly attracted a devoted following.

Snow followed her initial success with a string of successful albums through the '70s and '80s. However, in the 1990s, she quietly slipped away after deciding to put her career on hold in order to focus on raising her daughter.

But Snow is ready to reclaim the spotlight. She visits The Saturday Early Show this week to perform for Second Cup Café, singing songs from her most recent album, "Natural Wonder."

Born Phoebe Ann Laub in New York, Snow was raised in a household filled with the music of delta blues, Broadway show tunes, Dixieland jazz, and classical and folk music. While performing at the Bitter End in New York in 1972, she was scouted by a record executive who signed her for her first album, "Phoebe Snow," which became one of the most acclaimed debut recordings of all time. It included "Poetry Man," a Top 5 single that earned Snow a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist.

Three decades later, Snow continues to take voice lessons and study opera. On April 21, she will appear in the Saturday Night Live Reunion Tour with Joe Piscopo and Father Guido Sarducci at the Union County Arts Center in Rahway, N.J.