BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE
Pianist Bruce Hornsby was born in Williamsburg, Va., in 1954 and attended the University of Miami and Boston's Berklee School of Music. After years of trying to land a record deal, Hornsby and his brother John moved to Los Angeles in 1980 to write for 20th Century Fox. Five years later Hornsby finally got his band, the Range, signed to RCA Records. Their their 1986 debut, The Way It Is, spawned three Top 20 hits and went double platinum, earning Hornsby a Grammy for Best New Artist. 1990's more experimental A Night on the Town was not a commercial success, but Hornsby began touring with the Grateful Dead and contributing to Bela Fleck albums, creating a new following among neo-hippies, who predictably began trading tapes of his shows. Hornsby's 1993 solo effort Harbor Lights sold well and led to a second solo album, Hot House, in 1995. Hornsby toured with the Furthur Festival during the summer of 1997. In the fall of '98, Hornsby released the double-CD, Spirit Trail, on RCA. Two years later, Hornsby's much -- anticipated first live album, the two disc Here Come The Noisemakers, was released.
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