Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby is a Williamsburg, Virginia pianist and singer-songwriter who broke through with the 1986 #1 hit “The Way It Is” and won the 1987 Grammy for Best New Artist. A restless musician who toured as a member of the Grateful Dead, he also has deep roots-music ties, including a Grammy-winning bluegrass reworking of his own song and a full duo album with Ricky Skaggs.
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- Born November 23, 1954, in Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Released The Way It Is with Bruce Hornsby and the Range in 1986 (RCA); the title track hit #1.
- Won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1987.
- Toured as a member of the Grateful Dead from 1990 to 1992, playing over 100 shows.
- A bluegrass version of his “The Valley Road,” cut with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two, won a bluegrass Grammy in 1990.
- Released the bluegrass duo album Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby in 2007.
