Steve Forbert’s 1988 ‘Streets Of This Town’ To Be ‘Revisited,’ Remixed, Remastered & Re-Released June 2
He moved to New York City from Mississippi and then to Nashville before settling in Asbury Park where he’s been for years. Folksinger Steve Forbert, 68, has always had one of the most distinctive voices in music. He’s an Americana icon with his songs being interpreted by Rosanne Cash, Keith Urban, Marty Stuart and others. A 21-artist tribute—An American Troubadour: The Songs Of Steve Forbert—came out in 2017, a year before his Big City Cat: My Life In Folk Rock autobiography. His 21st album—Moving Through America—came out last year.
Now Blue Rose Records will be re-releasing his 1988 Streets of This Town album on June 2. Long out-of-print, it marks the first time in 28 years this classic album—produced by the E Street Band’s Garry Tallent in Long Branch—will be available on CD and vinyl. Rolling Stone called it “arguably the best record he has ever made.” The Washington Post called it “the most moving and consistent album of his career.”
Remixed and remastered, it sounds better than ever. Forbert survived the curse of being called “The New Dylan” in 1978 when his Alive On Arrival debut announced the entrance of an extremely talented and important new 24-year old singer/songwriter.
TOUR DATES:
SU 29 Apr Decatur, GA - Eddie's Attic
SA 6 May Bethlehem, PA - Godfrey Daniels
WE 17 May Washington, DC - Kennedy Center
FR 9 Jun Glen Cove, NY - My Father’s Place at Metropolitan - Steve Forbert & The Renditions
SA 10 Jun Beacon, NY - Towne Crier Cafe
SU 11 Jun Bryn Mawr, PA - Bryan Mawr Gazebo - Steve Forbert & The Renditions
SA 22 Jul Somerville, MA - The Burren
SU 23 Jul West Yarmouth, MA - The Music Room
TH 26 Oct New York, NY - Iridium
FR 01 Dec Elkton, MD - Elkton Music Hall