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Gene Johnson

Tenor Vocal / Mandolin

Biographical Information: Gene was born on August 10th, 1949 in Jamestown, New York.  Before joining Diamond Rio, he was in a group called J.D. Crowe and The New South.  He is married to his wife June and they have two daughters, Mattie and Callie.

Hobbies: Carpentry, old tools, shooting shotguns and rifles, old instrument and antique cars.

Musical Heroes: Flatt & Sctuggs, Lefty Frizzel, Keith Whitley, and Arlo Guthrie.

Favorite Food(s): Northern Italian Veal Piccata.

Favorite Movie: One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest. Gene's favorite actor is Jack Nicholson. His favorite actress is Kathey Bates.

Favorite Song(s): A song that his mother sang to him as a child called Whispering Hope.

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