Steve Forbert
b. 1955, Meridien, Mississippi, USA. Forbert played guitar and harmonica in local rock bands before moving to New York in 1976. There he busked at Grand Central Station before making his first recordings in 1977 for Nemperor and was briefly heralded as ‘the new ( Bob) Dylan’ because of the tough poetry of his lyrics. Forbert's biggest commercial success came when he had a Top 20 hit with Romeo's Tune (1979). After four albums his contract was terminated. For most of the '80s, Forbert was based in Nashville, songwriting and playing concerts around the South with a touring group including Danny Counts (bass), Paul Errico (keyboards) and Bobby Lloyd Hicks (drums). His 1988 album for Geffenhad Garry Tallent from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band as producer. Nils Lofgren was a guest musician. After a four-year gap, Forbert returned with the highly-praised THE AMERICAN IN ME, produced by Pete Anderson.