We used to do 'Jack Straw', 'Sugar Magnolia', 'Truckin',' 'Not Fade Away', 'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad'…lots of Europe '72 and Skull and Roses. "We did a little Allman Brothers, a little Band, but almost all Dead. "We used to play college grain-alcohol parties," remembers Hornsby. In the spring of 1974, Hornsby's brother Bobby, who was a brother of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at the University of Virginia, formed a band, "Bobby Hi-Test and the Octane Kids" to play fraternity ragers, featuring Bruce on Fender Rhodes and vocals. He studied music at the University of Richmond, as well as the highly regarded Berklee College of Music and the University of Miami, from which he graduated in 1977. Hornsby grew up listening to all types of music. The other sons, Robert "Bobby" Jr., and Jonathan, are highly regarded musicians in their own right. Hornsby, who was a successful oil and real estate executive in Williamsburg, Virginia. Hornsby is the second of three sons born to Lois (Saunier) and Robert S.
Besides Hornsby, members of the Range have included David Mansfield (guitar, mandolin, violin), George Marinelli (guitars and backing vocals), Joe Puerta (bass guitar and backing vocals), and John Molo (drums). At the same time, Hornsby is known for being a recurring collaborator with the Grateful Dead. They are best known for Hornsby's 1980s signature song "The Way It Is", the top five hits "Mandolin Rain" and "The Valley Road". Bruce Hornsby & the Range is an American band formed in 1984 and led by Bruce Hornsby (born Bruce Randall Hornsby on Novemin Williamsburg, Virginia), an American singer, virtuoso pianist, accordion player, and songwriter.
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