Rascal Flatts’ latest single, “Payback,” has a little more aggressive, different groove than some of the songs they’ve released in the past, but that’s exactly what they wanted to do with the music on their latest album, Rewind. Gary LeVox says after 14 years it can be a challenge to find new ways to approach songwriting, but it’s also difficult to find songs that don’t sound like things they’ve recorded before. He says, “A lot of song writers, when they think Rascal Flatts they go ‘boom’ and they pitch you a Rascal Flatts song. But everything starts to sound like ‘Me and My Gang’ or ‘Fast Cars and Freedom’ or things you’ve already done. So when you hear something that’s may be the same sentiment, but musically it’s a little bit different, that’s the kinda things that really grabbed our attention. We kinda took those songs and expanded on them.”

Lyrically Gary jokes, “We’ve always been suckers for a positive message. We’ll kill ya in a song too. We’ll get ya married, divorced, so it’s full-service.”

 

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Gary LeVox – “With us being song writers, we know what we love. Sometimes it’s hard to write it in a way you haven’t written it before. And a lot of song writers, when they think Rascal Flatts they go ‘boom’ and they pitch you a Rascal Flatts song. But everything starts to sound like ‘Me and My Gang’ or ‘Fast Cars and Freedom’ or things you’ve already done. So when you hear something that’s may be the same sentiment, but musically it’s a little bit different, that’s the kinda things that really grabbed our attention. We kinda took those songs and expanded on them. We’ve always been suckers for a positive message. We’ll kill ya in a song too. We’ll get ya married, divorced, so it’s full-service. We get ya all the way there.”

 

 

WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – AUGUST 4, 2014 – MONDAY 

Rascal Flatts are currently touring on their “Rewind Tour” with shows in Nampa, Idaho at the Idaho Center on Thursday (8/7), Airway Heights, Washington at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino on Friday (8/8) and in Mission, British Columbia, Canada on Saturday (8/9) at the Rockin’ River Music Festival.

 

RASCAL FLATTS – JUST THE FACTS

MEMBERS: Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney

BIRTHDATES: Gary – July 10, 1970 (He’s 44) Jay – April 26, 1971 (He’s 43)  Joe Don – September 13, 1975 (He’s 38)

HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Columbus, Ohio (Gary and Jay) Picher, Oklahoma (Joe Don)

WIVES: Gary’s wife’s name is Tara. Jay’s wife’s name is Allison. Joe Don’s wife’s name is Tiffany.

CHILDREN: Gary has two daughters, Jay has a daughter and a son and Joe Don has a girl and a boy with a baby on the way.

DEBUT SINGLE: “Prayin For Daylight” in 2000.

DEBUT ALBUM: Rascal Flatts released on 2000.

CURRENT ALBUM: Rewind  RELEASED: March 4, 2014

CURRENT SINGLE: “Payback”

GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: In 2000. They were made members of the Grand Ole Opry on October 8, 2011.

LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2014 – “Rewind”

 

RECENT TWEETS:

Rascal Flatts @rascalflatts     ·   August 2

Flattheads- tune in to see us on @CountryMusic’s Night to Rock this Tuesday, August 5 at 8:00pm ET on ABC!

 

Rascal Flatts @rascalflatts     ·   July 31

Enter to win a trip to come see us in West Palm Beach, FL from @SheKnows. Enter today here: http://bit.ly/1qxkX5u

 

Retweeted by Rascal Flatts

Joe Don Rooney @JoeDonRooney     ·   July 30

Golfing it up today! Beautiful day in #NashVegas

 

RASCAL FLATTS – AWARD WINS

2000 – Academy of Country Music – Top New Vocal Duo Or Group (presented 2001)

2002 – Country Music Association – Horizon Award

2002 – Academy of Country Music – Song of the Year (“I’m Movin’ On”) (presented 2003)

2002 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2003)

2003 – CMT Flameworthy – Video Music Award for Group/Duo of the Year (“These Days”)

2003 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2003 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2004)

2004 – CMT Flameworthy – Music Video Award for Group/Duo of the Year (“I Melt”)

2004 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group

2004 – Academy of Country Music  – Top Vocal Group (presented 2005)

2005 – CMT Music Award – Group/Duo of the Year (“Feels Like Today”)

2005 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2005 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2006)

2005 – Radio Music Award – Song of the Year/Country Radio (“Bless The Broken Road”)

2005 – Billboard – Roadworks ’05 Touring Awards for Breakthrough Act[56]

2006 – CMT Music Award – Group/Duo of the Year (“Skin (Sarabeth)”)[57]

2006 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2006 – American Music Award – Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group

2006 – American Music Award – T-Mobile Text-In Award

2006 – People’s Choice Award – Favorite Song from a Movie (“Life Is A Highway”)

2006 – People’s Choice Award – Favorite Song Remake (“Life Is A Highway”)

2006 – CMT Loaded Awards – Number One Digitally Active Group/Duo

2006 – CMT Loaded Awards – Number One Streamed Music Video (“What Hurts the Most”)

2006 – Grammy Award – Best Country Song (“Bless the Broken Road”); songwriter award

2007 – CMT Music Award – Group Video of the Year (“What Hurts the Most”)

2007 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2008)

2007 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2007 – American Music Award – Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group

2007 – BMI – Song of The Year (“What Hurts The Most”)

2008 – People’s Choice Awards – Favorite Country Song (“Stand”)

2008 – CMT Music Award – Group Video of the Year (“Take Me There”)

2008 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Group (presented 2009)

2008 – Academy of Country Music – Humanitarian Award

2008 – Country Music Association – Vocal Group of the Year

2008 – American Music Award – Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group

2009 – People’s Choice Award – Favorite Group

2009 – CMT Music Award – Group Video of the Year (“Every Day”)

2010 – Star on the Music City Walk of Fame

2010 – American Country Award – Decade Artist award

2011 – Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award

2011 – CMT Music Award – for Collaborative Video of the Year (“That Should Be Me”)

2011 – Member of the Grand Ole Opry

2012 – CRS 2012 – Artist Humanitarian Award

2012 – Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

2013 – Academy of Country Music – Jim Reeves International Award (presented 2014)