Tony Rice

Tony Rice (born June 8, 1951) is an American bluegrass musician and guitarist. He is perhaps the most influential living acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and flattop acoustic jazz. In addition to his long and successful career as a solo artist, Rice has also collaborated with the likes of Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Ricky Skaggs and Norman Blake, among others. He was also the frontman of his own band, The Tony Rice Unit, for a number of years.