Nikki Hornsby
{{short description|American singer, songwriter, and guitarist}}
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{{Infobox musical artist |
| name = Nikki Hornsby
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| caption = Hornsby in 2007
| birth_name = Nikki Hornsby
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| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = Pop, Americana, country, Christian music and Blues
| years_active = 1970s–present
| label = CJP-NHRecords
| current_member_of =
| website = www.cjp-nhrecords.com
}}
Nikki Hornsby is an American musician who has been active in the pop, Americana, country, and blues genres as a songwriter, singer, and guitarist. From Long Beach, California,{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-pilot-taking-on-country-solo/127288533/ |title=Taking on country solo |newspaper=News-Pilot |location=San Pedro, California | date=April 20, 1988 | page=13 }} Hornsby grew up in Fairfax County of Northern Virginia. She is the granddaughter of Dan Hornsby, who was a songwriter, musician, recording artist, talent scout, engineer and producer for Columbia Records RCA Victor. Her family association with songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen influenced her when young.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-she-wants-grandpa/127279922/ |title=She wants Grandpa in hall of fame|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |date=February 12, 2003 | page=67}}{{cite news|url=https://www.shelbystar.com/story/news/2013/02/27/musician-who-wrote-song-about/34129944007/ |title=Musician who wrote song about 1928 Shelby Disaster recognized by Grammy Museum|first1=Jackie |last1=Bridges | date=February 27, 2013 }} Hornsby inherited her grandfather's archive of early Americana music and has worked to document his legacy, including that he discovered many songwriter-singers, like Bessie Smith, for Columbia Records.
Career
= Before 2000 =
Hornsby played gigs in the eastern US while a college student. She moved back to California in the 1970s and began playing regularly, but did not begin to record until the late 1980s, when she founded her own label, NH Records (later CJP-NH Records). Around that time, her song "Shoe String and a Prayer" began to get radio play in America and Europe; the tune charted on the Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Top 100 No. 78, June 24, 1989 Issue and hit the independent country charts in America, and she was named Female Singer of the Year in Scandinavia in 1988.[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nikki-hornsby-mn0000345873/biography Nikki Hornsby biography] at Allmusic.com By 1991, she formed Nikki Hornsby and the Rangers.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-pilot-nikki-hornsby-and-the-rangers/127286331/ |title=Nikki Hornsby and the Rangers at Alpine Inn|newspaper=News-Pilot|location=San Pedro, California| date=October 4, 1991 | page=56 }}
In the early 1990s, she routinely sang at the Alpine Village in Torrance, California.Long Beach Press-Telegram (September 23, 1993) Coming-up. Section: Life/Style. Page D2. In August 1991, she drew the largest crowd of the summer at Redondo Beach's summer Concert in the Park series.Faristimes, Ald. (August 16, 1991) "New Redondo Budget Silences Concert Series." Los Angeles Times Section: ME-Metro; Page 3. Nikki Hornsby and the Rangers played the Concert in the Park series again in August 1993 and July 1994.Berg, Mary Helen. (July 16, 1993) "Summer Concerts: Pleasing tunes will fill the air along the beach on hot days and balmy nights." Los Angeles Times Section: Metro; Page 4.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-dixieland-musicians-ope/127285604/| title=Dixieland musicians open summer series|newspaper=The Daily Breeze|date=June 26, 1994 |page=14 }}
In the 1980s, she recorded as a solo singer-songwriter musician with Steve Duncan, JayDee Maness, and John Jorgenson from The Desert Rose Band; Jack Daniels (Hwy 101 Band); and guitarist Al Bruno.{{cite news |title=Nikki Hornsby|newspaper=CA Country Music News |location=San Jose, California| volume=2 | number=20|page=9|date=April 1991}}
= 2000–2006 =
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In August 2001, Nikki Hornsby sang at the Cliffie Stone Memorial Jamboree in Santa Clarita, California."Memorial jamboree for Stone on Sunday." Los Angeles Daily News (August 31, 2001) Section: News; Page 4. Hornsby also acted as a judge for a number of California country music competitions and as a judge of talent for the Colgate Talent Contests. "Hot Talkin' Big Shot" is an original song by Hornsby.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-pilot-nikki-hornsby-hot-talkin/127286742/ |title=Nikki Hornsby – 'Hot Talkin' Big Shot' |newspaper=News-Pilot | location=San Pedro, California | date =August 21, 1987 |page=57 }}
= 2006–present =
Hornsby appeared on the Spanish TV channel IB3 in April 2006. She also performed on commercial radio telecasts in Palma.Majorca Daily Bulletin, Tuesday April 4, 2006 In 2009, CJP-NHRecords released Just Wait Instrumentally (the instrumental version of the 2006 album Just Wait).{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nikki-hornsby-mn0000345873/discography|title=Nikki Hornsby discography|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 28, 2023 }} In 2014, CJP-NHRecords released Hornsby's original song "Just Lovin' You"{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-lovin-you-mw0002771972 |title=Just Lovin' You |website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 28, 2023 }} that was covered by the singer Zita Sabon as "Ich Liebe Dich" (translated into German).{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ich-liebe-dich-just-lovin-you-mw0002771969 |title=Ich Liebe Dich [Just Lovin' You] |website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 28, 2023 }} In 2011 she was nominated for Billboard's Women in Music award.{{Cite magazine |date=2011-12-02 |title=Billboard Women In Music 2011: List of Nominees |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-women-in-music-2011-list-of-nominees-1158739/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Discography
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| 1986 | Let Me Take You on a Dream | (NH#1088) |
| 1986 | One Way Ticket to a Heart Break | (NH#3088) |
| 1987 | Hungry For Love | (NH#4088) |
| | 1987 | Hot Talking Big Shot | (NH#2088) |
| 1988 | Shoestring & A Prayer | (NH#5089) |
| 1989 | Career Video Highlights | VHS / DVD |
| 1989 | Wake Me Up | (NH#6089) |
| 1996 | Nikki Hornsby Live Performance | VHS / DVD |
| 1999 | Cassette of Originals | CJP-NHRecords, NH# 1007C |
| 2001 | Reaching Out | (NH#2007) CJP-NHRecords |
| 2005 | Previous Releases | (NH#7121) also known as Original Releases CJP-NHRecords |
| 2006 | Just Wait | (NH#7106) CJP-NHRecords |
| 2009 | Just Wait Instrumentally | (NH#7119) CJP-NHRecords |
| 2014 | Ich Liebe Dich | (NH#701320144) CJP-NHRecords Nikki Hornsby music and lyrics translated into German covered by Zita Sabon. |
| 2014 | Just Lovin' You | (NH#70132014) CJP-NHRecords |
| 2014 | Music Is The Only Thing | (NH#702020141) CJP-NHRecords |
| 2020 | Red Roses On The Floor | (NH#9163200202) CJP-NHRecords |
| 2020 | Yo Tengo Un Amor | (NH#9163200203) CJP-NHRecords |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Nikki Hornsby}}
- [http://cjp-nhrecords.com/ CJP-NHRecords website]
- {{AllMusic|id=nikki-hornsby-mn0000345873}}
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Category:20th-century American women singers
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Category:Country musicians from California
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