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Infobox musical artist|name = Steve Forbert|image = SteveForbert.jpg|caption = Steve Forbert performing on July 12, 2008|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Samuel Stephen Forbert|Born = Birth date and age|1954|12|13|mf=y, Meridian, Mississippi , U.S.|death_date =|origin =|instrument = guitar , vocals .|genre = Folk music|Folk , Americana music|Americana |occupation = Musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter|years_active = 1978–present|label = Nemperor Records|Nemperor / CBS Records|CBS , Geffen Records|Geffen , Giant Records (Warner)|Giant , Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG , Paladin Records|Paladin , Rolling Tide Records|Rolling Tide , Koch Records|Koch , Valley Entertainment , Silverline Records|Silverline , Disky Records|Disky , 429 Records|429 |website = http://www.steveforbert.com/ Steve Forbert (born Samuel Stephen Forbert, December 13, 1954)Samuel S. Forbert 1954- http://www.faqs.org/copyright/the-american-in-me-by-steve-forbert-it-sure-was-better-back/ faqs.orgUSA People Search is an United States|American pop music singer-songwriter . He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart in 1980.
Even though the sleeve of the album Jackrabbit Slim (1979) states that "Romeo's Tune" is "dedicated to the memory of Florence Ballard ," the song is not really about the The Supremes|Supremes singer who died in 1976. The song was actually written about a girl from Forbert's home town of Meridian, Mississippi , but was dedicated to Ballard because, as Forbert explains, ''"That seemed like such bad news to me and such sad news. She wasn't really taken care of by the music business, which is not a new story." http://www.steveforbert.com/PRESS/Art-MemphisCommercialAppealJan2000.htm Steve Forbert official website
Critics hailed him at the time as the "new Bob Dylan " , given a similar vocal timbre and thoughtful songwriter|songwriting . The front cover of his second album, Jackrabbit Slim , encourages such comparisons with its simplicity: a black-and-white photo of Forbert playing a well-worn Martin Guitar|Martin acoustic guitar with a capo on it, his shirt tinted green. The gramophone record|record was sound recording and reproduction|recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and record producer|produced by John Simon (record producer)|John Simon , who had worked with The Band . On the comparison to Dylan, Forbert said, ''"You can't pay any attention to that. It was just a cliche back then, and it's nothing I take seriously. I'm off the hook — I don't have to be smarter than everybody else and know all the answers like Bob Dylan."'' http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=103942977 NPR, May 9, 2009 Forbert has a cameo appearance in Cyndi Lauper 's " Girls Just Wanna Have Fun " video, playing her boyfriend. He appears at 3:44 in the official Sony video In 1984, Forbert had a disagreement with his record company (Nemperor), which apparently did not want to release a recording he made. The record was shelved, and contractual issues prevented Forbert from recording for a number of years afterwards. Although he has never again recorded a song as commercially successful as "Romeo's Tune", his first recording for Geffen Records , 1988's Streets of This Town , has been credited with "intelligence and maturity that bested most of his previous work" . His The American in Me follow-up in 1992 was praised as "equally strong". Both Geffen releases however were ineptly promoted, and Forbert's work there has been called under appreciated. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp? JSESSIONID=q0pyJMmcQvNPXWyH6wpJPhq09fLCn852rwQSTKVBc42y42BGhQby!67323419& pid=4645& aid=604099 Billboard Although his fame has subsequently waned, Forbert has made music "steadily ever since, writing songs and singing them, on CDs and on the road" . http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=103942977 NPR, ibid. His songs have been recorded by several artists, including Rosanne Cash , Keith Urban , Marty Stuart and Webb Wilder .
More Young Guitar Days Valley Entertainment , 2002cite web |url= http://www.valley-entertainment.com/more-young-guitar-days-1.html |title=More Young Guitar Days |work=Valley Entertainment |accessdate=28 June 2010
Rock While I Can Rock: The Geffen Years 2003
Best of the Downloads Vols. 1 + 2 (Live compilation) 2008
Down in Flames Rolling Tide, 2009
Soundtrack albums
Knockaround Guys , 2001 - performed ''Romeo's Tune
Margot at the Wedding , 2007 - performed ''Romeo's Tune
DVD releases
The Steve Forbert DVD Anthology: You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play , 2005
On Stage at World Cafe Live , 2007
Steve Forbert In Concert , 2007
External links
http://www.steveforbert.com/ Official Website
References
reflist Persondata | NAME =Forbert, Steve | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =December 13, 1954 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Forbert, Steve Category:1954 births Category:American folk singers Category:American rock singers Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:People from Meridian, Mississippi Category:Musicians from Mississippi Category:Fast Folk artists
