Diamond Rio is best known for being a 13-time GRAMMY nominee, a two-time ACM Top Vocal Group and four-time CMA Vocal Group of the Year with 32 charted singles, including five #1s. This September, Diamond Rio shares that testimony with a collection of country infused Christian songs on a brand new album called The Reason. This was no casual decision, but a pragmatic move by a group of believers looking to share their faith.
With a new record, a new genre and a companion book telling the band’s story (called, appropriately, A Beautiful Mess–The Diamond Rio Story), Diamond Rio lead singer Marty Roe and I had a chance to sit down for a conversation for The 9513. Click HERE to read the whole thing.
"Just to be able to be able to play on the Opry the first time was amazing. And each time you get to go play out there, you have to pinch yourself to be able to hang around with the legends. To be able to say that Porter was a friend of mine and Little Jimmy Dickens is a friend of mine is so cool. To be included in with that amazing list of artists that have come before me that my father and I would listen to growing up on the radio late at night is so special. Actually, he would usually fall asleep on the couch and I would be the one who would stay up and night and listen to the whole thing. He was always waiting for Marty Robbins to do the last spot. To walk on that stage and hear that Diamond Rio were the 71st members of the Grand Ole Opry–it’s still a little bit surreal."
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