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Rascal Flatts is an American country music group composed of Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, keyboard, piano, vocals) and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, vocals). LeVox and DeMarcus are second cousins.
During the 2000–10 decade, Rascal Flatts recorded for Disney Music Group's Lyric Street Records. While on that label, the band released seven albums, all of which have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In order of release, these albums are Rascal Flatts (2000), Melt (2002), Feels Like Today (2004), Me and My Gang (2006), Still Feels Good (2007), Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2008) and Unstoppable (2009). After Lyric Street closed in 2010, Rascal Flatts moved to the independent Big Machine Records, releasing Nothing Like This in November 2010. Their eighth studio album, Changed, was released in April 2012.
Rascal Flatts' studio albums have accounted for 26 single releases. All of these have charted within the top 20 or higher on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including 12 which reached number one. The band's longest-lasting number-one single, a cover of Marcus Hummon's "Bless the Broken Road", spent five weeks in that position in early 2005. The late 2005–early 2006 release "What Hurts the Most" was a number one on both the country and adult contemporary charts, and peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

This book is your ultimate resource for Rascal Flatts. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Rascal Flatts's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Contents, Rascal Flatts, Allison Alderson, American Country Awards, Banjo (song), Big Machine Records, Billboard Touring Awards, Bless the Broken Road, Bob That Head, CMT Crossroads, CMT Music Awards, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 10), Carrie Underwood, Cars (soundtrack), Cassadee Pope, Changed (Rascal Flatts album), Changed (song), Chely Wright, Chicago XXX, Come Wake Me Up, Dann Huff, Dierks Bentley, Disney Music Group, East to West, Easy (Rascal Flatts song), Edens Edge, Feels Like Today, Feels Like Today (song), Gary LeVox, Gems (Michael Bolton album), Grand Ole Opry, Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Rascal Flatts album), Hannah Montana: The Movie, Here (Rascal Flatts song), Here Comes Goodbye, Hidden track, Hunter Hayes…and more pages!

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Contents

Rascal Flatts

Allison Alderson

American Country Awards Banjo (song) Big Machine Records Billboard Touring Awards Bless the Broken Road Bob That Head CMT Crossroads CMT Music Awards CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 10) Carrie Underwood Cars (soundtrack) Cassadee Pope Changed (Rascal Flatts album)

Changed (song) Chely Wright Chicago XXX Come Wake Me Up Dann Huff Dierks Bentley Disney Music Group East to West Easy (Rascal Flatts song) Edens Edge Feels Like Today Feels Like Today (song) Gary LeVox Gems (Michael Bolton album) Grand Ole Opry Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Rascal Flatts album) Hannah Montana: The Movie Here (Rascal Flatts song) Here Comes Goodbye

Hidden track

Hunter Hayes

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I'll Be Home for Christmas I'm Movin' On (Rascal Flatts song) I Melt I Won't Let Go (Rascal Flatts song) JCPenney Afterschool Fund Jason Aldean Jason Sellers

Jay DeMarcus Jessica Simpson Jingle Bell Rock Joe Don Rooney Kellie Pickler

Kenny Chesney Kristen Kelly Life Is a Highway Lionel Richie Lionheart Music Group Little Big Town Love You Out Loud Lyric Street Records Marcus Hummon Mark Bright (record producer) Mark Wills Me and My Gang Me and My Gang (song) Melt (Rascal Flatts album) Michael English (singer) Music City Walk of Fame Music video My Wish Natasha Bedingfield Never Love You Enough Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nothing Like This Prayin' for Daylight Rascal Flatts (album) Rascal Flatts discography Revolution (song)

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Sara Evans Skin (Sarabeth) Sons of the Desert (band) Stand (Rascal Flatts song) Summer Nights (Rascal Flatts song) Sunset Man Take Me There (Rascal Flatts song) Taylor Swift That Should Be Me The Best of Rascal Flatts Live These Days (Rascal Flatts song) This Everyday Love

Tom Cochrane

Unstoppable (Rascal Flatts song) Wendell Mobley What Hurts the Most While You Loved Me White Christmas (song) Why (Rascal Flatts song) Why Wait (song) Winner at a Losing Game

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Rascal Flatts on the Thaw Out 2012 Tour; (l to r) Rooney, LeVox & DeMarcus

Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Dann Huff Mark Bright Mila Mason Natasha Bedingfield James Otto

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Country

Rascal Flatts' studio albums have accounted for 26 single releases. All of these have charted within the top 20 or higher on theBillboardCountry Songs charts, including 12 which reached number one. The band's Hot longest-lasting number-one single, a cover of Marcus Hummon's "Bless the Broken Road", spent five weeks in that position in early 2005. The late 2005–early 2006 release "What Hurts the Most" was a number one on both the country and adult contemporary charts, and peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

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[1] www.rascalflatts.com

Jay DeMarcus Gary LeVox Joe Don Rooney

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Lyric Street Big Machine

[] 1999–present

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History We're not just business partners, we are good friends. That's why we have had the longevity we have. [1] Joe Don Rooney, 2006,Peoplemagazine Rascal Flatts' founding was at Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar in Nashville, Tennessee. Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus [] are second cousins from a musical family. (DeMarcus's brother-in-law, James Otto, is also a country music artist.) DeMarcus moved to Nashville in 1992, earning his first record deal as part of a Christian group called East to West. In 1997, DeMarcus called LeVox, and convinced him to come to Nashville and provide some harmonies on Michael English's albumGospel, for which he was producing. They engineered the album together, and became English's [2] back-up band. At the same time, DeMarcus had become the bandleader of Chely Wright's band, where he met Joe Don Rooney, the [] guitarist in that band. DeMarcus and LeVox were working in a Printer's Alley nightclub, and when their part-time guitarist could not make it one night, DeMarcus invited Rooney to sit in. [3] Singer Mila Mason recommended the group to record producers Mark Bright and Marty Williams, who played Lyric Street Records A&R Doug Howard a three-song demo and Howard thought they were "just incredible". After he'd heard the demos, the band went into the Lyric Street offices the next day, sat down with acoustic guitars and played a couple of songs. According to Howard in an interview with HitQuarters: "The vocals and harmonies, it was [] all there—I was just blown away. The lead singer has such a unique and compelling voice." The band was signed to Lyric Street in late 1999.

Musical career

2000–2005:Rascal Flatts,MeltandFeels Like Today In early 2000, the group made its debut with the single "Prayin' for Daylight", a song that had been on the three-song [] demo that had got the band signed. The song, which reached number three on theBillboardcountry charts, was the [] first single from their self-titled debut, which was issued in early 2000 on Lyric Street. Following "Prayin' for Daylight", the album's other three singles all made top ten on that chart: "This Everyday Love", "While You Loved Me", and "I'm Movin' On", which respectively peaked at numbers 9, 7 and 4. "I'm Movin' On" was awarded Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music in 2002. The album was met with positive reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "a sunny, pleasing modern [4] country-pop album". Meltwas the title of their second album, released in 2002. Unlike their previous album, Rascal Flatts co-produced [] [] Meltfirst single, "These Days", also became their first number-one single on the country charts. . Its The album included two more top ten hits, "Love You Out Loud" and "I Melt", and the band's second number-one single, [5] "Mayberry". The music video for "I Melt" featured partial nudity, and as a result, the video was banned from the Great American Country network. Rascal Flatts' third album was entitledFeels Like Today, and it was released in late 2004. The album's title track was its first single, followed by "Bless the Broken Road". This latter song was originally recorded by its co-writer, Marcus Hummon, and had also been recorded by Melodie Crittenden (whose version made the country charts in 1998), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Sons of the Desert. In early 2005, Rascal Flatts' version of the song spent five weeks at number one. After this song, "Fast Cars and Freedom" also went to number one. While this song was climbing the charts, some radio stations began playing a hidden track on the album, titled "Skin". This unsolicited airplay caused "Skin" to enter the top 40, and after "Fast Cars and Freedom" peaked, it was released as a single under the title "Skin (Sarabeth)" and officially added to the album's track list.

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2005–2007:Me and My GangandStill Feels Good Rascal Flatts' thirteenth chart entry, "What Hurts the Most", was released in December 2005. This song, which had previously been recorded by Mark Wills in 2003, was the first single from their fourth album, 2006'sMe and My Gang. For this album, the band worked with producer Dann Huff. "What Hurts the Most" was a crossover hit, reaching number one at both country and adult contemporary, as well as top 10 on the Hot 100 charts. After it, the album's title track charted in the top ten, and both "My Wish" and "Stand" made number one. Also in 2006, the group charted in the top 10 of the Hot 100 with a cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", which they recorded for the Pixar filmCars. Although "Life Is a Highway" was not released to country radio, several country stations began playing the song, causing it to chart within the top 20 of Hot Country Songs. [6] Me and My GangThe album spent 15 weeks as thehad the highest US debut of 2006, with 722,000 units in April. number one album on the Billboard Country Chart and was the second-best selling album of 2006 (behindHigh [7] School Musical) with sales totaling 3.5 million by year's end. The album's success led the band to take the spot of [8] top-selling artist for all genres of music, which hadn't been accomplished in 15 years by a country group. [9] Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts performed together at the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony. Later the same year, the group released the single "Take Me There", a song which Kenny Chesney co-wrote and had initially planned to record himself. It became a number-one country hit in September and was the first single from their [] albumStill Feels Good. It was followed by "Winner at a Losing Game", the first single which the band wrote itself. Both it and its followup "Every Day" peaked at number two on the country charts. The fourth single fromStill Feels Good, "Bob That Head", became the band's first single to miss the top ten at country radio. The album's fifth and final single, "Here", was released in August 2008 and became their ninth Number One hit on the chart week of January 3, 2009.

2008–2010:Greatest Hits Volume 1andUnstoppable Rascal Flatts released their first greatest hits CD,Greatest Hits Volume 1, on October 28, 2008. The album contains 13 of their biggest songs, starting with "Prayin' for Daylight" and going through "Life Is a Highway". The limited edition of the album contains a second disc with three Christmas songs: "White Christmas", "Jingle Bell Rock", and "I'll Be Home for Christmas". A year later in October 2009, they released a second edition of their greatest hits collection, this time with a second disc containing live performances of "Take Me There", "Summer Nights", "Me & My Gang", and "Winner at a Losing Game". Rascal Flatts released the first single, "Here Comes Goodbye", from their albumUnstoppableto radio on January 20, 2009, and the album was released on April 7. The song was co-written byAmerican Idolseason 6 finalist Chris Sligh. The second single, "Summer Nights", co-written by Gary LeVox, was released in early May 2009, debuted at No. 57 and topped out at No. 2 on the country charts. The group performed "Summer Nights" at theCMT Music Awards,Oprah's Kickoff Party, and the finale ofAmerica's Got Talent. The third single off the album, "Why", peaked at No. 18 on the country charts. Rascal Flatts performed "Why" onThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. The band released their fourth single, "Unstoppable", in January 2010. A special release version of their albumUnstoppableis available at JCPenney stores nationwide. It features a special release song entitled "American Living" only available on the albums sold at JCPenney stores. JCPenney is an official sponsor of Rascal Flatts' Unstoppable American Living Tour in a two-year partnership and $1 of every CD sold at JCPenney will be donated to the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. On July 16, 2009, as part of the JCPenney American Living Tour, Rascal Flatts made history as the first country music group to play Chicago's Wrigley [10] Field. The trio was joined by fellow artists Vince Gill and Darius Rucker for a near-sellout crowd.

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2010–2011:Nothing Like ThisandThe Best of Rascal Flatts Live After the closure of Lyric Street in April 2010, Rascal Flatts signed to Big Machine Records in July of the same year. [11] The group's first release for the label was "Why Wait". Their next albumNothing Like Thiswas released [12] November 16. In December 2010, this song became the trio's eleventh number-one single on the country music charts. In March 2011, Rascal Flatts was featured on a remix of Justin Bieber's song "That Should Be Me". The second single fromNothing Like Thiswas "I Won't Let Go", which went to number two in early 2011. Following it was the band's first collaborative release to country radio, "Easy", which features a duet vocal from British singer Natasha Bedingfield. [13] On November 8, 2011, Hollywood Records releasedThe Best of Rascal Flatts Live.

2012–present:ChangedandAll Access & Uncovered: The Making of Changed and Beyond Rascal Flatts' eighth studio album,Changed, was released on April 3, 2012. It was produced by Dann Huff and Rascal Flatts. The first single from the album, "Banjo", reached number one on theBillboardCountry Songs chart. It became their 12th number one hit on that chart. The second single off the album, "Come Wake Me Up", reached the top five on the Country Airplay chart. The third single from the album is the title track, "Changed". Rascal Flatts member Jay DeMarcus and his wife,CMT Insidercorrespondent Allison DeMarcus, welcomed the [14] arrival of their second child, Dylan Jay DeMarcus, on July 20 in Nashville. Rascal Flatts received the 2,480th star in the category of recording of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 17, 2012. The star is located in front of the Sergeant Supply Store at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard. They become the second country artist with Oklahoma ties to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that month after Vince [15][16] Gill received his star the previous week. On November 19, Rascal Flatts released their second DVD,All Access & Uncovered: The Making of Changed and Beyond, inviting the public into their inner circle. The DVD project reveals a more intimate side of Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus’lives during the making of theirChangedalbum and more. The project made a one-night-only debut in movie theaters across the country in conjunction with the album release earlier that year, [17] with the band celebrating with fans at the AMC Theater in New York City’s Times Square. [18] On November 20, the band made a guest appearance on NBC'sThe Voiceto promote their new DVD. They performed "Changed" with Cody Belew and Cassadee Pope, contestants from the show. In 2012, Rascal Flatts announced they will get into the restaurant business. Rascal Flatts Restaurant Group was formed by Philip Lama, CEO and Eric Soe, President, who partnered with Rascal Flatts to create and develop [19] themed restaurants throughout the U.S. and Canada. They call it the Rascal Flatts American Bar & Grill. The first [20] [21] location is at 5455 E. High Street in Phoenix, Arizona. Additional locations will be opened in 2013 and 2014. In December 2012, Rascal Flatts andNashvilleactress Hayden Panettiere hosted the third annual 2012CMT Artists [22] of the YearRascal Flatts also hostedto honor the top country acts of the year. The 14th Annual A Home for the [23] [24] Holidays with Rascal Flattsshow earned a 4.91(million) rating.. The Lionheart Music Group, a Swedish independent company within the Universal Music Group, announced they will [25] release Rascal Flatts' album,Changed, on January 2, 2013 in Sweden. Earlier, Rascal Flatts re-recorded their hit "Come Wake Me Up" with Swedish country/pop female singer, Jill Johnson, who is also under Lionheart Music Group, as a duet version on Johnson's new album,A Woman Can Change Her Mind. The duet version was also [26] released as a digital download internationally on November 16, 2012. The record label also released their former [27] album,Nothing Like This, on January 23, 2013. Rascal Flatts and Journey headlined the Super Bowl XLVIICMT Crossroadsconcert at the New Orleans Sugar Mill on February 2, 2013. This marked the second collaboration for Rascal Flatts and Journey. In June 2012, Rascal Flatts

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[28] closed the CMT Music Awards by inviting Journey to perform their hit "Don't Stop Believin'" with them on stage. Rascal Flatts was nominated for International Artist of the Year and International Music Video of the Year (for [29] "Banjo" and "Come Wake Me Up") at the 2013 CMC Music Awards.

Reception The group has an uncommon youth demographic (18–25) for country music. In September 2007,Weekly Reader Research conducted a poll of more than 2,000 children and Rascal Flatts ranked as the sixth-most-popular act among [30] ages 10–12. [] They have raised and donated millions of dollars to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. They [] are also involved with the American Red Cross as they are members on the celebrity cabinet board.

Touring Rascal Flatts has enjoyed financial success as touring artists. Nielsen reported that the band was the top selling artist in 2006: "Rascal Flatts was the biggest selling artist, with nearly 5 million physical album sales and nearly 4 million digital track sales." They had their first headlining tour beginning in Fall 2002, and by 2005 they were among the top [31] 25 tours of the year, grossing $26.3 million in 777,384 tickets sold, according to Billboard Boxscore. Their [31] follow-up tour in 2006 grossed $46.2 million, drawing more than a million people to 79 shows. Rascal Flatts has [32] the third-highest US country tour in 2007, grossing $34 million from 588,009 tickets sold. The group grossed [33] $16.8 million dollars from their summer tour alone. [31] Rascal Flatts's shows are heavy on special effects, including videos, pyrotechnics and laser lights. In 2013, Rascal Flatts are heading to Australia for the first time to headlineCMC Rocks The Hunter 2013, which is a [34] three-day festival from March 15 to March 17. They will close the proceedings. Between 2004 and 2012, Rascal Flatts sold over 7 million tickets, making them one of the top selling country music [35] acts in that time. In 2012, Rascal Flatts began the year with their“Thaw Out 2012”tour adding 47 additional dates on the Farmers Insurance Presents“Changed Tour”to bring the 2012 year-end total to just over 60 concerts and 1 million fans [36] attending shows in this year alone.

Tours Jo Dee Messina's Burn Tour–2000–01 (CMT on Tour)I Melt Tour–2002–03 with Chris Cagle Brooks & Dunn's Neon Circus & Wild West Show–2003 Kenny Chesney's Guitars, Tiki Bars & Whole Lotta Love Tour–2004 with Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban Here's to You Tour–2004–05 with Gary Allan, Keith Anderson & Blake Shelton Me & My Gang Tour–2006–07 with Eric Church (2006: kicked off for playing past time limit), Blake Shelton & Jason Aldean Still Feels Good Tour–2007–08 with Jason Aldean (2007) & Kellie Pickler (2008) Bob That Head Tour–2008–2009 with Taylor Swift (2008) & Jessica Simpson (2009) American Living Unstoppable Tour–2009–10

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with Darius Rucker Nothing Like This Tour–2010–11 with Kellie Pickler (2010) Chris Young (2010-11) & Luke Bryan (2011) [37] Flatts Fest Tour–2011 With Sara Evans, Justin Moore, Easton Corbin [38] Thaw Out 2012 Tour–2012 With Sara Evans, Hunter Hayes [39][40] Farmers Insurance presents Changed Tour–2012–13 with Little Big Town, Eli Young Band, Edens Edge, Thompson Square(select dates), The Band Perry (2013), Kristen Kelly (2013)

Contributions for other artists

Rascal Flatts' members have also contributed to the work of other artists. LeVox, along with Jason Sellers and [] Wendell Mobley, co-wrote Phil Stacey's 2008 debut single "If You Didn't Love Me". DeMarcus has co-produced albums for several artists, including Chely Wright's 2002 albumNever Love You Enough as well as Chicago'sChicago XXX. James Otto's 2008 albumSunset Manwas co-produced by DeMarcus and John Rich of Big & Rich. The group has also contributed portions of theHannah Montana: The Moviesoundtrack, with acoustic versions of "Bless the Broken Road" and "Backwards". In 2011, they did a remix of "That Should Be Me" by Justin Bieber on his remix albumNever Say Never–The Remixes. In the same year, Anna Wilson'sCountrypolitan Duetsalbum also included a song featuring Rascal Flatts and Ray Price, "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". Also in 2011, the band collaborated with Michael Bolton on his albumGems, on the song "Love Is Everything". In 2012, Lionel Richie featured Rascal Flatts on his duet album,Tuskegee, on the song "Dancing on the Ceiling". Also in 2012, Swedish country/pop female singer Jill Johnson featured Rascal Flatts on her albumA Woman Can Change Her Mind, on a cover of their single "Come Wake Me Up".

Discography Rascal Flatts(2000) Melt(2002) Feels Like Today(2004) Me and My Gang(2006) Still Feels Good(2007) Greatest Hits Volume 1(2008) Unstoppable(2009) Nothing Like This(2010) Changed(2012)