RICE, TONY
(*1951)
RICE, TONY (b. Danville, Va., June 8, 1951) A talented guitarist and vocalist, Rice began in PROGRESSIVE BLUEGRASS and then moved into more jazz-oriented instrumental music while also performing SINGER/SONGWRITER and folk-country material. Rice got his start as a guitarist and vocalist in the Bluegrass Alliance and banjoist J. D. CROWE 's influential early-1970s progressive band, The New South . Rice's guitar work was heavily influenced by DOC WATSON and Clarence White , although his skills…