Steve Forbert

Steve Forbert, 296 Broadview Avenue
Doors at 7PM Performance at 8PM Saturday August 10
$35 in advance, $42 at the door

Steve Forbert arrived in New York City from his Meridian, Mississippi hometown in 1976. He slotted seamlessly into the “new folk” revival in such Manhattan clubs as Folk City, The Bitter End and Kenny’s Castaways, while also taking the stage at CBGB, ground zero of the burgeoning new wave/punk movement. He also busked on the streets of Greenwich Village and in the elegant confines of Grand Central Station.

He quickly won a major label deal with Nemperor/CBS Records and released his heralded debut, Alive on Arrival, in 1978. His next album, Jackrabbit Slim, released in 1979, brought wider renown to Forbert with its #11 pop chart hit Romeo’s Tune. It provided the stature for his troubadour existence, which has kept him active ever since as “a striking performer, very much worth seeing and hearing,” according to The New York Times.  Saturday August 10.

 

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