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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 cowrote 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". 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 "The Valley Road" for the group's 1988 follow-up album Scenes from the Southside.

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

He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife Paige and his three daughters Charlotte, Emily, and Bertha.

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-'''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 [[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#Range years|Bruce Hornsby and the Range]], would go on to win the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist]] in 1986. The Hornsby brothers co-wrote "[[The Valley Road]]" for the group's 1988 follow-up album, ''[[Scenes from the Southside]]''.
+'''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 cowrote 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". Bruce Hornsby's group [[Bruce Hornsby#Range years|Bruce Hornsby and the Range]] would go on to win the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist]] in 1986. The Hornsby brothers co-wrote "[[The Valley Road]]" for the group's 1988 follow-up album ''[[Scenes from the Southside]]''.
-John Hornsby contributed to six [[soundtrack|film soundtracks]] and was an actor in ''A Place to Grow'' in 1998, playing one of the "Centennial Singers."[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0395199/]
+John Hornsby contributed to six [[soundtrack|film soundtracks]] and was an actor in ''A Place to Grow'' in 1998, playing one of the "Centennial Singers".
-He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife, Paige, and his three daughters, Charlotte, Emily, and Bertha.
+He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife Paige and his three daughters Charlotte, Emily, and Bertha.
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