The Winter 2023 issue of No Depression features this long-form story tracing the journey of bluegrass picker Tony Rice's famed guitar, including into the hands of Billy Strings.
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Fellow musician Ricky Scaggs posted a tribute on Facebook, writing: Sometime during Christmas morning while making his coffee, our dear friend and guitar hero Tony Rice passed from this life and made his swift journey to his heavenly home.
Skaggs described Rice as the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.
He shared: Many if not all of the Bluegrass guitar players of today would say that they cut their teeth on Tony Rice´s music. He loved hearing the next generation players play his licks. I think that´s where he got most of his joy as a player.