Bruce Hornsby On DVD

16-Aug-01

Bruce Hornsby triumphantly emerged onto the music scene in the mid-eighties with such memorable hits as ìThe Way It Is,î ìMandolin Rainî and ìJacobís Ladder.î Renowned for his impeccable musical skills, Hornsbyís elegant keyboard flourishes and sophisticated wordplay helped turn him into a superstar. Now viewers can catch a glimpse of the dynamic singer-songwriter in action on the concert stage in this exclusive live Musikladen Rock Palace performance from 1990.About Bruce Hornsby:After spending their childhood in Virginia, Bruce Hornsby and his brother John moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and signed their band The Range to the RCA label in 1985. Their debut album, ìThe Way It Is,î was released in August of the following year. The album eventually produced three top 20 hits, the biggest of which was the socially conscious ìThe Way It Is,î which featured Hornsbyís characteristically melodic right-hand piano runs. The album stayed in the charts almost a year and a half, and sold two million copies. In 1986, Hornsby and The Range won the Best New Artist GrammyÇ Award. Hornsbyís second album, ìScenes from the Southside,î sold a million copies and produced the top ten single, ìThe Valley Road.î Hornsby also began to make his mark as a songwriter for others: Huey Lewis had a hit with ìJacobís Ladder,î as did Don Henley with ìThe End of the Innocence.î His first solo album, ìHarbor Lights (1993),î went gold and was followed by the release of ìHot Houseî in July 1995. Returning three years later with the double album ìSpirit Trail,î Hornsbyís most recent album, ìHere Come the Noise Makers,î was released in the fall of 2000.