Steve Forbert Then: At the age of 21, Forbert made some changes in his life when the auto parts store he drove for closed. Steve took a chance and moved from Mississippi to Greenwich Village in an attempt to follow the rock 'n roll dream. After two years of playing many clubs and opening for acts like Talking Heads, Forbert released his debut Alive On Arrival to critical acclaim. Many saw him as the next Bob Dylan. His next album 1979's Jackrabbit Slim would put him on the charts. A song dedicated to the memory of Florence Ballard (of the Supremes who died in 1976) titled Romeo's Tune shot up the U.S. charts to #11 in 1980. After 2 more albums (1980's Little Stevie Orbit and 1982's Steve Forbert) he was released from his record contract. Steve popped up in the video for Cyndi Lauper's 1984 breakthough hit "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" as the boyfriend. Garry Tallent, a member of Springsteen's E Street Band, later spotted Forbert performing and recommended him to Geffen Records. 1988's Streets Of This Town revived his career for the future. Now: In 1992, Forbert released the critically praised The American In Me. A hits collection followed the next year titled The Best Of Steve Forbert: What Kinda Guy? containing cuts from each previous album. The Mission Of The Crossroad Palms came out in 1995. Rockin Horse Head his 1996 release would come out on Paladin Records. 1997 saw a live album, Here's Your Pizza, with new material by Steve Forbert And The Rough Squirrels. Steve's ninth studio album, Evergreen Boy, was released on January of 2000, his first on the Koch label. He still plays his Gibson guitar, wails on harmonica and hasn't changed his delivery or the tone of his recognizable voice. But he still writes great lyrics and catchy melodies.