Tony Rice

American bluegrass musician (1951–2020)

Born: 8 June 1951
Danville
Died: 25 December 2020
Reidsville
Country: United States
Active: 1970–2013
Record labels: Rounder Records
Discography: 20 albums

Biography

Tony Rice was a jazz musician who played guitar and voice. Tony Rice was born on 8 June 1951 in Danville and died on 25 December 2020 in Reidsville. The music is usually filed under jazz, country music and folk music. Record labels: Rounder Records. The discography here lists 20 albums, from “Guitar” (1973) to “Tony Rice & John Carlini” (2016).

David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rice's music spans the range of acoustic music from traditional bluegrass to jazz influenced, New Acoustic music to songwriter-oriented folk. Over the course of his career, he played alongside J. D. Crowe and the New South, David Grisman (during the formation of Dawg Music) and Jerry Garcia, led his own band, the Tony Rice Unit, collaborated with Norman Blake, recorded with his brothers Wyatt, Ron, and Larry, and co-founded the Bluegrass Album Band. Over the course of his career, he recorded with drums, piano and soprano sax as well as with traditional bluegrass instruments.

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