Pouring his heart out in catchy jazz-pop piano ballads, Bruce Hornsby's
sophisticated, sentimental songwriting made him the thinking man's crooner on
the late 1980s, and led to album sales of over 10 million. Born in Williamsburg,
Virginia, Hornsby started out playing Allman Brothers covers with his elder
bother at college, before teaming up with his younger sibling John and moving to
Los Angeles to work as songwriters and session musicians. He landed a deal with
RCA in 1985 with his backing band Range and found huge success with second
single The Way It Is. Written in reference ...