Dearborn Musician Puts His Songs on ‘The Line’
Dearborn singer-songwriter Jeff Karoub
Dearborn singer-songwriter Jeff Karoub is helping to kick off the second installment of the Guinness World Record-holding Assembly Line marathon concert.
The Assembly Line-Second Shift gets started at 5 p.m. March 19th at AJ’s Music Cafe, 240 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale. Karoub takes the stage at 7 p.m. for an hour set.
The singer, guitarist and violinist first found his way to AJ’s stage in December 2009, when he shared a bill with Maine’s finest folkie, Putnam Smith. Karoub signed up then and there for the Assembly Line sequel, and shortly thereafter heeded AJ’s call for an original song that best fits the theme of the concert designed to raise awareness for the U.S. auto worker and industry. His candidate was the direct and personal ‘Made by Motown,’ honoring the made-in-Detroit foundation built for him by his forebears.
Karoub, who got his musical start while growing up in Allen Park, also credits genetics for his musical passion: His father is a longtime local music teacher, Detroit Symphony Orchestra veteran and Motown session man sonically responsible for the killer French horn lick at the top of Marvin Gaye’s ‘I Heard it through the Grapevine.’ Karoub made sure that little history lesson made its way into ‘Made by Motown.’
Either solo or as part of the duo ‘jar’, he’s been writing songs and performing them for more than a decade throughout Michigan. Gigs of note have included the Flint Folk Festival, Baseline Folk Society, Manchester’s Gazebo Concert Series and Riverfolk Festival, as well as many of the region’s finer caffeinated establishments.
Karoub is a professional journalist by day who is proud to make both his living and life in Michigan. He lives in Dearborn with his wife, three daughters and dog.
To check out his songs, including ‘Made by Motown,’ and learn about upcoming gigs, go to www.reverbnation.com/jeffkaroubjar
For more on the Assembly Line concert, click on this link: www.assemblylineconcert.com