Tony Rice

[Jim Fogle]

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/posts ... c7_cral2-2

[Tommy Boswell]

I had a front row seat the day Tony Rice was inducted into the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame. His performance (with brother Wyatt) was amazing.

[Brooks Montgomery]

Real good article on Tony in this month’s Acoustic Guitar Magazine, written by Molly Tuttle.
“Requiem for a bluegrass giant”. She interviews Bela Fleck, Richard Hoover, David Grisham, Chris Eldridge, and Bryn Davies on their memories and such. It’s worth picking up a copy at your local music store..

[Dave Burr]

I treasure this picture I had taken with Tony years ago at Graves Mountain. Like many of you, this has been a gut punch to me. Tony is without a doubt my favorite of all time. My musical palette runs the gamut and it has been a slow realization over the last few months that without TR my musical foundation crumbles. He's the cornerstone. I would likely have stumbled on to Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans eventually; but thanks to Tony I discovered them much quicker in my musical journey. I remember the dumbstruck awe I had when first listening to Manazanita; and I still get goosebumps listening to the perfection that is Church Street Blues. Urge For Going goes down as one of my favorite interpretations of a song that I've ever heard... and I could go on. RIP Tony, you will be missed. Condolences to his family and fans.