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Jonathan Bigelow "John" Hornsby (born June 13, 1956, Williamsburg, Virginia) is an American composer, musician and actor.^[1] He is the brother of musician and composer Bruce Hornsby, and the two have collaborated often.

Hornsby co-wrote seven of nine songs on the multi-platinum album The Way It Is, including the top-five hit "Mandolin Rain". Other tracks on the album helped establish what some labeled the "Virginia sound", a mixture of rock, jazz, and bluegrass, with an observational Southern feel. Bruce Hornsby's group, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1986. The Hornsby brothers co-wrote "Jacob's Ladder", which became a #1 hit for Huey Lewis and the News in 1987, and "The Valley Road", for the group's 1988 follow-up album Scenes from the Southside.

Hornsby contributed to six film soundtracks and was an actor in A Place to Grow in 1998, playing one of the "Centennial Singers."^[2]

He is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, class of 1987.

He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife, Paige, and daughters Charlotte, Emily, Jane and son Nathan.

References

^ Realhornsby.com Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ IMDb.com

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+{{for-text|the New Zealand politician|[[J. T. Marryat Hornsby]]|the English cricketer|[[John Hornsby (cricketer)]] (1860–1926)|the English footballer|[[John Hornsby (footballer)]] (1945-)}}
+'''Jonathan Bigelow "John" Hornsby''' (born June 13, 1956, [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]) is an American [[composer]], [[musician]] and [[actor]].<ref>[http://www.realhornsby.com/Robert.htm Realhornsby.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313045158/http://www.realhornsby.com/robert.htm |date=2012-03-13 }}</ref> He is the brother of musician and composer [[Bruce Hornsby]], and the two have collaborated often.
-'''John Hornsby''' was born in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]], and is a [[composer]], [[musician]] and [[actor]]. He is the brother of musician and composer [[Bruce Hornsby]], and the two have collaborated often. He co-wrote seven of nine songs on the [[album]] ''[[The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album)|The Way It Is]]'', which went [[music recording sales certification|multi-platinum]]. The [[single (music)|single]] "[[The Way It Is (song)|The Way It Is]]" topped the [[United States|American]] [[Record chart|charts]] in 1986. The album contained another top five hit with "[[Mandolin Rain]]". "[[Every Little Kiss]]" also did respectably well. Other tracks on the album helped establish what some labeled the "Virginia sound", a mixture of [[rock music|rock]], [[jazz]], and [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] with an observational [[Southern United States#Music|Southern]] feel. Bruce Hornsby's group, [[Bruce Hornsby#Range years|Bruce Hornsby and the Range]], would go on to win the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] in 1986. He also co-wrote "[[The Valley Road]]" with his brother for the 1988 follow-up album, ''[[Scenes from the Southside]]''.
+Hornsby co-wrote seven of nine songs on the [[music recording sales certification|multi-platinum]] album ''[[The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby album)|The Way It Is]]'', including the top-five hit "[[Mandolin Rain]]". Other tracks on the album helped establish what some labeled the "Virginia sound", a mixture of [[rock music|rock]], [[jazz]], and [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], with an observational [[Southern United States#Music|Southern]] feel. Bruce Hornsby's group, [[Bruce Hornsby#The Range|Bruce Hornsby and the Range]], would go on to win the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist]] in 1986. The Hornsby brothers co-wrote "[[Jacob's Ladder (Huey Lewis and the News song)|Jacob's Ladder]]", which became a #1 hit for [[Huey Lewis and the News]] in 1987, and "[[The Valley Road]]", for the group's 1988 follow-up album ''[[Scenes from the Southside]]''.
-John Hornsby contributed to six [[soundtrack|movie soundtracks]], and was an actor in ''A Place to Grow'' in 1998, playing one of the "Centennial Singers."[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395199/]
+Hornsby contributed to six [[soundtrack|film soundtracks]] and was an [[actor]] in ''A Place to Grow'' in 1998, playing one of the "Centennial Singers."<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395199/ IMDb.com]</ref>
+He is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, class of 1987.
+He lives in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], with his wife, Paige, and daughters Charlotte, Emily, Jane and son Nathan.
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+[[Category:21st-century American composers]]
+[[Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni]]
+[[Category:Songwriters from Virginia]]
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