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Bruce Hornsby Shares The Stories Behind 'Non-Secure Connection'

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Bruce Hornsby Shares The Stories Behind 'Non-Secure Connection'

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Hornsby's latest album features collaborations with James Mercer of The Shins and the late Leon Russell – the latter of which is a reworking of an old song they wrote decades back.

Bruce Hornsby On World Cafe

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Bruce Hornsby Seeks Out The Strange

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Bruce Hornsby Seeks Out The Strange

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Bruce Hornsby has an appetite for the unusual that may surprise those who know him best for his 1986 smash hit "The Way It Is."

Bruce Hornsby On World Cafe

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Bruce Hornsby's Modern Classical Moment

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Bruce Hornsby's Modern Classical Moment

The pianist who spent 25 years writing pop hits says he's long been interested in the work of Charles Ives, Arnold Schoenberg and others. Now he's sharing that interest with his audience.

Bruce Hornsby's Modern Classical Moment

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Bruce Hornsby On Piano Jazz

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Bruce Hornsby On Piano Jazz

On this episode of Piano Jazz, the influence of Keith Jarrett and Bud Powell peeks through as the hitmaker performs "Solar" and "Parisian Thoroughfare."

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Bruce Hornsby: From Jazz to Folk to Rock

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Pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby has sold more than 10 million records since releasing his multi-platinum debut in 1986. That album generated three Top 20 hits, and it laid the groundwork for a wildly diverse career encompassing jazz, pop, classical, bluegrass, folk, rock and Vaudeville.

Bruce Hornsby: From Jazz to Folk to Rock

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Bruce Hornsby, Mixing Pop and Improvisation

Bruce Hornsby performs songs that span a 20-year career, in a live appearance at NPR. The Grammy Award-winning songwriter also talks about his collaborations with artists of almost every musical genre.

Bruce Hornsby, Mixing Pop and Improvisation

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