Since his passing, his guitar has been played by many... and not a single one of them sounded anything like Tony Rice. He was the Jimi Hendrix of bluegrass guitar; he blew everybody's mind and all who came after him were, on some level, a version of him. His influence touched all. Truly the greatest.
Around 1989 I was in Dayton, Ohio and went to a club called the Canal Street Tavern. Tony Rice was slated to appear. He came on stage began strumming his music and then he began singing. It was shocking. His voice was raspy and had no melody. All of a sudden his manager walked on the stage and stopped him from playing. He told the audience that recently Tony had polyps taken from his vocal cords due to him smoking two to three packs a cigarettes a day. For the foreseeable future he would not be able to sing again, maybe never again. The audience was shocked and I could hear people crying. Tony did continue the show that night, strumming absolute perfection though his voice captured everyone's hearts and that was no more at that moment. It was heartbreaking. RIP Tony Rice now you can sing your heart out.
Few guitarists in the past 30 years have not been influenced by Tony Rice, either directly or indirectly. Thanks for all the great music Tony. Rest in peace and we all send good thoughts to his family and friends.
Manzanita was the first Tony Rice tune I ever heard. Our local college radio station played it one day during a Bluegrass segment while I was in my car, and I was so blown away I drove to the station and was able to catch the DJ during a break and ask who played that jazzy number about five tunes ago. Shortly thereafter I started collecting Tony Rice CDs. But yeah, it all started with Manzanita.
A comment to a guitar of this level is very challenging, I can simply say that I have spent many hours of my life appreciating the skill and knowledge of the great master Tony Rice.
Rest easy Mr. Rice and honor and privilege to grow up down the street from you. Loved hearing you flat pick and the sound of your mustang cobra...boy that thing sounded bada$$!
You have got to be kidding..... caught Tony late long after his death. My misfortune, he is absolutely amazing. I know he's gone but I'm still gonna say he is better see him late than not at all
Although not a genre I preferred, everyone who played even a bit of guitar recognized him as the one of the very best acoustic guitarists America ever turned out, the world for that matter. My buddy Robert Perry, God rest his soul, learned much of his technique and played some ragtime too. I will miss them both. Thank you Tony, your mark is indelible.
Saw him in Apex, NC 1993. He played and sang some tunes by Gordon Lightfoot. I enjoyed every single piece, and bought him some CDs. Good old memories. Now I learnt he is passing a tough time, for several reasons.
Amazing talent and fine gentleman. Tony is playing Clarence White's 1935 Martin D-28. It is an iconic guitar with an amazing history. Only someone like Tony deserved to play it.
An exceptional piece perfectly executed with the utmost finesse. My sole complaint concerns the fade out. I wanted to see where the player was going to take it or close it. I thought the playing was getting even more passionate in those final notes in the clip.
god DAMN! .... How is possible that I only discovered this Acoustic MASTER in my 42nd YEAR of playing guitar. ... wow .... Tony Rice is just F***ING AMAZING!
Never fails to amaze! What a effortless mastery of the six string. Get a chance check out Shane Lail ole Flat Creek NC picker! Played bass for the Dillards. Tony Rice inspired!
Hear some of those sonorities? Minor 2nd's in the top, etc. Quite exotic for "Bluegrass". Sometimes I think he was a "closet jazz player". But great players don't distinguish, they just keep on experimenting and evolving...
Well . . . RIP . . . never did get Tony . . . to my ear, I could never listen to him, tried many times when inundated with praise as the greatest flat picker ever . . . to each their own . . . he did have a lot of fabulous band musicians play with him . . . Jerry Douglas, Mark O'Connor, Sam Bush, etc.
Its unfortunate that there are people in the world who cannot appreciate a display of master class artistically beautiful guitar and feel the need to click thumbs down on something just because they can. Thank you Tony! I listen to or watch a video of you several times a week. I'm pretty sure I would sell my soul to the devil if he promised I could play like you!
@@jimfrederick6130 I have osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in my hands. I play both classical and bluegrass guitar, and it's difficult at best. I envy the people who can play like this, and wish my hands hadn't gotten so bad.
@@joeclark1871 Envy indeed. As long as you enjoy playing thats all the really counts. I was given a 5 string banjo for my 12th birthday and learned how to play by slowing down Smiley Bates records. I even got to play on stage a few times with him at some Fiddle and step dancing competitions. I lost the ability to play after an accident that crushed a couple fingers on my left hand. I still try to give it a go now and then with inspiration from Tony and his music.
Here’s a question. Was Tony constrained by his ties to Bluegrass? But where could he have moved? Maybe he could’ve carved out a whole new acoustic jazz market. But probably not much money there. When he had his vocals and could sing Gordon Lightfoot, but no. He couldn’t write lyrics. Maybe this is a minority opinion, but as an artist I think Bluegrass,, While providing a living, limited with Tony could’ve done. Am I wrong?
You might know this by now, but there is a workshop that Tony did where he talks about other jobs he was offered and turned down. He limited himself intentionally,.. in a lot of ways. He refused to do session work on anything that wasn't bluegrass and had very strict principles on things like never using a pic-up mic saying in many interviews he disliked the sound. He even said that losing his voice wasn't a bad thing as it lead to his 2nd phase career re-arranging many of his famous tunes. It seemed he just did what we wanted to do.
sorry this style of guitar does nothing for me- listen to los morros de sierrenos requinto guitar and hear some real licks and rhythm - Tony sounds to me like old time fiddler music- boring
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Since his passing, his guitar has been played by many... and not a single one of them sounded anything like Tony Rice. He was the Jimi Hendrix of bluegrass guitar; he blew everybody's mind and all who came after him were, on some level, a version of him. His influence touched all. Truly the greatest.
People thought that Martin was magic, but it was Tony Rice himself all along
Around 1989 I was in Dayton, Ohio and went to a club called the Canal Street Tavern. Tony Rice was slated to appear. He came on stage began strumming his music and then he began singing. It was shocking. His voice was raspy and had no melody. All of a sudden his manager walked on the stage and stopped him from playing. He told the audience that recently Tony had polyps taken from his vocal cords due to him smoking two to three packs a cigarettes a day. For the foreseeable future he would not be able to sing again, maybe never again. The audience was shocked and I could hear people crying. Tony did continue the show that night, strumming absolute perfection though his voice captured everyone's hearts and that was no more at that moment. It was heartbreaking. RIP Tony Rice now you can sing your heart out.
The GOAT of acoustic pickers. RIP Tony
RIP the greatest that ever lived!
Such an amazing and talented guitarist, RIP Tony Rice.
i guess it's kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good site to watch newly released tv shows online?
@Elon Damon I watch on Flixzone. You can find it on google =)
@Elon Damon lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it by googling =)
Deep in my French countryside, I am so sad to learn of the death of Tony, so elegant in his playing and his attitude. RIP
Few guitarists in the past 30 years have not been influenced by Tony Rice, either directly or indirectly. Thanks for all the great music Tony. Rest in peace and we all send good thoughts to his family and friends.
The best and most tasteful flatpicker!
Manzanita was the first Tony Rice tune I ever heard. Our local college radio station played it one day during a Bluegrass segment while I was in my car, and I was so blown away I drove to the station and was able to catch the DJ during a break and ask who played that jazzy number about five tunes ago. Shortly thereafter I started collecting Tony Rice CDs. But yeah, it all started with Manzanita.
A comment to a guitar of this level is very challenging, I can simply say that I have spent many hours of my life appreciating the skill and knowledge of the great master Tony Rice.
He had the knowledge, creativity, charisma, talent & poise to be the master musician of the guitar! RIP Tony, and thank you.
Rest easy Mr. Rice and honor and privilege to grow up down the street from you. Loved hearing you flat pick and the sound of your mustang cobra...boy that thing sounded bada$$!
I probably past your house many times. That Mustang and that F 150 are incredible.
Major props to the cameraman. Great angles. Every other should take notes from this video.
And RIP to the man, Tony Rice.
Watching Tony play is such a pleasure! One of the best ever !!
RIP Legendary Tony Rice~
The action on his D-28 looks amazing. RIP Tony.
That’s the D-28 that Clarence White owned
You have got to be kidding..... caught Tony late long after his death. My misfortune, he is absolutely amazing. I know he's gone but I'm still gonna say he is better see him late than not at all
RIP legend. Manzanita still knocks me on my arse. What an amazing guitarist Tony was.
Tony Rice accomplished a lot in his all too short life. Thanks for the superb music and the dedication to your craft!
Man the precision and tastefulness of his playing...one of a kind
Fab ! Dear Tony
In memory forever.
Although not a genre I preferred, everyone who played even a bit of guitar recognized him as the one of the very best acoustic guitarists America ever turned out, the world for that matter. My buddy Robert Perry, God rest his soul, learned much of his technique and played some ragtime too. I will miss them both. Thank you Tony, your mark is indelible.
Thank you, seriously you are a motivating influence.
I am 34 years old, i have been playing guitar for 21 years. I just found Tony Rice, and I am ashamed.
Me too brother.
Tony Rice was the guitar God!!! Absloutley beautiful!!! Play it pretty!!!!
Simply on another level.
...and very few can get to it.
Saw him in Apex, NC 1993. He played and sang some tunes by Gordon Lightfoot. I enjoyed every single piece, and bought him some CDs. Good old memories.
Now I learnt he is passing a tough time, for several reasons.
Amazing
His touch is second to non so elegant so vital... thank you mr rice for sharing your amazing talent...
R.I.P. Tony , flat picker extraordinaire 🙏🇬🇧🙏
True MASTER of his craft. RIP Tony!
The Segovia of the D-28.
Andreas MacAllan it's a D35
no, its a d28 with a gretch bound fingerboard
Except much, much better than Segovia.
erm actually its a Gretsch guitar with a Martin, body, bridge & neck..
That was Clarence White's guitar which Tony 'rescued' (and more than once).
One of the greatest ever
Saddened and shocked. RIP. Condolences to all family and friends. 🌠🎄☕💐🌎🚂
GOAT nuff said
Amazing talent and fine gentleman. Tony is playing Clarence White's 1935 Martin D-28. It is an iconic guitar with an amazing history. Only someone like Tony deserved to play it.
The guitar that Clarence and his brother set up and shot with a BB gun.
RIP the legend
The hands of a master
Very beautiful and well done!!!!🇱🇷✝️👏👏👍👍🌹🌹❤️🌹💕💓💗
Nobody else ever played a D 28 like Tony. NOBODY.
1 was enough.
Think I just found my new favorite guitarist
True talent right there
An exceptional piece perfectly executed with the utmost finesse. My sole complaint concerns the fade out. I wanted to see where the player was going to take it or close it. I thought the playing was getting even more passionate in those final notes in the clip.
Rest Easy Tony 💔
That's a master of an instrument at work.
RIP. Made it seem effortless
My first life changing life experience was hearing Tony Rice my second was The book the power of now Eckhart Tolle and my third was Tony Rice.
shame about the middle one westernised hinduism
RIP TONY...THE GREATEST!
Simply the best
This man is so good! I miss him live nowadays. He’s is still ill I guess? Hope he is well. Thanks for this one.
He id dead.
RIP Tony :-(
Unbelievable timing and drive and fullness for a solo guitar player!
My face hurts from smiling 😁
Ryan Dunbar 6
Wow this sounds awesome.. rip my brother
was my first bg guitar influence after my uncles
what a beast
god DAMN! .... How is possible that I only discovered this Acoustic MASTER in my 42nd YEAR of playing guitar. ... wow .... Tony Rice is just F***ING AMAZING!
God forbid for using HIS name in vain to condemn yourself; you need to repent of this filth.
Check out billy strings.
0:06 heheh nice Tony, I hear “the lick”.
White Rice. Clarence White / Tony Rice 💪👍
RIP Tony
RIP Master
Asheville misses you already. First saw you at UC Boulder 1973 & I thought: Jesus: who is that?; seen u many times in Asheville: THANK YOU
For everybody that thought Tony was just a bluegrass guy. Amazing
Genius
nice to hear an acoustic with a mic - bring back mics please.
Amen, to that!
Make Mics great again! Lol
Just kidding.
I like hearing a good sounding guitar mic'd up too
That guitar.
Never fails to amaze! What a effortless mastery of the six string. Get a chance check out Shane Lail ole Flat Creek NC picker! Played bass for the Dillards. Tony Rice inspired!
You know that you are a Great Guitarist when EVH likes your playing and wants to jam with you; Tony Rice had that privilege…
His left hand finger movement is so efficient....
Right hand is not too shabby either.
anybody knows chords?
where can i find the entire dvd? thanks
R I P MAESTRAZOOOOOOOOO
Rip
RIP
This was 2:49 that felt way longer than 2:49, in a good way :)
Anybody know what GUITAR MODEL?
Martin D-28
Hear some of those sonorities? Minor 2nd's in the top, etc. Quite exotic for "Bluegrass". Sometimes I think he was a "closet jazz player". But great players don't distinguish, they just keep on experimenting and evolving...
He was a definite jazz fan with a lot of those influences in his playing.
his fingers look like they're made out of wax. So precise.
What Clapton is for the Telecaster, Tony is for the Martin.
Its a Santa cruse
That would be Clapton for the Stratocaster.
The way he uses his pinkey...damn
Well . . . RIP . . . never did get Tony . . . to my ear, I could never listen to him, tried many times when inundated with praise as the greatest flat picker ever . . . to each their own . . . he did have a lot of fabulous band musicians play with him . . . Jerry Douglas, Mark O'Connor, Sam Bush, etc.
10 people dislike it? I can't imagine why.....
Its unfortunate that there are people in the world who cannot appreciate a display of master class artistically beautiful guitar and feel the need to click thumbs down on something just because they can. Thank you Tony! I listen to or watch a video of you several times a week. I'm pretty sure I would sell my soul to the devil if he promised I could play like you!
@@jimfrederick6130 I have osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in my hands. I play both classical and bluegrass guitar, and it's difficult at best. I envy the people who can play like this, and wish my hands hadn't gotten so bad.
@@joeclark1871 Envy indeed. As long as you enjoy playing thats all the really counts. I was given a 5 string banjo for my 12th birthday and learned how to play by slowing down Smiley Bates records. I even got to play on stage a few times with him at some Fiddle and step dancing competitions. I lost the ability to play after an accident that crushed a couple fingers on my left hand. I still try to give it a go now and then with inspiration from Tony and his music.
Probably democrats!
@@planb9453 lol
Here’s a question. Was Tony constrained by his ties to Bluegrass? But where could he have moved? Maybe he could’ve carved out a whole new acoustic jazz market. But probably not much money there. When he had his vocals and could sing Gordon Lightfoot, but no. He couldn’t write lyrics. Maybe this is a minority opinion, but as an artist I think Bluegrass,, While providing a living, limited with Tony could’ve done. Am I wrong?
You might know this by now, but there is a workshop that Tony did where he talks about other jobs he was offered and turned down. He limited himself intentionally,.. in a lot of ways. He refused to do session work on anything that wasn't bluegrass and had very strict principles on things like never using a pic-up mic saying in many interviews he disliked the sound. He even said that losing his voice wasn't a bad thing as it lead to his 2nd phase career re-arranging many of his famous tunes. It seemed he just did what we wanted to do.
Like Baden Powell meets bluegrass in this piece... Interesting.
To lose Julian Bream, EVH, and now Tony Rice in the same year...2020 sucked.
Strings
Well ... He's no Hendrix.
The most boring musician in the world.
sorry this style of guitar does nothing for me- listen to los morros de sierrenos requinto
guitar and hear some real licks and rhythm - Tony sounds to me like old time fiddler music- boring
You're tasteless, and that's ok; it only impacts you and makes your life worse, so enjoy misery!
RIP
Rip
RIP