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My Guitar Hero Passed Away on Christmas
Posted on 12/27/20 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 12/27/20 at 10:35 pm
Lot of you may not have heard of him but his name was Tony Rice. Just about any bluegrass or country picker grabbed some of his licks. I tried to as well and tried my best to least play rhythm like him. He was a strong as rhythm player too and you can hear it in music now.
He had the Holy Grail Martin D-28 guitar that was once owned by Clarence White. He had a smooth baritone voice until nerve problems caused his voice to be scratchy and I believe he retired around 2015 and said he’d stay that way until he felt arthritis would let him do it again.
Every time he talked it sounded that way until he accepted his plaque for the Hall of Fame. He had worked on some exercises to try to speak regularly for a moment and he did but never sang again.
Tony Rice Acceptance Speech
Thank you sir for the music and the inspiration.
Church Street Blues
Nine Pound Hammer
Faded Love
With Ricky Skaggs, J.D Crowe and Jerry Douglas doing Old Home Place
He had the Holy Grail Martin D-28 guitar that was once owned by Clarence White. He had a smooth baritone voice until nerve problems caused his voice to be scratchy and I believe he retired around 2015 and said he’d stay that way until he felt arthritis would let him do it again.
Every time he talked it sounded that way until he accepted his plaque for the Hall of Fame. He had worked on some exercises to try to speak regularly for a moment and he did but never sang again.
Tony Rice Acceptance Speech
Thank you sir for the music and the inspiration.
Church Street Blues
Nine Pound Hammer
Faded Love
With Ricky Skaggs, J.D Crowe and Jerry Douglas doing Old Home Place
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Posted on 12/28/20 at 6:13 am to chilld28
Damn, I didn't know that. I'm a big fan of his. Hell of a picker.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 7:40 am to auggie
I’m not sure what happened but it sounds like a stroke or heart attack. All I’ve heard is he was making his and Pam’s morning coffee and was gone in an instant.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 8:06 am to chilld28
Legendary talent - consummate musician - David Grisman Quartet - E.M.D.
Sad thought to know he'll never play this live again.... Blackberry Blossom - Tony and Norman
of course if there's guitars in the great hereafter - Clarence White and Tony Rice - might be doing this again.
This guy has made me put down my guitar in disgust (oh) so many times.
Sad thought to know he'll never play this live again.... Blackberry Blossom - Tony and Norman
of course if there's guitars in the great hereafter - Clarence White and Tony Rice - might be doing this again.
This guy has made me put down my guitar in disgust (oh) so many times.
Posted on 12/28/20 at 8:24 am to awestruck
quote:I found a D-28 Clarence White with the large soundhole just like his on a deal. I’d watch his instructional video and almost throw it out the window
This guy has made me put down my guitar in disgust (oh) so many times
This post was edited on 12/28/20 at 8:25 am
Posted on 12/28/20 at 8:47 am to chilld28
Watched him and Grisman recreate their 'Tone Poems' LP live at Merle Fest and it's was nothing but non-stop wow after wow. (eta: must have seen him live 8-9 times)
Once met him when a good friend who did a festival called the 'Acousitc Cafe' had him and Norman together. Didn't get to trade tales just a couple howdies and how you do's because the crowd wouldn't allow him to interact without stifling the conversation. Every body wanted to meet him. Most everyone else maybe Doc you could approach, not that they/he ran, but their star power eclipsed the normal interaction you could have with others.
Once met him when a good friend who did a festival called the 'Acousitc Cafe' had him and Norman together. Didn't get to trade tales just a couple howdies and how you do's because the crowd wouldn't allow him to interact without stifling the conversation. Every body wanted to meet him. Most everyone else maybe Doc you could approach, not that they/he ran, but their star power eclipsed the normal interaction you could have with others.
This post was edited on 12/28/20 at 8:50 am
Posted on 12/28/20 at 9:13 am to awestruck
Are you talking about Steve Masterson with the Acoustic Cafe?
Posted on 12/28/20 at 9:20 am to chilld28
Yes, you know him?
Posted on 12/28/20 at 9:35 am to awestruck
I had met him a few times. We had talked to him a bit about playing down there till some of the band members started getting wishy washy and wouldn’t come to practice
Posted on 12/28/20 at 12:24 pm to chilld28
who on God's green earth would downvote this post???
RIP the maestro!
RIP the maestro!
Posted on 12/28/20 at 12:31 pm to Fab4Freddy
Posted on 12/28/20 at 4:16 pm to Fab4Freddy
quote:
who on God's green earth would downvote this post???
Wasn’t me. Some people, I THINK, do it just to downvote the whole situation. Death, cancer etC
Posted on 12/28/20 at 4:34 pm to chilld28
Just coming here to post this.
RIP Tony Rice
RIP Tony Rice
Posted on 12/29/20 at 1:34 am to L.A.
Saw this earlier today. He was a master of his trade.
Posted on 12/29/20 at 7:24 am to chilld28
Damn, another great one gone. One of the best to ever pick an acoustic guitar and had a unique singing style.
Hills of Roane County ... one of my favorite Tony Rice songs.
Hills of Roane County
Hills of Roane County ... one of my favorite Tony Rice songs.
Hills of Roane County
Posted on 12/29/20 at 7:27 am to chilld28
You can throw that D-28 CW large soundhole my way if you're still mad at it.
Posted on 12/29/20 at 7:49 am to ForLSU56
Posted on 12/29/20 at 8:25 am to auggie
Posted on 12/29/20 at 5:06 pm to ForLSU56
quote:We made up
You can throw that D-28 CW large soundhole my way if you're still mad at it.
Posted on 12/29/20 at 5:07 pm to auggie
That Shenandoah is beautiful.
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