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Chart Rewind: In 2002, Diamond Rio Turned a ‘Beautiful Mess’ Into a Hot Country Songs No. 1
Diamond Rio's "Beautiful Mess" reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2002. Here's a chart rewind of the feat.
The group then was comprised of lead vocalist Marty Roe, Gene Johnson, Jimmy Olander, Brian Prout, Dan Truman and Dana Williams. Said Oleander to Billboard in 2014 of Diamond Rio’s early ‘90s breakthrough, “I see these guys in these fantastic coiffed mullets and I remember the idealism that we had — ‘We’re going to do this. In 2022, Diamond Rio underwent its first lineup change in 33 years, as drummer Prout retired and was replaced by Micah Schweinsberg (formerly of gospel act The Crabb Family).
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