RealTracks Artist Bio: Keith Horne

An award-winning flat-picking guitar champion in his home state of Virginia, Keith Horne got his start in music playing guitar in his dad′s Country band at age 6 and later picked up bass when he was 12 years old. After winning a number of contests, Horne put together a Jazz band that backed Ramsey Lewis on the BET cable channel. In 1985, Horne became a member of the fusion group Secrets and played with them for the next seven years. Through the encouragement of his childhood friends the Wooten brothers (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) Horne relocated to Nashville in 1992 and he maintains residence there today.

Since his arrival in Nashville, Horne has toured across the United States with some of country music′s most prolific artists including Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood, and Lonestar.

Following years of performing as a sideman alongside artists such as Peter Frampton, Waylon Jennings, and Ricky Van Shelton, Horne joined Brady Seal′s new band Hot Apple Pie. They soon broke into the record charts with "Hillbillies" and continue to build on that initial success.

There is a full Keith Horne biography at www.instituteofbass.com and there are videos of his playing on www.youtube.com. You can also review his song credits at www.allmusic.com.