Tony Rice
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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Why This Artist
Tony Rice has 69K listeners but only 3K platform followers (ratio 27:1) — organic discovery is doing all the work. Fans explore the full catalog, not just singles. A bluegrass act in the sonic world of John Denver and City and Colour.
Sounds Like
John Denver · City and Colour · Vitamin String Quartet · Iron & Wine · Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners