Tony Rice (born David Anthony Rice on 8 June 8 1951) is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician (earlier in his career he was also an excellent bluegrass singer). He is perhaps the most influential living acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and flattop acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2013. As well as his solo recordings and as The Tony Rice Unit, he was a