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Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio play a mix of bluegrass and country and are known for their vocal
harmonies. Most of the members first got together in a band as an attraction at
the Opryland theme park in Nashville in 1982. Marty Roe had been touring since
the age of 12 with Windsong and Jimmy Orlander had worked with the Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band and Foster & Lloyd. They spent much of the 1980s touring as the
bluegrass outfit The Tennessee River Boys.
When Dana Williams joined in 1989 they changed their name to Diamond Rio, based
on a logo they had seen on the side of a truck. The band released the...
