Every member of Diamond Rio, save lead vocalist Marty Roe, has been nominated in the instrumentalist categories for the 36th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
The group's Jimmy Olander is nominated in the guitarist category, along with
seven-time winner Brent Mason and guitarist/producer Dann Huff, who has crafted albums for Faith Hill and SheDaisy. Also up for the award are Mark Sissel and 1989 winner Brent Rowan.
Diamond Rio's Brian Prout will compete in the drummer category with three-time winner Steve Duncan and reigning champ Eddie Bayers, who has held the title since 1991.
The group's bassist, Dana Williams, is up against 1989 winner Michael Rhodes and eight-time winner Glenn Worf. Their keyboardist, Dan Truman, is nominated with Gary Primm and John Hobbs, who has won the award three times and tied twice.
In the specialty instrument category, Diamond Rio's Gene Johnson (mandolin) will compete with Jelly Roll Johnson (harmonica), Jimmy Henley (banjo) and eight-time winner Jerry Douglas (Dobro).
For the fiddle category, eight-time winner Mark O'Connor will compete with Aubrey Haynie and three-time winner Stuart Duncan.
Candidates for outstanding steel guitarist include reigning winner Jay Dee Maness, six-time winner Paul Franklin and Bill Johnson. Maness won his first ACM award in 1970 and has taken the hat trophy home 17 times (15 wins and two ties).
The ACM Awards will air May 9 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, but winners in the musician categories will be announced about two weeks prior to the broadcast.
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