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Bruce Hornsby

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Bruce Hornsby is an American singer and songwriter. In 1986 Bruce Hornsby and the Range had a number one song on music charts in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands.[1][2]

Early life

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Hornsby was born on November 23, 1954 in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
ASCAP Pop Music Awards 1988 "The Way It Is" Most Performed Songs Won [3]
1990 "The End of the Innocence" Won [4]
1991 Won [5]
Grammy Awards 1987 Bruce Hornsby & the Range Best New Artist Won [6]
1990 "The Valley Road" Best Bluegrass Recording Won
"The End of the Innocence" Song of the Year Nominated
Record of the Year Nominated
1991 "Across the River" Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
1994 "Barcelona Mona" Best Pop Instrumental Performance Won
1995 "The Star Spangled Banner" Nominated
1996 "Song B" Nominated
"Love Me Still" Best Song Written for Visual Media Nominated
2000 "Song C" Best Pop Instrumental Performance Nominated
2005 "Song F" Nominated
2007 "Song H" Nominated
2009 "Is This America?" Best Country Instrumental Performance Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards 1987 "The Way It Is" Best New Artist in a Video Nominated [7]
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards 1987 Bruce Hornsby & the Range Next Major Arena Headliner Nominated [8]
1988 Nominated [9]
Tour Small Hall Tour Of The Year Won

Sources

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  1. ↑ Canada Top Singles peaks RPM Magazine
  2. ↑ Dutch Top 40 peaks
  3. ↑ "Billboard" (PDF). May 25, 1991.
  4. ↑ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1990/CB-1990-06-23.pdf
  5. ↑ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-05-25.pdf#page=113
  6. ↑ "Bruce Hornsby". November 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bruce Hornsby & The Range". IMDb. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Pollstar Awards Archive - 1986". March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pollstar Awards Archive - 1987". March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2021.


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