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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