Rice, Tony - Manzanita (Root Beer Vinyl) On An Island (Gatefold

Rice, Tony - Manzanita (Root Beer Vinyl) On An Island (GatefoldGuitarist and vocalist Tony Rice was at the center of some of the most celebrated albums in modern bluegrass, and this 1979 release featuring his rotating band "The Tony Rice Unit" (here featuring Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Todd Phillips, and Sam Bush, with a few Dave Grisman cameos), ranks right at the top. The title cut is an instant classic, but Rice's ever unerring taste in covers (like Merle Travis' "Nine Pound Hammer" and yet another great

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which earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album (his third nod in the category) and prior releases

and catchy as hell

new record labels and two colored vinyl LPs: one blue marbled and one yellow marbled

These are the 1970-1973 studio collaborations between Memphis Slim (one of the great blues pianists) and Canned Heat

and quietly heartbreaking collection of songs

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a feat outdone by their eponymous 2015 LP

from writer and creator Charles Schulz