The mere mention of Christmas immediately brings to mind the sounds of the season. Music always plays such an integral part in the celebration and everyone has their favorite songs. The members of award-winning country band Diamond Rio are no exception. That's why their new album, A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines is such a labor of love.
For more than two decades, the members of Diamond Rio have been making music together. In a competitive industry where band members come and go, there have been no personnel changes. To what do they attribute that stability? "We're friends, even away from the stage," says Prout. "I've been a part of this band for 21 years. I feel fortunate because you hear horror stories about groups that don't get along, but the bottom line is we came up together."
Williams agrees. "We like what we're doing and most of us don't know how to do anything else," he says with a laugh. "We like one another and respect one another. I can't even imagine doing this with anybody else. This is my music family. This is what I do and who I want to do it with."
