Rascal Flatts formed in 2000, and are a country group composed of Gary LeVox as lead vocalist, Jay DeMarcus on bass, and John Don Rooney on electric guitar.
Click Here to Buy Rascal Flatts concert TicketsMarch and LeVox are second cousins. The only person who uses his real name is Don Rooney. The band has release four full-length albums, and one concert album. Their latest album, Me and My Gang came out in 2006 and includes their number one single, "What Hurts the Most." It has been country music's vest selling album since Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying of 2004. In 2006 the band led all other releases, securing the top selling album of all genres. They are the 100th country group to receive that honor. Billy Ray Cyrus was the last to do so in 1992.
Rascal Flatts' popularity has crossed over into popular culture, they performed in 2005 with Carrie Underwood on American Idol, singing "Bless the Broken Road" live. They sang the song on the show "Yes, Dear" as well. The name Rascal Flatts is a geological formation in Oklahoma, and was suggested to the group by someone who had a garage band called the same. It's also the name of a flat area in Missouri.
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Rascal Flatts are aching to return to the road, says lead singer Gary LeVox.
"Our fans are amazing," LeVox said. "We're off the road for the next three months, cutting the new record. We actually miss the road a little bit, and we've only been off for two or three weeks. I'm already excited to get ready to go back out in July."
Although music critics have been quick to inflict credibility assassination on the Flatts, LeVox states the group's true validation is actually generated from their considerable fan base. Over one million fans supported their last tour, and LeVox believes the group's enviable position at the apex of music sales across all musical genres last year is a case of actions speaking louder than words.
"We can take constructive criticism, but I think sometimes critics not only bash, but they deface everything of the night that they came out to see one of our shows," LeVox says. "It could have been a record-breaking show that outsold more tickets than anybody ever in the history of the building, and we're just totally drug through the ... you know."
He emphasized the trio's dedication to their live audiences, by saying, "Again, that's why we - and everybody else - say that we make music for the fans and not the critics. As long as the fans love what we're doing, we'll continue to keep making records. They're the ones who are keeping us here."