Tony Rice - IBMA Hall Of Fame Acceptance Speech

Tony Rice Acceptance Speech into the International Bluegrass Music Awards Hall Of Fame 2013. Presented by Sam Bush & Peter Rowan. Friends if you joined us online Thursday night for the IBMA Awards, you saw this remarkable moment and we're pleased to present it in full. Tony Rice is one of the most important bluegrass musicians in history. His guitar playing has influenced more pickers than anyone else. But he was also a beloved singer who sounded like nobody else. For nearly 20 years though, he's not been able to sing due to a complex vocal condition. But here he stuns the IBMA Awards audience with a glimpse of that voice we've loved so dearly and missed so much. Thanks for your patience as we processed this piece and thank you for asking. It was perhaps the most talked about moment of this remarkable week at World of Bluegrass in Raleigh. Video by Music City Roots.