Diamond Rio

Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio performing at Kunsan Air Base, 2006
Background information
Also known as	Grizzly River Boys Tennessee River Boys
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Country Christian country
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Arista Nashville Word Rio Hot
Associated acts	Heartbreak Mountain Jed Zeppelin Monty Powell Nashville Tribute Band
Website	http://diamondrio.com
Members	Marty Roe Dan Truman Jimmy Olander Brian Prout Gene Johnson Dana Williams
Past members	Matt Davenport Danny Gregg Ty Herndon Larry Beard Mel Deal Al DeLeonibus Ed Mummert Anthony Crawford Virgil True Jimmy "J.J." Whiteside

Diamond Rio is an American country and Christian country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was founded by Matt Davenport, Danny Gregg, and Ty Herndon, the last of whom became a solo artist in the mid-1990s. After undergoing several membership changes in its initial years, the band has consisted of the same six members since 1989: Marty Roe (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Johnson (mandolin, guitar, fiddle, tenor vocals), Jimmy Olander (lead guitar, Dobro, banjo), Brian Prout (drums), Dan Truman (keyboards, organ, synthesizer), and Dana Williams (bass guitar, baritone vocals).

After assuming the name Diamond Rio, the band was signed to Arista Nashville and debuted in 1991 with the single "Meet in the Middle", which made them the first band ever to send a debut single to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The band charted 32 more singles between then and 2006, including four more that reached No. 1: "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" (1997), "One More Day" (2001), "Beautiful Mess" (2002), and "I Believe" (2003).