CURRENT SINGLE: “HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU”
Our condolences go out to Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus, who announced last week that his father, “Wayno” (Stanley Wayne DeMarcus), passed away after a lengthy illness. Music was the one thing that Jay and his dad bonded over more than anything else. “My dad was always musical,” says Jay, “So, the bond that we’ve always shared that has kept us close is music and we play music together.”
In fact, Jay got to make some special musical memories with his dad before he passed away, because he says, “I try to go back, not so much in the last couple of years because his health has been deteriorating. But I would go back and play some little clubs with him, with his band that he had back in the late 70s. And it was a way for me to stay connected to my father and share that bond with him.”
While Jay’s relationship with his dad wasn’t always easy and definitely wasn’t perfect, particularly when he was younger, Jay says, “There is a lot about my father that I will always cherish and love.”
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Jay DeMarcus – “My dad was always musical. So, the bond that we’ve always shared that has kept us close is music and we play music together. I try to go back, not so much in the last couple of years because his health has been deteriorating. But I would go back and play some little clubs with him with his band that he had back in the late 70s. And it was a way for me to stay connected to my father and share that bond with him. There is a lot about my father that I will always cherish and love.”