After 25 years together as one of country music's most loved bands, Diamond Rio is finally releasing their first live album. Diamond Rio Live will be available exclusively at iTunes November 18. The CD/DVD Diamond Rio Live will be available exclusively through Rio Hot Records at www.diamondrio.com.
“It's something we've wanted to do for a while,” lead singer Marty Roe says. “Our live show plays a major role in who we are. I didn't start as a recording artist. I started on stage.”
“As a group of guys goes, we are some of the best procrastinators there are,” mandolin player and background vocalist Gene Johnson jokes. “We’ve been known for a long time as the live band that sounds just like the record, so it was time to capture that.”
Diamond Rio Live includes 22 of their top 10 singles, five No.1 singles and two never before recorded highlights of their show, the Newgrass Medley and Western Medley.
“After all these years this is the first time we ever recorded [Western Medley], and I’m so glad it is part of this CD,” notes bass guitarist and baritone vocalist Dana Williams. “It’s just good music. God Bless the Cowboy!”
“Bluegrass is a huge influence on our sound both vocally and instrumentally," adds lead singer Marty Roe. "I can’t imagine not including it on this project. Most of us grew up in the 70’s listening to pop and rock. This just seemed to make sense and is a lot of fun for us to perform live.”
The group also includes two Hits' Medleys. “Medleys come about because as time passes in your career, you realize that there is no way to include every radio single in your show," explains lead guitarist Jimmy Olander. "Obviously some songs were bigger hits than others, but you can’t discount that there are still big fans of these songs. We’ve taken the chorus and the hook elements and made them into a couple of what we call Hits' Medleys. It was important to us that we didn’t discount a bunch of songs that speak to our career.”
Recorded from multiple live performances, Diamond Rio Live features 32 songs.
The DVD, available exclusively through Rio Hot Records at www.diamondrio.com, features never before seen interviews of the six longtime friends reminiscing about the past 25 years, sharing their fondest memories from the road, stories of recording various albums in the studio and talking about their lean early years getting started. The DVD is hosted by radio personality and close friend Shannon McCombs.
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