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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: XPN Welcomes Steve Forbert\nEvent Url: http://www.p
 hillyfunguide.com/event/detail/62329/XPN_Welcomes_Steve_Forbert\nEvent Dat
 e Begin: 2009-12-31\nEvent Date End: 2009-12-31\n\nFrom AllMusic.com:\n'An
 ointed 'the new Dylan' upon his recording debut\, folk-rock singer/songwri
 ter Steve Forbert was born in Meridian\, MS\, in 1955. After learning guit
 ar at age 11\, he spent his high school years playing in a variety of loca
 l bands before quitting his job as a truck driver and moving to New York C
 ity at the age of 21. There\, he performed for spare change in Grand Centr
 al Station before working his way up to the Manhattan club circuit. After 
 signing to Nemperor\, Forbert debuted in 1978 with Alive on Arrival\, whic
 h earned critical acclaim for its taut\, poetic lyrics. The follow-up\, 19
 79's Jackrabbit Slim\, was his most successful outing\, reaching the Top 2
 0 on the strength of the hit single 'Romeo's Tune' (allegedly inspired by 
 the late Supreme Florence Ballard). However\, both 1980's Little Stevie Or
 bit and a self-titled 1982 effort fared poorly\, and Forbert was dropped b
 y his label. He spent much of the decade in Nashville\, where he continued
  honing his songwriting skills and performed regularly throughout the Sout
 h. In 1988\, he signed to Geffen\, where the E Street Band's Garry Tallent
  produced his comeback album\, Streets of This Town. Pete Anderson took ov
 er the production reins for 1992's The American in Me\, but Forbert's cont
 inued lack of chart success prompted the label to cut him loose. A deal wi
 th the Warner Bros.-affiliated Giant label resulted in two more studio alb
 ums\, 1995's Mission of the Crossroad Palms and 1996's Rocking Horse Head\
 , but in 1998 Forbert moved into independent territory for his next album\
 , the rollicking live set Here's Your Pizza. Forbert signed with Koch Reco
 rds for his next studio disc\, 2000's Evergreen Boy\, where he also releas
 ed Any Old Time (a tribute to country music legend Jimmie Rodgers) in 2002
  and Just Like There's Nothin' to It (a collection of new songs) in 2004. 
 During this period\, Forbert also released two compilations of rare and un
 released material\, Young\, Guitar Days and More Young\, Guitar Days\, as 
 well as several live recordings. On Stage at World Cafe Live appeared in 2
 007 from Decca Vision as well as a new studio set\, Strange Names and New 
 Sensations\, from 429 Records that same year. The Place and the Time arriv
 ed in 2009.'\nFirst show is All Ages\, Second is 21+.\n\nStart time: 8 & 1
 0:30 pm
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SUMMARY:XPN Welcomes Steve Forbert
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