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Three-time Grammy winner Bruce Hornsby, who rose to stardom with hits like “The Way It Is” and “Mandolin Rain,” will perform in Hoover Auditorium on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m.Hornsby has built one of the most diverse, collaborative and adventurous careers in contemporary music. Drawing from a vast wellspring of American musical traditions, the singer, pianist, composer and bandleader has created a large and accomplished body of work and employed many stylistic approaches. Throughout this period, Hornsby has maintained the integrity, virtuosity and artistic curiosity that have been hallmarks of his work from the start.
Hornsby and his band The Range’s first album, The Way It Is (1986), was steadily and slowly building in popularity in the U.S. when in August the title track exploded on BBC Radio One in England, then Europe, the rest of the world and finally in the United States. The record went on to sell three million records, and the band opened for Steve Winwood, John Fogerty, Huey Lewis, the Grateful Dead and The Eurythmics before becoming headliners on their own tour.
Hornsby was approached regularly to collaborate with a range of musicians and writers, a demand that continues to this day. He has played on records for Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt (piano on her iconic “I Can’t Make You Love Me”), Willie Nelson, Don Henley, Bob Seger, Stevie Nicks, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Clint Black, Sara Evans and many more. He has worked on his own records with Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton, Sting, Elton John, Phil Collins and Branford Marsalis, among others. His albums have sold over 11 million copies worldwide.
His three Grammy wins typify the diversity of his career: Best New Artist (1986) as leader of Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Best Bluegrass Recording (1989) for a version of his old Range hit “The Valley Road” that appeared on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume Two, and a shared award with Branford Marsalis in 1993 for Best Pop Instrumental for “Barcelona Mona,” a song written and performed for the 1992 Olympic Games.
Throughout the years Hornsby has participated in several memorable events, including Farm Aid IV and VI and has performed the National Anthem for many major events, including the NBA All-Star game, four NBA Finals, the 1997 World Series Game 5, the night Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s all-time consecutive game streak and the soundtrack to Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
115 West 3rd Street, Lakeside, Lakeside Marblehead, OH, USA, United States
