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    • May 22, 1961
    Bass player Dana Williams is born in Dayton, Ohio. He joins Diamond Rio, a band that wins the Country Music Association's Vocal Group award three times. Members of the Grand Ole Opry, the band thrives on tight instrumentation and strong harmonies
    Nov 23, 1972
    Dana Williams and his family move from Beavercreek, Ohio, to Nashville, where he emerges nearly two decades later as the bass player for Diamond Rio
    Jul 3, 1980
    Bass player Dana Williams performs his first show as a member of Jimmy C. Newman's band. Williams is destined to become a member of Diamond Rio
    Jul 4, 1980

    Future Diamond Rio member Dana Williams makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry as a bass player for Jimmy C. Newman

    Jan 23, 1989
    Bass player Dana Williams performs with The Tennessee River Boys for the first time on TNN's "Nashville Now." He's the last member to join the band before it changes its name to Diamond Rio
    Sep 6, 1990
    Diamond Rio bass player Dana Williams has both legs sliced at the knee in a Tennessee boating accident
    May 29, 1996
    Diamond Rio bass player Dana Williams and his wife, Lisa, have their first child, Jacob Keith Williams
    Dec 9, 2001
    The Diamond Trio, a bluegrass subset of Diamond Rio, debuts at a Christmas benefit for the homeless at Nashville's Station Inn. Trio members: Marty Roe, Dana Williams and Gene Johnson
    Oct 13, 2004
    Diamond Rio bass player Dana Williams goes to work at Arby's in Nashville, promoting a charity golf tournament
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