In the mid-'70s, Steve Forbert left his truck-driving days in the small town of Meridian, Mississippi, to become a folk hero in the giant metropolis of New York City. Armed with just a guitar and a harmonica, he managed to cause a stir in NYC amid the flash and clatter of the emerging New Wave. Albums like "Alive on Arrival" and "Jackrabbit Slim", which featured the hit "Romeo's Tune," established him as the fresh face of the folk-rock scene. Unfortunately, fallings out with record labels followed closely on the heels of his early success. 

Relocating to Nashville in the mid-'80s, Forbert pressed on with his songs and a loyal audience that stood by their man.  "I know that I'll keep playing and writing songs," he explains, regardless of the level of his fame or success. "This is what I do. I'll just keep doing it as long as I can."

"When I make a record," Forbert says, "I want to completely capture who I am at that time.  I just want to make something that is no-apologies-me.  Personally, I leave a lot of things on my records that are imperfect."

Imperfect, as in human. It's what makes Forbert's songs so unique, so disarming, so universally true.   With the right lyric, Forbert can turn your head with just a whisper.

Forbert's skill is his ability to write about everyday loves, losses, regrets, and hopes and to channel the best of folk, rock, country, and R&B into his uniquely American sound. 

Steve is a complex yet plainspoken artist who puts his heart on the line in each song.   His ability to continue to write compelling songs and to stay fresh rests on his uncanny perspective that it's about the music, not the music business. "The music business is like a moving train and if you're not on that train it's a bitch to catch it," he offers. "If I happen to round the bend and there's a train and I get on it, great, but I'm just going to run at my own pace," he says, giving you plenty of chance to catch up with him and reconnect. 

Romeo's Tune
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Don't Tell Me (I Know)
Strange

For more about Steve Forbert 
visit his Official Web Site

Published by 
Welk Music
administered by
Lichelle Music Company 
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