Gene Dobbs is the leader of the band, sings baritone, and plays bass. He also is quite a prolific song writer, and has written many of the songs that the group performs. Gene also does most of the musical arrangements for our songs.
Ralph Martin (that’s Ralph as in Stanley and Martin as in Jimmy) sings lead or tenor and plays rhythm guitar. On our bluegrass sets he is the “balladeer”, singing the ballads with a soulful voice. On the gospel sets, he really gets your attention with his inspired, powerful voice.
Chris Turner plays mandolin in the band. Chris is a veteran performer, having played with several other groups before Diamond Head. He helps with vocal and instrumental arrangements, and is a very insightful musician. Besides being a great picker, he’s also a great guy to work with.
The lone Buckeye in the band, Tommy Hamrick takes a ribbing about his home state. He certainly has the creds when it comes to bluegrass though. He grew up playing guitar with his dad Harvey and friends. He and Gene played in the Clear Mountain Boys along with Harvey, back in the day. Many years later when Diamond Head needed a tenor singing guitar player, a reunion with Tommy created the current trio.
The newest member of DHM, Elliott Lindsey, plays a Huber banjo and boy, does he make it ring! He grew up not far from Rosine, and definitely picks from his heart. He joined DHM in June, 2011, but had played with the band on several occasions, notably at the Kentucky Wool Fest in 2009 and 2010. Elliott has played for a number of years with bands from the Brooksville/Augusta area of Kentucky before joining DHM.
