Although it was “Romeo’s Tune” from the 1979 album “Jackrabbit Slim” that put Steve Forbert on the pop music map, it’s a little promotional single that was included as a bonus to the singer-songwriter ...

Those 40-plus years are documented in Big City Cat: My Life in Folk-Rock, which began life as a stage play and morphed into a book with co-author Therese Boyd. Forbert drew from his own remembrances ...

A little over 43 years ago, Meridian, MS, native Steve Forbert boarded a train bound for New York City. Twenty-one years old at the time, Forbert, with his guitar and harmonica, spent two years ...

While daylight savings time may be the practice of advancing clocks so darkness falls at a later time during the summer months, it also served as the title and inspiration for Steve Forbert’s newest ...

Steve Forbert has come a long way since the wide-eyed innocence of Alive on Arrival, his acclaimed 1978 debut album. “I’ve gotten older,” Forbert said during a phone interview. “I’m paying taxes and ...

Steve Forbert's brush with superstardom came in the late 1970s with his hit song "Romeo's Tune." It was a case of the right thing at the wrong time, as the reign of great singer-songwriters like ...

The title track of Steve Forbert’s 2022 album recounts his solo trek through the Midwest in a pre-pandemic 2017. But it could just as well be used to describe his entire career. The 60-something ...

Steve Forbert (born Samuel Stephen Forbert, December 13, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the ...

Like many rough-voiced singer-songwriters, Steve Forbert has done time as a potential "next Bob Dylan," but he's carved out his own distinct niche in an uncompromising career that spans nearly 30 ...

Steve Forbert's brush with superstardom came in the late 1970s with his hit song "Romeo's Tune." It was a case of the right thing at the wrong time, as the reign of great singer-songwriters like ...