When Diamond Rio released their debut self-titled album in 1991, they made history. The album's lead single, "Meet In the Middle," spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. At ...

On Sept. 28, 2002, Diamond Rio’s “Beautiful Mess” began a two-week run at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, marking the group’s fourth leader. The song was written by Sonny LeMaire (of ...

In the fall of 2000, songwriter Steven Dale Jones (“Ten Thousand Angels,” “Singles You Up”) played a club in Atlanta the night he’d learned that Arista planned to release his song “One More Day.” “I ...

Gene Johnson, formerly of Diamond Rio, will be performing at the Mayville Bluegrass Festival on Saturday. Submitted photo MAYVILLE — Gene Johnson, most well-known for his time playing the mandolin ...