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TONY RICE - CALIFORNIA AUTUMN (REB-1549), 1975

Musicians
Tony Rice: Guitar, Lead Vocals
Mike Auldridge: Dobro
Larry Rice: Mandolin
Ben Eldridge: Banjo
Tom Gray: Bass
Ricky Skaggs: Fiddle, Viola, Mandolin on track 2, Harmony Vocal on track 6
John Starling: Guitar on tracks 7 & 12, Harmony Vocal on tracks 6 & 7
J.D. Crowe: Banjo on track 6
Jerry Douglas: Dobro on tracks 4 & 6

Production Credits
Produced by John Starling
Recorded at Track Recorders, Silver Spring, MD
Engineered by Bill & Fran Tate
Mixed at Blue Seas Studio, Hunt Valley, MD
Mixed by George Massenburg
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Springfield, VA

Tony Rice is world-renowned as one of the greatest bluegrass guitarists ever. His credits include stints with the Bluegrass Alliance, J. D. Crowe’s New South, and the David Grisman Quintet. Since the early 1980s, he has toured and recorded solo, yet he has maintained ties with other artists by recording duet and various artists collections with Ricky Skaggs, Norman Blake, Peter Rowan, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, and others. Among his most notable compilation efforts was his participation in the Bluegrass Album Band series.

Although it was one of Tony Rice's earliest albums, California Autumn is a superb effort beautifully produced by John Starling and containing a good assortment of material showcasing Rice's outstanding guitar work. Rice's fine vocals also stand out, especially on tracks like "Good Woman's Love," "Georgia on My Mind," "You Don't Know My Mind," and brother Larry's "Mr. Poverty." In the way of instrumentals there are the lovely renditions of "Beaumont Rag," "Red Haired Boy," "Scarborough Fair," and "Billy in the Low Ground." Tasteful backing is provided by John Starling and fellow Seldom Scene members Tom Gray and Ben Eldridge, along with Jerry Douglas, J.D. Crowe, Larry Rice and Ricky Skaggs.