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Nikki Hornsby
Biography
Singer/songwriter and 12-string guitarist Nikki Hornsby also heads her own label, NH, which has released a number of her country singles and EPs, including her 2000 country gospel release, Reaching Out. Born in California but raised in Virginia, Hornsby (no relation to Bruce Hornsby) began playing music at a young age, trying several instruments before sticking with the guitar. She gigged regularly during her college years on the East Coast, and when her schedule didn't have room for both school and making music, she took time off from school. In the mid-'70s, Hornsby returned to California with her parents and started performing regularly in the South Bay Area.

She didn't start recording until the late '80s and soon one of her songs, "Shoestring and a Prayer," got played on a number of AM and FM stations, as well as in Europe -- in fact, she was named Scandinavia's Female Singer of the Year in 1988. This single also charted in the Cashbox Top 100 national charts and in the Top Five of the IRC (independent) country singles in 1989. Another favorite of hers is "Hot Talkin' Big Shot," which has been used on one DJ's talk show for several years.
Selected Discography