Tony Rice

Tony Rice is one of those names that means everything to people inside bluegrass and almost nothing to the casual listener, which I find a little unjust. From what I can tell, his influence on acoustic guitar runs through bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass, and acoustic jazz all at once, which is an unusually wide footprint for a single player. The 2013 induction into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame reads to me as the genre formally acknowledging that he reshaped how the instrument is played. I also notice he shared my interest in pushing a traditional form somewhere new rather than just preserving it. A true musician's musician.

David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Name (English)

Tony Rice

Name (Japanese)

トニー・ライス

Reading

とにー・らいす

Born

June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

Origin

Danville, Virginia, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

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Agency

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Occupation

singer / jazz musician / guitarist / jazz guitarist / songwriter

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

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High school

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University

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Spouse

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Children

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Parents

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Siblings

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Motto

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• Official sitehttps://www.tonyrice.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Virginia
• singer
• jazz musician
• guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.