The Talented Musician Named Bruce Hornsby Quiz

Answer: Strut

The single "Strut" was recorded by Sheena Easton for her 1984 album "A Private Heaven". The song charted in six different countries. Bruce Hornsby appeared in the song's music video playing keyboards behind Sheena Easton.

Answer: Down the Road Tonight

The song "Down the Road Tonight" was recorded for Bruce Hornsby and the Range's 1986 album "The Way It Is". The song "Down the Road Tonight" was not released as a single.

Three singles from Bruce Hornsby and the Range's 1986 album "The Way It Is" hit the top twenty on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The single "The Way It Is" hit number one. The single "Mandolin Rain" hit number four. The single "Every Little Kiss" hit number fourteen.

Answer: Jacob's Ladder

Huey Lewis and the News recorded the song "Jacob's Ladder" for their 1986 album "Fore!". This version of song became a number one hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. The song was written by Huey Lewis' friends Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby.

Bruce Hornsby and the Range recorded a version of "Jacob's Ladder" for their 1988 album "Scenes from the Southside".

Answer: The Valley Road

The song "The Valley Road" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range was released as a single in 1988. The song hit the top ten in the United States, South Africa and Canada in June of 1988.

Answer: The Grateful Dead

Bruce Hornsby played with the Grateful Dead from 1988 until Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. Bruce Hornsby played piano and accordion for more than one hundred shows with the group. Bruce Hornsby presented the Grateful Dead when the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Answer: The End of the Innocence

Don Henley and Bruce Hornsby wrote and performed the title track to Henley's 1989 album "The End of the Innocence". Don Henley sang the vocals on the song while Bruce Hornsby played piano and Wayne Shorter played the saxophone. The song hit the top ten in Canada and the United States. Don Henley won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1990 for this song's music video.

Answer: Across the River

The 1990 song "Across the River" was a single released from the 1990 album "A Night on the Town" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The song hit number one on the Canadian Singles chart and the United States Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The song also hit number eighteen on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: I Can't Make You Love Me

Bonnie Raitt recorded the song "I Can't Make You Love Me" for her 1991 album "Luck of the Draw". The song charted in New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Bruce Hornsby played the piano on this song. Bruce Hornsby and Bonnie Raitt played this song at the televised 1992 Grammy Awards ceremony.

Answer: Ricky Skaggs

The album "Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby" was released by Bruce Hornsby and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs on March 20, 2007. The album featured eleven bluegrass songs. The duo recorded bluegrass versions of Bruce Hornsby's 1986 song "Mandolin Rain" and Rick James 1981 song "Super Freak". The album hit number one on the United States Top Bluegrass Albums chart.

Answer: Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance

Bruce Hornsby and the Range won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987. Bruce Hornsby and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 1990 for their "The Valley Road" album. Branford Marsalis and Bruce Hornsby won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1994 for their song "Barcelona Mona".