All the guys in Rascal Flatts have families, which can be tough to balance sometimes with a busy career, but Rascal Flatts says they manage by spreading their time away from home throughout the year and mostly working weekends. “We’ve always kind of had a balance of just doing weekend warrior stuff and trying to be home three or four days a week and just be gone on the weekends, and it makes for a nice lifestyle,” says Gary.

Some artists choose to tour in big chunks, like six months at a time, so that they can have six months off, but Gary says “Six months on steady is rough. So we just kind of spread it out over the year and take twelve months and knock the weekends out, so that way we established a lifestyle for our families, and that’s the most important thing.”

Right now the guys are filling up their weekends with dates on their Rewind Tour, which is named after their latest album, featuring their current single, “Payback.”

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Gary Levox – “We’ve always kind of had a balance of just doing weekend warrior stuff and trying to be home three or four days a week and just be gone on the weekends, and it makes for a nice lifestyle. Every artist is different. Some people do six months on, six months off, but six months on steady is rough. So we just kind of spread it out over the year and take twelve months and knock the weekends out, so that way we established a lifestyle for our families, and that’s the most important thing.”

WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – AUGUST 25, 2014 – MONDAY 

Rascal Flatts just signed on to perform Sunday, August 31 from 9-11PM ET on ABC to support the MDA Show of Strength Telethon, benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The guys are also set to receive the Jim Reeves International Award from the Academy of Country Music on September 9 during the annual ACM Honors ceremony held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. This Friday (8/29), the trio plays a show at The Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma and on Sunday (8/31), they will be in the Bahamas playing a show at Atlantis on Paradise Islands.

RASCAL FLATTS – JUST THE FACTS

MEMBERS: Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney

BIRTH DATES: 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” sits in the top 30 on the Country Aircheck chart this week.

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     ·   Sunday, August 24
Mark your calendar: Tune in next Sunday to see us on the MDA Show of Strength Telethon airing from 9-11pm ET on ABC!

Retweeted by Rascal Flatts
Joe Don Rooney @JoeDonRooney     ·   Sunday, August 24
NV – @rascalflatts is here!!! Y’all #flattheads ready?!!!

Rascal Flatts @rascalflatts     ·   August 22
Gonna ROCK the house w my @rascalflatts boyz tonight here in Sacto Cali! Who’s coming out?!!! ~Joe Don

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)