Tony Rice

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Born:
June 8, 1951, he's 60 and American.
Birthname:
David Anthony Rice.
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An Artist with 26 releases, and credited 6 times on others' music. 8 collaborations.

Biography

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Tony Rice (born David Anthony Rice, June 8, 1951, Danville, Virginia) is an American acoustic guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is considered as one of the most influential acoustic guitar players in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz.

Rice spans the range of acoustic music, from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced "Spacegrass" music, to songwriter-oriented folk. Over the course of his career, he has played alongside J. D. Crowe and the New South, David Grisman (during the formation of “Dawg Music”) and Jerry Garcia, led his own Tony Rice Unit, collaborated with Norman Blake, recorded with his brothers Wyatt, Ron and Larry and co-founded the Bluegrass Album Band. He has recorded with drums, piano, soprano sax, as well as with traditional Bluegrass instrumentation.

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Bluegrass, Folk, Fusion, Jam, Jazz, Rock. Vote on Genres

Discography

32 releases – 26 under his own name and 6 credits on others' music Edit
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