2. The Group
The group Rascal Flatts first began with two cousin, Jay DeMarcus and Gary Levox. These two
cousins were both from the Columbus. Ohio area. The first idea of becoming a group started with
Jay when he managed a musical career with a Christian pop group. He soon convinvced his cousin
Gary to leave his job in 1997. With some work, they began to have gigs at a Printer’s Alley club
with a part-time guitarist. Luckily, one night the guitarist wasn’t able to make it, so Jay had a guy
names Joe Don Roone come into place. They soon asked Joe to become apart of the group
forming Rascal Flatts.
3. Journey
They entered the studio for the first time in November, 1999 and finally released their first debut
album June 6, 2000. This album was soon first rank of Billboard Heatseeker to then reach platinum
status along with a CMA Horizon Award and New Vocal Group of the Year title from ACM in 2001.
With continuously rising ranks, they came to the highest of their career with their third album,
“Feels Like Today” on September 28, 2004. They received their first #1 album along with three
Grammy Award nominations in 2006. They then released “Me and My Gang” selling more than
700,000 copies a week after being put on the shelves on April 4 2006 and gained 1 millions
number the first two weeks. This was known as the country music’s best release sense Time
McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying.”
4. Opinon
The group, Rascal Flatts, is a very great and recognizable group. Not only can they produce and
perform great music, but they’re also known for their charitable work. They have raised three
million dollars for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. This comes to show that not only are
they interested in only their fame and producing great music, but they’re great at giving back as
well.
