R.I.P. Tony Rice

[Pine]

Tony Rice died Christmas morning at age 69. One of the greatest acoustic guitar flatpickers of all time. Good singer as well. If anybody was ever even near bluegrass music, they heard of Tony Rice. He recorded solo and with many other famous musicians. For me, his album "Manzanita" is his top work. It will never be out of style. A virtuoso player in his prime.

[pjd1]

RIP Tony Rice to young at 69

[Farrell Jackson]

RIP Tony Rice......as Pine mentioned, he was a great/virtuoso bluegrass acoustic flatpicker.

Farrell

[Jean Pierre]

Rice's death on Christmas morning resonated in the bluegrass world as well as the guitar community in general. "The list of guitarists who have reinvented the world's most played instrument is very short. Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix... a few others. Tony Rice is on that list, Charlie Worsham told Rolling Stone.

If you want listen how Tony Rice how  sounded his Martin D28 in flat picking listen to this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GdfCNKuJzo

guitarists will appreciate , RIP Tony Rice

[maxit]

RIP Tony Rice, one of my favorite guitarists, flatpicking or whatever

[Blooby]

Those Acoustic Planet albums are wonderful. Never fully delved into the Tony Rice Unit stuff.  Will have to do so.

Blooby

[Pine]

"Manzanita", from 1978, featured not just Tony, but Ricky Scaggs, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and Dave "Dawg" Grisman...all famous in their own right. Known primarily as a bluegrass player, Tony wasn't afraid to flirt with blues and jazz. Check out this "progressive" track he wrote...and the whole album if you dig it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfMGaqu6Z1M