Tony Rice was my first guitar hero. He inspired me and so many others to strive for excellence on the acoustic flat-top, explore new genres and never be afraid to take risks.

"Freeborn Man," Guitar (1973) You hear Rice's classic voice and signature guitar style on full display in the first few seconds of this song. To this day Rice is in a league of his own as both a ...

Tony Rice was my first guitar hero. He inspired me and so many others to strive for excellence on the acoustic flat-top, explore new genres and never be afraid to take risks.

Tony Rice was the greatest bluegrass guitar player to ever live. That may sound hyperbolic, but he singlehandedly changed the way the guitar is played in bluegrass forever, elevating it to a high ...

Tony Rice was the greatest bluegrass guitar player to ever live. That may sound hyperbolic, but he singlehandedly changed the way the guitar is played in bluegrass forever, elevating it to a high ...

Rice was known for his skill as a flatpicker, an intricate, fast-paced, melodic style of guitar playing. His work was an influence on his genre, and extended to the likes of Jason Isbell and Steve ...

The music community is mourning the loss of bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, who passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 69. Rice was renowned for his impeccable flatpicking guitar style and ...

Tony Rice did for the acoustic guitar what Jimi Hendrix did for the electric guitar: he made it express itself in ways that it hadn’t been known beforehand to be capable of.

Tony Rice first gained attention as a member of J.D. Crowe's boundary-pushing New South. Rice took it even further in the David Grisman Quintet. But the road took a toll on Rice.

Most of the two-hour set came from songs recorded by Rice, a prolific 56-year-old Virginian and pioneer of the avant bluegrass movement -- a.k.a. "newgrass" -- who has gigged with Norman Blake and ...

Bluegrass legend Tony Rice, a virtuoso guitarist whose fluent flatpicking landed him in the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, has died suddenly at age 69. Rice passed away Christmas Day at his home in … ...