Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, David Grisman and Tony Rice became crucial innovators in “newgrass” and “new acoustic music” – so effectively that Rice could reflect, years later, that “bluegrass is a term that means so much more now than it did”. I daydreamed about playing fiddle in Tony’s band.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tony Rice performing Church Street BluesRice was born in Danville, Virginia, to Herbert Rice, an arc-welder from North Carolina, and his wife, Dorothy Poindexter. His sense of timing was superb and his use of syncopation had become brilliantly original.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tony Rice performing at the Angers bluegrass festival in France in 1987. His last public performance was in 2013, when he was inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. • David Anthony (Tony) Rice, musician, born 8 June 1951; died 25 December 2020

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2021 11:13 UTC