Tony Rice passed away Christmas morning.

[BluesRunTheGame]

Wikipedia says Dec 25th. Got my early info from the Bluegrass Hall of Fame. They didn’t mention a date.

[phatkatt]

1. Oh No!

Damn you, 2020!

[The Polack MSgt]

2. 2020 is relentless. RIP Tony Rice

[luvs2sing]

3. I've seen a few places that said it was yesterday.

Gonna play some bluegrass tonight in memory of one of the greatest.

[BluesRunTheGame]

4. Yeah. Christmas morning.

[luvs2sing]

5. Ricky Skaggs posted a statement on Facebook..

at the request of Tony’s family. He apparently passed away suddenly while making coffee. I’d link but don’t know who is or is not on FB and I haven’t found it anywhere else yet.

[BluesRunTheGame]

6. I saw that.

My Facebook feed is full of tributes.

[Eko]

7. I cant express how much tony shaped my life.

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[lordsummerisle]

8. Awful news n/t

[2naSalit]

9. Shit!

Amazing artist.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

10. Great musician. In 1978, a friend sent me a cassette tape

of the The David Grisman Rounder Record.

Musicians playing on this record included David Grisman, Tony Rice, Tony Trischka, Vassar Clements, and Ricky Skaggs. Mind blowing bluegrass!

RIP Tony Rice

[happybird]

11. Crap. Somehow I missed this until now :(

[cemaphonic]

12. Aww damn

He's been looking pretty skeletal for awhile now, but still, American music lost a towering giant.

For me, his cover of Norman Blake's "Church Street Blues" will always be peak Tony

Look at this picking - looks totally fluid and effortless:

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