Bruce Hornsby and the Range
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Biography
Formed in 1984 by singer-songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby (born on November 23, 1954), The Range was an American soft rock band, credited for creating the âVirginia sound,â a combination of rock, jazz, and bluegrass. Composed of David Mansfield (guitar, mandolin, and violin), George Marinelli (guitar), Joe Puerta (bass), John Molo (drums), plus Hornsby himself on piano, The Range achieved massive success through their 1986 single âThe Way It Is,â a poignant social commentary on racial segregation that topped the charts in the US, Canada, and the Netherlands, and propelled the album of the same name to multi-platinum status. The LP also produced the Top 5 hit âMandolin Rainâ and earned the band a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987. They followed their first full-lengthâs success with Scenes from the Southside (1988), whose lead single âThe Valley Road,â topped Billboardâs Mainstream Rock Tracks and Adult Contemporary Chart. âJacobâs Ladder,â also included in the album, became a Number 1 hit after Huey Lewis and the News re-recorded it. In the following years, Hornsby became a frequent collaborator of psychedelic rockers The Grateful Dead on their live shows and made cameos on albums by Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and Stevie Nicks before releasing A Night On The Town (1990), his last record with The Range. Featuring jazz legends Wayne Shorter and Charlie Haden, and bluegrass virtuoso Bela Fleck, the album favored a more guitar-driven approach and incorporated elements from bluegrass and jazz into the bandâs FM-friendly sound. It also spawned Hornsbyâs last hit, âAcross The River,â which topped Billboardâs Mainstream Rock chart and featured The Grateful Deadâs Jerry GarcÃa on guitar.
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- The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- Mandolin Rain by Bruce Hornsby
- Every Little Kiss by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- Mandolin Rain
- A Night On the Town
- Look Out Any Window
- Barren Ground by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- Carry the Water by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- Down The Road Tonight
- Stranded On Easy Street by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- Lost Soul
- The River Runs Low
- The Wild Frontier
- Fire On the Cross by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
- Set Me In Motion
- The Long Race
- The Road Not Taken
- On The Western Skyline
- The Valley Road
- The Red Plains
- Defenders Of The Flag
- The Old Playground
- Till The Dreaming's Done
- Jacob's Ladder
