Bruce Hornsby - Orlando, August 27th, 1988 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting) '2025

Tracks list

	Tracklist:

1. Look Out Any Window (Live) (06:09)
2. I Will Walk with You (Live) (05:13)
3. Mandolin Rain (Live) (07:58)
4. The Old Playground (Live) (06:13)
5. The Road Not Taken (Live) (07:49)
6. The Wild Frontier (Live) (05:13)
7. Every Little Kiss (Live) (06:00)
8. The Valley Road (Live) (06:03)
9. The Way It Is (Live) (07:12)
10. Defenders of the Flag (Live) (06:25)
11. On the Western Skyline (Live) (08:31)


 moreBruce Hornsby was born and raised in a musical family in Williamsburg,
Virginia. He played basketball as a teenager, but following his high school
graduation he was pulled toward music. He joined his older brother Bobby in the
frat band Bobby Hi-Test and the Octane Kids, a group that played country-rock
tunes with a special affinity for the Grateful Dead. After spending a year at
the University of Richmond, Bruce attended the Berklee College of Music for two
semesters before earning a degree from the University of Miami in 1977. After
his college graduation, he returned to Williamsburg, where he played in local
bars until he and his younger brother John -- who by that point was his
songwriting partner -- headed to Los Angeles in 1980. Michael McDonald happened
to catch a show by the Bruce Hornsby Band and the pair became friendly, a
connection that helped the pianist get a foothold in the music industry. The
Hornsby brothers wound up as staff songwriters at 20th Century Fox Records and,
eventually, Hornsby branched out to work as a session musician.

Hornsby joined Ambrosia just in time to appear on their last album, 1982's Road
Island. He then joined the supporting band for Sheena Easton -- he can be seen
in the video for her 1984 hit "Strut" -- before forming Bruce Hornsby & the
Range. During this time, he continued to write and record demos in hopes of
becoming a recording artist in his own right. His work caught the ear of Huey
Lewis, who wanted to record one of Hornsby's songs, but the songwriter declined
the offer. Undaunted, Lewis continued to advocate for Hornsby, particularly
after the keyboardist formed the Range -- a group that featured guitarist David
Mansfield, ex-Ambrosia bassist Joe Puerta, guitarist George Marinelli, and
drummer John Molo -- and began to shop demos to various record labels. Windham
Hill expressed interest in signing Hornsby, which, along with the boosterism of
Lewis, helped stir up interest in other labels, with RCA signing the band in
1985.

Lewis produced a handful of songs on The Way It Is, the 1986 debut album from
Bruce Hornsby & the Range. Initially, Hornsby pursued an audience accustomed to
the tranquil sounds of Windham Hill, but he wound up getting his break through
album-rock radio, with "The Way It Is" making the leap from AOR to the Top 40 by
the end of the year. An impassioned song about the state of Civil Rights and
compassion in the Reagan years, "The Way It Is" became an unexpected number one
hit, taking its parent album into the Top Ten along with it. "Mandolin Rain"
gave Hornsby & the Range another Top Ten hit, with "Every Little Kiss" peaking
at 14, the cumulative success establishing Hornsby as a formidable presence
within mainstream rock -- a status cemented by the group taking home the Grammy
for Best New Artist in 1987.

Scenes from the Southside, the second album from Bruce Hornsby & the Range,
maintained the band's momentum in 1988 thanks in part to the Top Ten hit "The
Valley Road." Hornsby could be heard elsewhere on the pop charts thanks to Huey
Lewis & the News having a number one hit with "Jacob's Ladder" -- Hornsby's own
version could be heard on Scenes from the Southside -- and Don Henley
collaborating with the pianist on his Top Ten hit "The End of the Innocence."
This would be the peak of Hornsby's pop presence. After 1990's A Night on the
Town, which featured the Top 20 hit "Across the River," he'd no longer place in
the Top 40.

This transition away from pop radio happened when Hornsby began to actively
pursue avenues outside of the Range. He jumped at the chance to play on sessions
from the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, and Bob Dylan; he also
produced Leon Russell's 1994 album Anything Can Happen. The most prominent of
these collaborations was with the Grateful Dead. He first jammed with the group
in 1988, but after the death of their keyboardist Brent Mydland in July 1990, he
became their regular keyboardist through that summer, and he'd continue to play
with the group until 1992, by which time Vince Welnick filled Mydland's spot.

Bruce Hornsby officially went solo with 1993's Harbor Lights. Featuring
contributions by Jerry Garcia, Branford Marsalis, and Pat Metheny, the album
found the keyboardist moving in a jazz direction, an avenue he continued to
pursue on 1995's Hot House. During the middle of the '90s, he circulated through
the various Grateful Dead offshoots that surfaced in the wake of Jerry Garcia's
passing, while also completing the sprawling 1998 double album Spirit Trail.
Throughout this period, Hornsby's concerts became increasingly loose,
experimental affairs where guests were welcome on-stage. He captured this vibe,
along with his new backing band, on the 2000 LP Here Come the Noise Makers.

That album inaugurated regular live and studio collaborations with the
Noisemakers. The first studio set recorded with the band was 2002's Big Swing
Face, which ironically emphasized digital beats and synthesizers over live
improvisations. Halcyon Days returned Hornsby to familiar musical territory in
2004, neatly teeing up the release of the retrospective box set Intersections
(1985-2005) the following year. Hornsby stepped away from the Noisemakers in
2005 to record Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland, the pianist who hosted an NPR
radio show of the same name. He continued to pursue extracurricular activities
in 2007, recording a duet album with Ricky Skaggs (the aptly titled Ricky Skaggs
& Bruce Hornsby), then the jazz album Camp Meeting with Christian McBride and
Jack DeJohnette. Hornsby returned to the Noise Makers for 2009's Levitate, and
the band were also showcased on the 2011 live set Bride of the Noisemakers. It
was the first in a series of live albums, quickly followed by the Skaggs
collaboration Cluck Ol' Hen and Solo Concerts in 2014.

During this period, Hornsby began concentrating on working as a screen composer.
He often worked with Spike Lee, contributing to the soundtracks of Red Hook
Summer, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, and the television adaptation of She's Gotta
Have It. This activity coincided with Hornsby's profile being elevated after Bon
Iver's Justin Vernon cited the keyboardist as a pivotal influence. Vernon and
Hornsby struck up a collaborative relationship. Vernon appeared on Rehab
Reunion, then Hornsby returned the favor by appearing on Bon Iver's 2019 album
I, I. That same year, Vernon guested on Absolute Zero, an adventurous,
electronic-inflected record that was Hornsby's first solo album since 1998's
Spirit Trail. His creative streak continued in 2020 with another solo album,
Non-Secure Connection. A wide-ranging and ambitious set, it was led by the
single "My Resolve," a duet with the Shins' James Mercer. Hornsby returned in
2022 with 'Flicted, a record partially based on film cues he wrote for Spike Lee
and featuring cameos from Ezra Koenig, Blake Mills, and Danielle Haim. The
experimentation continued on 2024's Deep Sea Vents, an aquatic concept album
made in conjunction with New York chamber ensemble yMusic. Hornsby had
previously done a run of shows with yMusic in 2020, resulting in this studio
collaboration, which they made under the joint name BrhyM. © Stephen Thomas
Erlewine



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