Soon after being nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 1975, though, Snow decided to make caring for daughter Valerie, who was born with severe brain damage, her primary focus.

"Occasionally I put an album out, but I didn't like to tour," Snow told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2008. "But you know what? It didn't really matter because I got to stay home more with Valerie [who died in 2007 at age 31], and that time was precious."

In addition to her solo work, Snow also collaborated and toured with such artists as Jackson Browne, Paul Simon and Steely Dan's Donald Fagen.