Boyd Tyrone Herndon is an American country music singer and songwriter. His music career began in the 1980s as a member of the Tennessee River Boys, a predecessor to the country band Diamond Rio. Herndon quit the band early on and gained his first national exposure as a competitor on Star Search. He then played at various honky-tonks in Texas. After signing to Epic Records in 1993, Herndon made his debut in 1995 with his number-one single, "What Mattered Most". This was followed that same year by the release of his first album, also titled What Mattered Most.
Herndon at the Wildhorse Saloon, June 2023.
Herndon was a founding member of the Tennessee River Boys, who later became Diamond Rio (pictured here in 2006).
Herndon at the 2009 Point of Hope Fundraiser pre-party.
Herndon's 1999 album Steam included a cover of "You Can Leave Your Hat On", made famous by Joe Cocker.
Diamond Rio is an American country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was founded by Matt Davenport, Danny Gregg, and Ty Herndon, the last of whom became a solo artist in the mid-1990s. After undergoing several membership changes in its initial years, the band consisted of the same six members from 1989 to 2022: Marty Roe, Gene Johnson, Jimmy Olander, Brian Prout (drums), Dan Truman (keyboards), and Dana Williams. After Prout and Johnson both departed in 2022, they were replaced by Micah Schweinsberg and Carson McKee respectively.
Diamond Rio performing at Kunsan Air Base, 2006
Ty Herndon (seen here in 2009) was an early member of the Grizzly River Boys, who later became Diamond Rio.
Craig Wiseman wrote the band's singles "Bubba Hyde", "Walkin' Away", and "Holdin'".