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was released in 1996, featuring Gabe Valla and Tony Rice (guitar), James Tucker and Frank
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1004:"Highway Call Album Review – Richard Betts, Chuck Leavell, Vassar Clements, John Hughey"
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1213:"Album Review: Rice, Rice, Hillman And Pedersen – 'Out Of The Woodwork'"
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Schardl, Kati (May 19, 2006). "Farewell to an Icon of
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Rice passed away
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In 2014, Rebel Records released the 16-track retrospective album
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and Rice's uncle Frank Poindexter were also members of the band.
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854:"Spotlight Artist: Chris Hillman and the Desert Rose Band"
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971:Crowe on the Banjo: The Music Life of J.D. Crowe
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1188:"The Best of Larry Rice from Rebel"
1186:John Lawless (September 25, 2014).
1142:"Larry Rice - Clouds Over Carolina"
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879:Richard Harrington (May 11, 2007).
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350:Rice released his final solo album
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323:In 1989, Rice recorded the album
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556:Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot
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1169:The Tallahassee Democrat
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1146:Country Standard Time
829:"Larry Rice Memorial"
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