Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69. Rice died Friday at ...
Tony Rice, one of the leading lights of bluegrass music since the 1970s, and a 2013 inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Association Hall of Fame, died suddenly on Christmas Day. He was 69.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It doesn’t take much to get Vince Gill to play with folks. The singer and guitarist has logged time in bands -- Pure Prairie League, the Notorious Cherry Bombs, the Time Jumpers and ...
When it comes to bluegrass guitar players there is a rare agreed-upon best among music lovers and musicians–and that person is Tony Rice. The late grate Rice was undoubtedly the most influential, ...
The acclaimed bluegrass band The Tony Rice Unit, featuring Josh Williams — recognized as guitarist of the year by the International Bluegrass Music Association — will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in ...
14-time Grammy winner Dan Tyminski chatted about his new EP “One More Time Before You Go: A Tribute to Tony Rice.” In this five-track EP, which was released via North Star Records, Tyminski pays ...
The first time Washingtonians got to see Alison Krauss and the extraordinary guitarist Tony Rice play together was Oct. 7, 1988, when the then-17-year-old fiddle player sat in with the Tony Rice Unit ...
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Tony Rice, the bluegrass guitarist known for his innovative flatpicking, quick sounds and is widely known as one of the greatest players in the genre, has died at the age of 69. His label, Rounder ...