He’s been dubbed “America’s best unknown songwriter,” but his sound is both familiar and fresh. Worcester’s own Roger Salloom appears at The Hanover Theatre Jan. 17.

Salloom locally is probably best known for his 1975 “Gotta Get Out of Worcester,” but his music spans four decades with a music style that was influenced by artists like Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.  According to Rolling Stone Magazine, “Roger Salloom is a superb story teller with a good sense of rhythm and a great sense of timing, and the music is incredibly infectious.”

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• Visit Roger Salloom’s Web site
• Worcester Magazine story on Salloom
• Roger Salloom on MySpace Music