Robbie Fulks Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson With CD
You wouldn't think Club Passim, the smallish folk venue in Cambridge, Mass., that housed Joan Baez and Bob Dylan's start decades ago, would be buzzing with requests to play Michael Jackson songs the day after the King of Pop's death. It would especially seem out of place if the man onstage is known as a country and roots rock stalwart. It makes more sense if you know that the musician in question is Robbie Fulks, who has been covering 'Billie Jean' for 10 or so years, stretching back to a Jackson tribute show he staged in 1999. At the end of Fulks' near two-hour set last Friday with guitarist Rob Gjersoe, the encore requests heavily favored 'Billie Jean,' and Fulks obliged. "If you came here expecting smart ass Michael Jackson jokes," he said, "you'll be disappointed."
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Posted by Nick Zaino on Jun 30th 2009 2:00PM
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