Diamond Rio
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Diamond Rio found major commercial success in the country music market by playing an eclectic hybrid of modern country, traditionalbluegrass (especially in their harmony singing), and a hint of rock & roll.The band was composed of Marty Roe (lead vocals, guitar),Jimmylander(guitar, banjo), Gene Johnson (mandolin, vocals), Dan Truman(keyboards), Dana Williams(bass), and Brian Prout (drums).Roe hadalready been touring professionally since age 12, when he was amember of Windsong, and Olander had previously worked with theNitty Gritty Dirt Band and Foster & Lloyd.The band first got togetherat Nashville's Opryland theme park, and spent the first part of the '80sperforming bluegrass music there under the name the Tennessee RiverBoys.The future members of Diamond Rio joined one by one, and in1986, they left Opryland to try their luck as a touring band.