RIP Tony Rice

I got to see him from the second row about nine years ago.  You could tell that underneath that suit, he was thinner than his cigarette.  A breeze might have blown him off the stage.

But good lord, he could still slay on guitar.  On solos, he'd intersperse phrases that sounded like pretty-standard bluegrass with riffs that would just blow your mind with inventiveness.  An all-time great.

RIP Tony.

Sad to hear the news.  I was blessed to have seen him live a few times from just a few rows back at music festivals here in the South.  At one fest I got to see him roll right by me onto the grounds in his 5 liter Mustang and he gave me a reassuring nod as I waved to him and smiled.  I think he liked fast cars and probably drove in from NC to North FL for that one.

RIP Tony... thanks for all the great music

R.I.P. Tony

@pehare, was that at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park? I saw him there a few times. Great musician and he put on amazing (and seemingly effortless) performances.

@ranjan....sure was.  What a magical place to gather memories of a lifetime!