As 2015 begins to wind down, Rascal Flatts is looking forward to spending time with their families over the holidays. The guys are looking forward to a big Thanksgiving meal, and for Jay DeMarcus, that meal won’t be complete without stuffing. He says, “You gotta have stuffing. We have turkey sandwiches and turkey all year round, so that would be the obvious answer, but for me, it’d have to be stuffing.” And it can’t be just any stuffing. Jay prefers cornbread stuffing.
Joe Don Rooney agrees that stuffing is a Thanksgiving must have, plus, he needs “awesome gravy” to go along with his stuffing.
Gary LeVox has two dishes that he looks forward to every Thanksgiving. He says, “My Thanksgiving two dishes would be probably my wife’s corn casserole and my mom’s Toll House Pie.”
Besides enjoying some time with family, Rascal Flatts will also use part of their time off to work on their next album, the follow-up to their current album, Rewind, which features their latest single, “I Like the Sound of That.”
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Rascal Flatts – Thanksgiving :36
Jay DeMarcus – “There’s one dish that we have to have every Thanksgiving, or it’s just not Thanksgiving, and that’s stuffing. You gotta have stuffing. We have turkey, you know, sandwiches and turkey all year round, so that would be the obvious answer, but for me, it’d have to be stuffing. It may be different for all three of us, I don’t know.
Joe Don Rooney – “That’s a perfect traditional Thanksgiving plate right there. You gotta have that stuffing.”
Jay – “And cornbread stuffing, too.”
Joe Don – “And awesome gravy, too.”
Gary Levox – “In my house my Thanksgiving two dishes would be probably my wife’s corn casserole and my mom’s Toll House Pie, probably.”
Jay DeMarcus – “Let’s go eat. I’m hungry.”
Joe Don and Gary – “Me too.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – NOVEMBER 23, 2015 – MONDAY
- Rascal Flatts announced that they would be performing in Vegas in February again this year at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. You can get tickets here.
- Also, the guys “I Like The Sound of That” sits at number 26 this week on the Media Base country charts.
RASCAL FLATTS – JUST THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.rascalflatts.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/rascalflatts
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/rascalflatts
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/demarcusflatt/
MEMBERS: Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney
BIRTH DATES: Gary – July 10, 1970 (He’s 45) Jay – April 26, 1971 (He’s 44) Joe Don – September 13, 1975 (He’s 40)
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 two girls (one baby girl born September 2014) and a boy.
DEBUT SINGLE: “Prayin For Daylight” in 2000.
DEBUT ALBUM: Rascal Flatts released on 2000.
CURRENT ALBUM: Rewind RELEASED: March 4, 2014
CURRENT SINGLE: “I Like The Sound of That” sits at number 26 this week on the Media Base country charts.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: In 2000. They were made members of the Grand Ole Opry on October 8, 2011.
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2015 – “I Like The Sound of That” You can see it here.
RECENT TWEETS:
Rascal Flatts @rascalflatts Nov 20
Tickets for our 2nd Vegas residency @thejointlv @HardRockHotelLV 2/17-3/5 are on-sale now! http://bit.ly/1QKnjbY
Rascal Flatts Retweeted J•D•R• @JoeDonRooney Nov 17
Sure felt good to write a song today!
Rascal Flatts @rascalflatts Nov 17
Pre-Holiday MUSIC SALE @iTunesMusic #NothingLikeThis #Changed #Rewind are $5.99 each, #ChangedDeluxe is $9.99!
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)