Rascal Flatts
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| Rascal Flatts | |
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 Rascal Flatts in August 2005.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country pop |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Label(s) | Lyric Street |
| Website | www.rascalflatts.com |
| Members | |
| Jay DeMarcus Gary LeVox Joe Don Rooney |
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Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award-winning country music group founded in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox (lead vocals); LeVox's second cousin, Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, vocals); and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, vocals).[1]
Rascal Flatts has released five studio albums and a live compilation to date, all on Lyric Street Records. Their first two albums, 2000's Rascal Flatts and 2002's Melt, have been certified 2× Multi-Platinum and 3× Multi-Platinum, respectively, in the United States, while 2004's Feels Like Today and 2006's Me and My Gang have received 5× Multi-Platinum and 4× Multi-Platinum certifications respectively. Still Feels Good, their most recent album, is certified 2× Multi-Platinum.
To date, they have also released twenty singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; of these, eight have reached Number One. A cover of Tom Cochrane's "Life Is a Highway", from the soundtrack to the 2006 film Cars, also entered the country music charts from unsolicited airplay.
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[edit] History
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| We're not just business partners, we are good friends. That's why we have had the longevity we have." Joe Don Rooney, 2006, People magazine[2] |
The three are close even when not performing.[2]
Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts performed together at the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony.[3]
Me and My Gang had the highest US debut of 2006, with 722,000 units in April.[4] The album spent 15 weeks as the number one album on the Billboard Country Chart and was the second-best selling album of 2006 (behind High School Musical) with sales totalling 3.5 million by year's end.[5]
Rascal Flatts appeared on Reba McEntire's album Duets, released in 2007.
The band has an uncharacteristically young demographic (18-25) for country music (where the average listener is 44 years old). In September 2007, Weekly Reader Research (Weekly Reader being a children's general-interest magazine) conducted a poll of more than 2,000 children and Rascal Flatts ranked as the sixth-most-popular act among ages 10-12.[6]
[edit] Touring
Rascal Flatts has enjoyed financial success as touring artists. They first had their own headlining tour beginning in Fall 2002, and by 2005 they were among the top 25 tours of the year, grossing $26.3 million in 777,384 tickets sold, according to Billboard Boxscore.[7] Their follow-up tour in 2006 grossed $46.2 million, drawing more than a million people to 79 shows.[7] Rascal Flatts has the third-highest US country tour in 2007, grossing $34 million from 588,009 tickets sold.[8] The group grossed $16.8 million dollars from their summer tour alone.[9]
Rascal Flatts's shows are heavy on special effects, including videos, pyrotechnics and laser lights.[7]
[edit] Recording
Nielsen reported that the band were 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."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Number one albums
- Melt (2002)
- Feels Like Today (2004) (4 weeks)
- Me and My Gang (2006) (15 weeks)
- Still Feels Good (2007)
[edit] Number one singles
- "These Days" (2002) (3 weeks)
- "Mayberry" (2004)
- "Bless the Broken Road" (2005) (5 weeks)
- "Fast Cars and Freedom" (2005) (3 weeks)
- "What Hurts the Most" (2006) (4 weeks)
- "My Wish" (2006)
- "Stand" (2007)
- "Take Me There" (2007) (3 weeks)
[edit] Awards
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2000
- ACM Top New Vocal Duo Or Group
2002
- CMA Horizon Award
- ACM Song of the Year ("I'm Movin' On")
- ACM Top Vocal Group
2003
- CMT Flameworthy Video Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year
- CMA Vocal Group of the Year
- ACM Top Vocal Group
2004
- CMT Flameworthy Music Video Award for Group/Duo of the Year
- CMA Vocal Group
- ACM Top Vocal Group
2005
- CMT Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year
- CMA Vocal Group of the Year
- ACM Top Vocal Group
2006
- CMT Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year
- ACM Top Vocal Group
- CMA Vocal Group of the Year
- AMA Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group
- AMA T-Mobile Text-In Award
- People's Choice Awards Favorite Song from a Movie ("Life Is A Highway")
- People's Choice Awards Favorite Song Remake ("Life Is A Highway")
- CMT Loaded Awards - Number One Digitally Active Group/Duo
- CMT Loaded Awards - Number One Streamed Music Video ("What Hurts the Most")
- Grammy Award For Best Country Song ("Bless The Broken Road")
2007
- CMT Best Group Video of the Year ("What Hurts the Most")
- ACM Top Vocal Group
- CMA Vocal Group of the Year
- AMA Favorite Band, Duo or Group
2008
- People's Choice Awards Favorite Country Song ("Stand")
- People's Choice Awards Favorite Group
- CMT Music Award for Group Video of the Year ("Take Me There") [10]
- ACM Top Vocal Group
- ACM Humanitarian Award
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cohoon, Rick. Rascal Flatts biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ a b 11/8/2006 "RASCAL FLATTS". People. 66:60
- ^ No byline (2007-02-09), "Performances dwarf the awards". USA Today
- ^ Christman, Ed (2006-10-07), "Million-Unit Question". Billboard. 118 (40):7
- ^ Tucker, Ken (2007-08-25), "CAN RASCAL REPEAT?" Billboard. 119 (34):20-22
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (2007-09-28), "Young fans keep Rascal Flatts humming". USA Today
- ^ a b c Waddell, Ray; Tucker, Ken (2007-08-25), "RASCAL ON THE ROAD". Billboard. 119 (34):22
- ^ "THIS YEAR'S HIGHEST-GROSSING TOURS". People, :16
- ^ Jones, Steve (2007-10-11) "Police excel at crowd control". USA TODAY.
- ^ CMT Music Awards 2008 : Winners : Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, Trace Adkins and More
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