Nikki Hornsby (raised in Northern VA then moved to Los Angeles CA) is currently in Central Europe supporting the marketing of her music and this data below was cut and pasted from her print biography on file & verifiable:NIKKI HORNSBY IS THE GRAND DAUGHTER OF 1930'S COLUMBIA RECORDS RECORDING ARTIST DAN HORNSBY,WHO RECORDED SUCH EARLY HITS AS "LITTLE BROWN JUG", "OH SUSANNA", AND "LITTLE LIZA JANE" and many more plus DAN HORNSBY WAS THE FIRST VOICE OF ARK TRAVELER THAT WAS RECORDED. NIKKI'S GRAND FATHER AS A SINGER, MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, RADIO DJ PERSONALITY, & MUSIC TALENT DISCOVER WAS POSTHUMOUSLY INDUCTED INTO THE ATLANTA COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN 1986 FOR ALL HIS WORK. NIKKI FOR MANY YEARS HAS BEEN TRYING TO OBTAIN RECOGNITION FOR HER LATE GRANDFATHER'S LIFE LONG MUSIC CAREER INTO HIS HOME BIRTH STATES MUSIC MUSEUM IN MACON, GA AS WELL AS HAVE HIS NAME POSTHUMOUSLY INDUCTED INTO THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATIONS NASHVILLE MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN NASHVILLE TN BUT THIS IS A TIME EXTENSIVE RECOGNITION & VERY DIFFICULT PROCESS.HISTORY:NIKKI HORNSBY WAS BORN IN LONG BEACH, CA, BUT SPENT HER FORMATIVE YEARS GROWING UP IN THE RURAL AREA OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA. IT IS FROM HERE THAT HER TRUE ROOTS AND STRENGTHS HAVE EMERGED. IN THE SPACIOUS, WOODED REGION, SHE QUICKLY DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR MUSIC, TACKLING PIANO, ACCORDION, AND TRUMPET. EARNED HER FIRST GUITAR BY SELLING FLOWER SEEDS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. TAUGHT HERSELF TO PLAY GUITAR AND STARTED WRITING SONGS AT AN EARLY AGE.HORNSBY'S MANY ORIGINAL TUNES REGULARLY RECEIVE LAVISH ACCOLADES BECAUSE OF THEIR IRRESISTIBLE HOOKS AND MEMORABLE MELODIES. HORNSBY OFFERS RIVETING NUMBERS THAT CARRY HER BRIGHT, CRYSTALLINE VOCALS, TWANGING GUITAR LINES, AND HOMESPUN COUNTRY ROOTS. HER CLEAR HONEST LYRICS USUALLY CONCERN HER OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, OR SOME OBSERVATIONS SHE MIGHT MAKE.DURING HIGH SCHOOL IN WAYNESBORO, VA AND COLLEGE IN BELMONT, NC, NIKKI CONSTANTLY PERFORMED FOR FRIENDS AND FELLOW STUDENTS, FINALLY MOVING INTO PROFESSIONAL CLUB WORK IN NORTH CAROLINA, WASHINGTON D.C. (DOWN THE EAST COAST TO FLA) AND EVENTUALLY CALIFORNIA (& UP THE WEST COAST TO WA STATE THEN BACK TO CA). IT IS LARGELY DUE TO HER FULL-TIME EXTENSIVE CLUB WORK THAT SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HONE HER WRITING SKILLS AND DEVELOP HER IMPRESSIVE THREE OCTIVE VOCAL STYLE. FINALLY MOVING INTO THE RECORDING BUSINESS WHEN ACCEPTING FINANCIAL BACKERS FUNDS AFTER YEARS OF LEARNING THE PROCESS TO PRODUCE AND MARKET HER ORIGINALS FOR COMMERICAL RADIO, ACHIEVING & PROVING MERIT FOR THE WORK FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN PRINT RECOGNITION.WITH MANY ARTICLES PRINTED IN PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS CASHBOX MAGAZINE, NOTED HER AS A "RISING STAR", WHICH SAID: "THERE ARE SOME WHO STUMBLE UP THAT STAIRWAY TO THE STARS DESPITE THEMSELVES. TOO, THERE ARE THOSE WHO ASCEND ELEGANTLY, LIKE NIKKI HORNSBY. SHE IS NOT ONLY A TALENTED SINGER/SONGWRITER BUT SHE IS ASTUTE IN THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC. THIS WRITER IS IMPRESSED...CA COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS (SAN JOSE, APRIL 1992): "THIS SWEET-VOICED MULTI-TALENTED SONGBIRD IS A TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC DYNAMO! ... ONE THING'S FOR CERTAIN, WITH TALENT AND CHARISMA LIKE HERS, THE ONLY WAY SHE CAN GO IS UP! A WORD OF ADVICE TO YOU MAJOR LABEL MOGULS OUT THERE: GRAB THIS ONE! SHE IS HOT!!!"NIKKI HORNSBY WAS ALSO HONORED WITH BEING NOMINATED (COMPOSER CATEGORY) FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC [ACM] IN FOUR DIFFERENT YEARS.
Nikki was listed on the The Academy of Country Music's webpage www.acmcountry.com 2001- 2004 under Artists links before new design but still retains & exercises her professional voting writes.NIKKI HORNSBY HAS GREAT PERSISTENCE AND STEADFAST DETERMINATION WORKING IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. SHE HAS BECOME A RESPECTED FEMALE INDEPENDENT RECORDING ARTIST WITH HER OWN RECORD LABEL CHARTING SONGS IN THE USA AND EUROPE. SHE STARTED A CONSULTING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVE TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY TO HELP GUIDE NEW TALENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. CJP-NHRecords went ONLINE AT THE END OF 1999 & THE WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.HOME.ATT.NET/~CJP-NHRECORDS as well as WWW.CJP-NHRecords.com for those interested.A CD RELEASE in 2000-2 OF ORIGINAL POSITIVE COUNTRY SONGS DEDICATED TO HER OLDER BROTHER WHO DIED AFTER A HEART TRANSPLANT, WAS CALLED 'REACHING OUT', AND IT USES COUNTRY INSTRUMENTATION WITH A MESSAGE OF FAITH AVAILABLE ON LINE & OFF.New Project following tour of USA in 2003 to test market her newest "This IS America" and other songs. Studio work in 2004 then traveling to Europe for test marketing in 2005 and Jan. 2006 release of 2 CDs:Motto: "Just JOIN THE NEW POSITIVE BUILDING WAVE to SPREAD THE WORD & BUY NIKKI HORNSBY MUSIC- IT IS TIME to REACH OUT NOW FOR "JUST WAIT & the compliation of Original Releases CDs available online & off. Just do it because its worth it!"Nikki Hornsby - RECORDING ARTIST - Awards & Credits:)2004- 2006 National Recording Arts & Sciences, NARAS, accepted without hesitation Nikki's voting membership and then placed Nikki Hornsby music 8 times on the first ballot for Grammy 2007.
"JUST WAIT" CD shows the various styled songs from Blues, Patriotic, Pop, Folk, Rock to Country are NEW & OLD from her catalogue of hundreds NEVER RECORDED BEFORE SONGS.Nikki in 2004 was RECORDING MANY MONTHS; PRIVATE PARTY PAID PERFORMANCES; PAID PERFORMING WEEKLY AT SISTERS OF THE POOR ELDERLY CARE FACILITY IN SAN PEDRO, CA; PAID TO APPEAR IN MOVIE FOR BEHOLDER PRODUCTIONS, HOLLYWOOD,CA; In 2005 TRAVELING THROUGHOUT EUROPE IN SUPPORT & MARKETING OF "JUST WAIT" CD 2006 OF ORIGINAL SONGS GETTING RADIO AIRPLAY THROUGHOUT EUROPE. APPEARING LIVE AS A GUEST ON TV & RADIO IN GERMANY & SPAIN to name a few.Nikki has recorded in Marty Rifkin's CA studio- co-produced / arranged instrumentation for a full CD of more original songs and future plans are in the making for more.Decission was to release Original Releases compliation of previous radio charted country & positive songs in a full CD for 2006 as well as release "Just Wait" for 2006 consumer market and then obtaining airplay & exposure world wide through CJP-NHRecords various distribution methods online & off.NIKKI HORNSBY WASONCE AWARED FEMALE SINGER OF THE YEAR SCANDINAVIA, EUROPE. ONCE NOMINATED FEMALE SINGER, ENTERTAINER, RECORD OF THE YEAR, AND SONG OF THE YEAR BY LA CHAPTER OF C.C.M.A. FOR HER FIRST FOUR ORIGINAL RELEASES: "Let Me Take You On A Dream", "One Way Ticket", "Hungry For Love", & "Hot Talking Big Shot". Her songs HELD THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO CHARTED SONGS AT WBYO 50,000 WATT RADIO STATION IN PENN. USA. PLACED ALL FOUR SONGS IN TOP 50 ON PLAY LISTS OF RADIO STATIONS THAT PLAYED THEM IN THE USA. NUMBER ONE CHARTED SONG, "One Way Ticket", IN MALLORCA, SPAIN, AND CHARTED IN TOP 10 RADIO PLAY LISTS THROUGHOUT EUROPEAN RADIO STATIONS. (All this while paid to peform: http://home.att.net/~nikkihornsby/GIGLISTPLUS.html)PR Text: NIKKI HORNSBY, RECORDING ARTIST, SINGER SONGWRITER, HAD SUCH NOTABLE SUCCESS WITH HER FIRST FOUR RECORDS INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED OF ORIGINAL TUNES THAT ANOTHER SINGLE WAS DIGITALLY MIXED AND PRODUCED BY STEVE DUNCAN, DRUMMER OF 'THE DESERT ROSE BAND' {CURB RECORDS}, AND RELEASED FOR RADIO AIRPLAY FOR MAJOR RADIO IN THE USA WITH SUCCESS."SHOESTRING AND A PRAYER" BACKED WITH "WAKE ME UP", BOTH ORIGINALS, WERE PROJECTED TO MATCH ANY RADIO STATIONS FORMAT WITH EXCEPTIONAL AUDIENCE RESPONSE AND SALES. INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED & DISTRIBUTED BY CJP-NHRECORDS RESULTED AS FOLLOWS:"SHOESTRING" SIX WEEKS CHARTED NATIONALLY IN CASH BOX MAG. MAJOR TOP 100 RADIO CHARTS.
As well as played on other Major Trade charting radio stations without reports throughout the USA at the time.
..1 FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST ON THE MUSIC REVIEW TOP 30 INDEPENDENT CHART, NY.
..3 ON TOP 30 (IRC) DEBUT INDEPENDENT RADIO CHART, NASHVILLE, TN.
..11 ON CASH BOX INDEPENDENT CHART.
..14 INDIE BULLET MAG. TOP 100 CHART, TYLER, TX.THIS RECORD CONTINUED TO PLAY ON RADIO STATIONS THROUGHOUT EUROPE FOR MANY YEARS: SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND, SWEDEN, AUSTRIA, DENMARK, IRELAND, SPAIN, & ENGLAND ROYALITY RETURNS.NIKKI HORNSBY WENT ON A NATIONAL 15 DAY ROAD TOUR OF USA RADIO STATIONS FROM CA TO EAST COAST FOR LIVE ON-AIR AND TAPED INTERVIEWS TO THANK RADIO & LISTENERS FOR HER RADIO AIRPLAY SUCCESS.1990: 6,000 PLUS IN ATTENDANCE TO SEE NIKKI AND HER BAND PERFORM (ONLY MUSICAL ACT) ON FOURTH OF JULY, CONCERT, IN CATHEDRAL CITY, CA. ALSO CONTRACTED & PERFORMED FOR FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. NATIONAL SALES CONVENTION, SAN DIEGO, CA. PLUS OTHER LIVE EVENTS ALL THE WAY TO NASHVILLE OPRYLAND HOTEL IN TENN.NIKKI HORNSBY NOMINATED (COMPOSER CATEGORY) FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC [ACM which holds Annual National TV Awards Shows] IN 1990, 1991, 1992 & 1994.LA TIMES NEWSPAPER "LARGEST CROWD OF THE SUMMER" "BREAKING ATTENDANCE RECORD" TO SEE NIKKI HORNSBY AND HER BAND IN CONCERT, AUGUST 14TH, 1991, REDONDO BEACH, CA. HER BAND PERFORMED YEARLY FOR OVER SIX YEARS FOR THE REDONDO PIER ASSOICATION WITH OUTSTANDING CROWD RESPONSE & RECEIVED LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION.1991: A CASSETTE PRODUCT NHRecords PRODUCED FOR DISTRIBUTION CONTAINING ALL PREVIOUS SONGS RELEASED BY NIKKI HORNSBY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PHONOLOG CATALOG IN RECORD STORES
(8/12 ISSUE ..33-37 PG.015-9A & PG. 0012-11A. 1994: ..28-95 Artist pg.207-21A) THROUGH OUT THE USA.COLUMBIA PICTURES TELEVISION HIRED NIKKI AS A FOLK SINGER IN DINER '75 FINAL EPISODE FOR THE PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOOSE TV SERIES WHICH AIRED MAY 17, 1992 ON THE FOX TELEVISION NETWORK.1992- 2003 PAID CONCERT PERFORMANCES, VARIOUS CLUB DATES, & PERFORMING BENEFITS PRIVATE PARTIES; FUNDRAISERS, LECTURES, & PERSONAL APPEARANCES AS WELL AS MAINTAINING CONSULTING & RECORD LABEL BUSINESS.NIKKI CONTINUES TO WRITE NEW SONGS TO ADD TO HER LARGE CATALOGUE OF ORIGINAL SONG MATERIAL WHICH SHE PERFORMS LIVE IN CONCERT, CLUBS, SHOWCASES OR AT MANY SOCIAL FUNCTIONS THUS TEST MARKETING FOR THE AUDIENCE RESPONSE. STILL PERSISTENTLY TRAVELING HER PATH TOWARD MAKING MORE RECORDED PRODUCT WITH NUMEROUS INDEPENDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BUT AS THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWN NIKKI FOR MANY YEARS, SHE HAS NEVER FORGOTTEN THE REAL GOOD PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRULY SUPPORTED HER EFFORTS ALL ALONG THE PATH OF MAKING MUSIC NIKKI WAS BORN TO FOLLOW & LEAD.
CD RELEASE IN 2001-2002 REACHING OUT POSITIVE COUNTRY ORIGINALS REACHED MILLIONS THROUGH CABLE NETWORK PLUS THE PROJECT WAS CREATED & FINANCED TO HELP HER LATE BROTHER TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR A HEART TRANSPLANT. Nikki has often been one to donate her time & great heart to helping others. She just sometimes has trouble asking for help for her own needs but when she does it's usually because she knows others will benefit from any help given to her music career as well.-- Search Google --
