Diamond Rio
February 12, 2011Special Valentine's Weekend Show
February 12 @ 7 & 9:30 PM.
Tickets on sale Wednesday September 1st at 10 AM.
$43-Front Row, $38-Second Row, $33-All Other Rows.
1st show SOLD OUT!
Over the years, All that I am and all I’ll ever be
Is in your hands you’ve given every victory
You are the reason I stand here today
Lifting my voice, raising you up ‘cause I believe
I believe
I’m nothing
I’m nothing without you
From “The Reason” by Joe Beck, Jimmy Olander, Marty Roe
Diamond Rio has developed a reputation as one of the industry’s most musically inventive outfits, a band of skilled musicians with a dedicated work ethic and the ability to find and record songs that struck a universal chord with audiences.
Diamond Rio has released seven studio albums, two greatest hits collections and “A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines,” a 2007 holiday album that marked their debut with Word Records (one of the most well-respected Christian Recording Labels in the industry). The band has earned three platinum albums and won the Country Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year award four times as well as netting two Academy of Country Music Awards in the top Vocal Group of the Year category. When they debuted in 1991 with the hit “Meet in the Middle,” Diamond Rio became the first group in the history of country music to have a debut single reach No. 1. They continued to place 32 more singles on the Billboard chart, including “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “Norma Jean Riley,” “Beautiful Mess” and “Love a Little Stronger.”
For longtime Diamond Rio fans wondering why their favorite country band decided to record a Christian record, the answer lies in the music. As the lyric above from “The Reason” illustrates, this was no casual decision, but a cherished opportunity by a group of believers looking to share their faith and celebrate God’s grace and mercy.
“It was no mistake that we wrote a song called ‘The Reason’ and it exactly answers the question,” Jimmy Olander says. “It’s the reason why we’re here. It’s our story.”
“We’re all believers. We always have been,” adds lead vocalist Marty Roe. “I think a lot of our songs reflected that part of who we are, but this was different to actually able to say in a stronger voice what our hearts are about.”
For more on the band, visit their website @ diamondrio.com.
