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Steve Forbert

Samuel Stephen Forbert (born December 13, 1954) is an American pop/folk singer-songwriter. His 1979 song "Romeo's Tune" reached No. 11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. It also spent two weeks at No. 8 in Canada. Forbert's first four albums all charted on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with ''Jackrabbit Slim'' certified gold in Canada. In 2004, his ''Any Old Time'' album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Folk category. Forbert has released 21 studio and 3 live albums.

Forbert's songs have been recorded by several artists, including Rosanne Cash, Keith Urban, Marty Stuart and Webb Wilder. In 2017, a tribute album, ''An American Troubadour: The Songs of Steve Forbert'', was released, with covers of his songs by twenty-one artists. Bob Harris of ''BBC Radio 2'' said Forbert has "One of the most distinctive voices anywhere."

In September 2018, he released his self-penned memoir, ''Big City Cat: My Life in Folk Rock'', with editor Therese Boyd. It accompanied the release of his 19th studio album ''The Magic Tree'' on Blue Rose Music. Provided by Wikipedia