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Tony Rice - Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot

Primary Artist
Tony Rice
Album Title
Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot
Release Date
May 28, 1996 
Time
52:52 
Review by William Ruhlmann
Bluegrass singer/guitarist Tony Rice has been recording songs written by Gordon Lightfoot throughout his career, and this 17-track compilation gathers them together, adding a previously unreleased version of "Whispers of the North" that was cut for Rice's Me and My Guitar album. Included are tracks Rice recorded as part of J.d. Crowe & The New South, The Tony Rice Unit, The Rice Brothers, in a duo with Norman Blake, and as a solo artist. That means that on the various tracks he's joined by a newgrass who's who that includes Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Vassar Clements, and Bela Fleck, among others. Read More