Bruce Hornsby: The Master of Levitation

Mark F. Turner

Senior Contributor since 2001

Considering himself a modern day 'Jazz Explorer' Mark continues to discover new and exciting music territories.

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Published: October 27, 2009

"The paperboy is recounting to his friends all the rumors about this mysterious crazy person in the town that everyone's really fearful of," Hornsby said. "So that's really it, he's just spouting off all these rumors he's heard. Of course, it ends up that not all, if any, of them are true, but this is a song about the rumor mill running rampant."

Bruce Hornsby

Another one of Bruce Hornsby attributes—other than his talent as a songwriter and performer—is his omnivorous appetite for music. To the chagrin of some, there's no pigeonholing his music, because his multi-informed influences and inquisitive nature may find him playing folksy melodies, bluesy riverboat-like tunes, urban tempos, or sneaking classical music into newer material. With credits on recordings too numerous too count, on a who's who list from expansive backgrounds, touring with the Noisemakers, or his involvement in the Creative American Music Program at the Frost School of Music/University of Miami, a curriculum that is developing aspiring songwriters; he doesn't seem to be slowing down.

Selected Discography

Bruce Hornsby, Levitate (Verve Forecast, 2009)
Bruce Hornsby, Camp Meeting (Legacy, 2007)
Ricky Skaggs / Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby (Legacy, 2007)
Bruce Hornsby, Intersections [1985- 2005] (Legacy, 2006)
Bruce Hornsby, Halcyon Days (Sony, 2004)
Bruce Hornsby, Here Come the Noise Makers (RCA, 2000)
Bruce Hornsby, The Way It Is (RCA, 1986)