Rascal Flatts Facts

  • *DISCOGRAPHY* 2000- Rascal Flatts, 2002- Melt, 2004- Feels Like Today, and 2006- Me and My Gang.
  • Disney's animated movie Cars (2006) showcases Rascal Flatts singing Life is a Highway.
  • Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus are second cousins.
  • Has thrice been named Vocal Group of the Year at CMA Awards consecutively in 2003-2005 after failing to gain the title at the 2002 event.
  • In 2001 Rascal Flatts was voted AMC's New Vocal Group of the Year.
  • In 2002 Rascal Flatts performed at the White House for the President of the United States and the First Lady.
  • In 2005 Rascal Flatts went to Iraq to show support of the troops, their first USO Tour.
  • In 2005 Rascal Flatts won their first Radio Music Awards Song of the Year for Country Radio award for the song Bless the Broken Road.
  • In 2005, Rascal Flatts CD "Feels Like Today" sold more than 2.5 million, making the best selling CD of the year in Country Music.
  • In 2005, Rascal Flatts was the most played country artist on the radio.
  • In 2005, Rascal Flatts won a Grammy award for the best Country Song of the Year for their smash hit "Bless the Broken Road."
  • In 2005, Rascal Flatts won BreakThrough Touring Act of The Year on the Billboard awards.
  • In June 2005 Rascal Flatts performed a concert online, an exclusive for their fan club.
  • In September 2005 Rascal Flatts held a benefit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, donations reached $600,000.00.
  • Jay DeMarcus convinced cousin Gary LeVox to leave his job working for the state of Ohio to follow is music career dreams.
  • Jay DeMarcus plays guitar, bass, keyboards, and mandolin for the group.
  • May 2005 Rascal Flatts appears on American Idol and sings with Carrie Underwood.
  • On their smash hit CD "Me And My Gang," the group helped write three of the songs. Joe Don helped write "Cool Thing," and Jay helped out on "To Make Her Love Me," while the whole group helped contribute to the hit "Pieces."
  • Rascal Flatts debut CD brought four top ten singles to the charts.
  • Rascal Flatts has opened for great country stars like: Alan Jackson, Jo Dee Messina, and Toby Keith.
  • Rascal Flatts have become national spokesmen for the American Red Cross.
  • Rascal Flatts performed at the Grand Ole Opry in November of 2005.
  • Rascal Flatts' "Here's to You" tour in 2005, broke all attendance records and made in the number 2 top tour in all of country music.
  • Rascal Flatts' CD "Feels Like Today" went quadruple platinum, and other CD's "Melt" and their self titled album "Rascal Flatts" both went double platinum.
  • Rascal Flatts' CD "Me And My Gang" is already certified double platinum (2006).
  • Rascal Flatts' hit "Bless the Broken Road" spent 10 weeks in the number one spot on the singles chart.
  • So far to date (2006), Rascal Flatts has sold more than 11 million CD's in their career.
  • Their hit song of "I'm Movin' On" was selected as Song of the Year at the 2003 ACM Awards.
  • Their song entitled "Ellsworth" tells about a woman with Alzheimer disease.
  • They won Group of the Year at the CMA's for the second time in a row!
  • This group includes: Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney.
  • Took home a CMA Horizon Award in 2002.
  • When Rascal Flatts released "Me And My Gang" it made it debut in the number one spot on the Soundscan Top 200 albums chart.
  • Won the Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group and Artist of the Year awards at the 34th annual American Music Awards held November 21st, 2006.
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