Diamond Rio has recorded nine studio albums, four Greatest Hits compilations, and an album of Christmas music.
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14 Facts About Diamond Rio
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Diamond Rio expressed interest in signing Roe as a solo artist, but at Powell's insistence, he agreed to see the band open for George Jones at a May 1989 concert, and officially signed them to Arista Nashville in 1990.
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Diamond Rio was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping one million copies in the United States.
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Diamond Rio explored the musical possibilities of its talents rather than digging for easy commercial success.
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Diamond Rio was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in April 1998, becoming the first band in fourteen years to be inducted.
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Diamond Rio's rendition peaked at 33 on the country charts, their lowest chart peak at the time.
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Diamond Rio released its twenty-third official chart single, "Stuff", in May 2000.
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Diamond Rio determined that Roe was over-compensating for a small degree of hearing loss typical of musicians who have performed live for long periods of time, thus tightening muscles in his throat and diaphragm and causing him to lose pitch.
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Diamond Rio cited "Beautiful Mess" and "I Believe" as standout tracks.
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Diamond Rio has been featured on several projects featuring multiple country artists, including three tribute albums released between 1993 and 1994.
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Diamond Rio had originally wanted to record the song for Love a Little Stronger, but DuBois rejected the idea because he felt that they were not yet well-established enough to record a cover song on one of their own albums.
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Diamond Rio has been one of few self-contained country bands to have followed the practice of each member playing their own instruments and singing their own vocals on all their albums themselves, without any additional input from outside musicians.
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Diamond Rio refers to this instrument as the "Taxicaster" because of its yellow body and black-and-white checkered pickguard, which give it the coloration of a taxicab.
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Diamond Rio received the Academy of Country Music's award for Top Vocal Group in 1991 and 1992.
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