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Steve Forbert (b. 1954, Meridian, Mississippi) achieved fame for his song Romeo’s Tune, which reached #9 on the Billboard chart in 1980.
The song, although “dedicated to the memory of Florence Ballard” on the sleeve of the album Jackrabbit Slim, is not about Supremes singer Ballard who died in 1976. “Forbert admits that Ballard became a timely connection for “Romeo’s Tune”, written about a girl from Meridian. “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”
Critics hailed him at the time as “The new Bob Dylan” because of a similar vocal timbre and thoughtful songwriting. The front cover of Jackrabbit Slim encourages such comparisons with its simplicity: a black and white photo of Steve Forbert playing a well-worn Martin acoustic guitar with a capo on it, his shirt tinted green. The record was recorded in Nashville and produced by John Simon who had worked with The Band.
The song, although “dedicated to the memory of Florence Ballard” on the sleeve of the album Jackrabbit Slim, is not about Supremes singer Ballard who died in 1976. “Forbert admits that Ballard became a timely connection for “Romeo’s Tune”, written about a girl from Meridian. “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”
Critics hailed him at the time as “The new Bob Dylan” because of a similar vocal timbre and thoughtful songwriting. The front cover of Jackrabbit Slim encourages such comparisons with its simplicity: a black and white photo of Steve Forbert playing a well-worn Martin acoustic guitar with a capo on it, his shirt tinted green. The record was recorded in Nashville and produced by John Simon who had worked with The Band.
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star_struck_one wrote:
STEVE WHAT?? I CAN'T HEAR YOU! LOUDER PLEASE.
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finlanders wrote:
GOOD
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AndoDoug wrote:
WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?
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doctorjmo wrote:
my bro. loves this guy!!
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I love love love Stevie! One of the best live acts EVER!!!!
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dls6464 wrote:
Going to See Steve Tomorrow Night in a place that sits about 25 should be amazing
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Friday 12th June STEVE FORBERT plus guest support at The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK Tickets £12 adv / £14 door available now from Jumbo Records, Crash Records, Seetickets and Wegottickets. Http://Www.Seetickets.Com/S.Asp?A=Steve+Forbert&P=5938 http://www.wegottickets.com/event/50308
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hellogoose wrote:
I love Romeo's Tune so much,gosh!!!
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SmilinSkullRing wrote:
Pictures added.
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SmilinSkullRing wrote:
His music is so good. I need to think about my top 5-10, but I'm In Love With You still tops the list as of now.
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tkdcoach wrote:
My top three are all off Mission of the Crossroad Palms, so much later, and then the remaining two are from Streets of This Town. The Forbert records from 1987-95 are up there with my all-time favorites by anyone.
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karish12 wrote:
My Top 5 Steve Forbert 1 Romeo's Tune 2 Thirty Thousand Man 3 Going Down To Laurel 4 Something's Got a Hold On Me 5 Cellophane City __________________________________________
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