Will Call #38 — Who the Heck is Steve Goodman? Ask Elaine St. George

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Award-winning New York cabaret singer Elaine St. George talks about her new CD of songs by Steve Goodman – one of the best songwriters no one has ever heard of (although you know his music.)

Elaine St. George started singing as a teenager and has returned to pursue this early love professionally with great success. Her cabaret performances have earned her a 2013 MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) Hanson Award for Continued Excellence in Cabaret and the 2014 Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocalist.

Now she has recorded a new CD of the songs by the late Steve Goodman (1948-1984) containing thirteen songs Goodman penned himself – including his best known song, City of New Orleans -and two covers, because Goodman loved singing covers. She took the time to share with Will Call listeners her love of music in general and Goodman in particular.

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“I don’t know if you’ve ever done anything creative—art, singing, whatever—but it takes courage to stand up there on stage or hang your picture on a wall and say, “This is who I am. This is what I care about.” Steve did that. He seized every opportunity he could to share his work with people. He inspires me as an artist every day. And I hope that by telling his story and singing his songs, I can inspire other people to do whatever seems hardest for them.” – Elaine St. George