Blue grass pickin’ for a Friday!

Tony Rice and Bela Fleck - Whitewater 

or

the full YouTube version

or it’s "Strength In Numbers” Belka Fleck with Tony Rice (R.I.P.)

Song of the Day | Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet : Cold Rain and Snow

 Peter Rowan - Tony Rice : Cold Rain and Snow

gotta love that high and lonesome sound check out the women players too who are not acknowledged here but the mandolin and bass player are wonderful! [bass & vocals Bryn Davies and mandolin Sharon Gilchrist ]

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 TONY RICE

June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020

Tony Rice

I came to Rice late and was blown away by his style and range and as flat pickers go, indeed as any guitarists go,  he was clearly amongst the very best

We lost Tony Rice Christmas Day . . . . . 

Bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, who was recognized as one of the all-time greats of the genre, has died. He was 69 and passed suddenly on December 25, his former label Rounder Records noted.

As a solo performer, collaborator, and leader of the Tony Rice Unit, Rice was known for his inimitable skill as a flatpicker, an intricate, fast-paced, melodic style of guitar playing. Rice’s distinctive style, heavily influenced by jazz, was an influence on scores of artists in the bluegrass world and beyond, including the likes of Jason Isbell and Steve Martin. His signature guitar, a Martin D-28, had belonged to the Byrds’ Clarence White.

With thanks and grateful acknowledgments to Pitchfork