BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Alys Stephens Center will present Bruce Hornsby at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 in the center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $52, $42, $32; $20 for students. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.
Hornsby is a 13-time Grammy nominee and three-time winner for Best New Artist in 1987 with the Range for their debut album, "The Way It Is"; for Best Bluegrass Recording in 1989 for his version of his hit "The Valley Road," which appeared on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," Volume II; and with Branford Marsalis in 1993 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for their song for the Barcelona Olympics. Hornsby's latest nominations were in 2004 for "Song F," from his album "Halcyon Days," and in 2006 for "Song H" from his box set "Intersections."
Hornsby's 13 albums have sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. "The Way It Is" was the most-played song on American radio in 1987, winning the ASCAP "Song of the Year" award. In 1999 Tupac Shakur wrote new words over the music from "The Way It Is" and called it "Changes." It was a major worldwide hit, selling 14 million copies.
Known as a collaborator in the music industry, Hornsby has been sought after by a veritable "who's who" in the music business and has played on more than 100 recordings with artists including Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Cowboy Junkies, Bonnie Raitt (he played piano on the classic "I Can't Make You Love Me"), Squeeze, Shawn Colvin, Béla Fleck, Willie Nelson and others. In 1989, he co-wrote the classic "The End of the Innocence" with Don Henley, a Top 10 record for him. A member of the Grateful Dead from 1990 to 1992, Hornsby performed in more than 100 concerts and appeared on four Dead album releases. His most recent recordings are a bluegrass record with Ricky Skaggs and a jazz trio album with Jack DeJohnette and Christian McBride.
This show is part of the Eclectic Palate Series and is sponsored by Protective Life Corp., Live 100.5, Dixon Hughes, The Birmingham News, WBHM and Viva Health.
About the Alys Stephens Center
Located on the UAB campus, the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center is one of the Southeast's premier performing arts centers, hosting the best in international, national and local performance. Home to the UAB departments of Theatre and Music and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the ASC also presents its own season, bringing the world's best music, dance, theater, comedy and family entertainment to Alabama.