Rascal Flatts, amerikāņu kantrī mūzikas trio, kurš guva panākumus ar krustojuma skaņu, kas pievilināja popmūzikas tirgu. Grupas dalībnieki bija vokālais vokālists Gerijs LeVoks (oriģinālais vārds Gerijs Veins Vernons, Jr; dz. 1970. gada 10. jūlijā, Kolumbs, Ohaio, ASV), basģitārists Džejs DeMarkus (pilnībā Stenlijs Veins DeMarcuss, Jr.; dz. 1971. gada 26. aprīlis)., Kolumbs) un ģitārists Džo Dons Rūnijs (dzimis 1975. Gada 13. septembrī, Baxter Springs, Kanzasa).
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Brālēni LeVox un DeMarcus pārcēlās no Kolumba, Ohaio, uz Nešvilu, lai sasniegtu muzikālo karjeru deviņdesmito gadu vidū. DeMarcus spēlējis kantrī vokālista Čeļa Raita pamatgrupa un viņš kopā ar LeVox regulāri uzstājās Nešvilas kluba ainā. Kad viņu parastais ģitārists nevarēja ierasties sesijā, DeMarcus pieņēma viņus pievienoties Rooney, kuru viņš zināja no Wright grupas. Trijotnei bija viegla ķīmija, un viņi nolēma izveidot Rascal Flatts 1999. gadā. Viņi parakstījās uz Disneja Lyric Street Records nospiedumu un 2000. gadā izdeva pašnosaukumu Rascal Flatts. Albums kļuva par platīnu uz grupas izlaušanās singla “Prayin” spēka pamata. “Daylight”, kas sasniedza trešo numuru “Billboard” valstu diagrammā un iekļuva labāko 40 vietu topā.
The band followed with Melt (2002), a ballad-heavy collection that featured “These Days,” a single that dominated the country charts and gave the group its first number one hit. Melt fared equally well on the country album chart, reaching number one and spending two years in the top 100. This success was surpassed with the trio’s subsequent releases—Feels like Today (2004), Me and My Gang (2006), Still Feels Good (2007), and Unstoppable (2009)—each of which reached the top of Billboard’s all-genre album chart. The hit singles “What Hurts the Most” (2006), a rueful ballad, and “Life Is a Highway” (2006), a rollicking tune featured on the sound track to the animated film Cars, contributed to the act’s growing mainstream popularity. During this time, Rascal Flatts also won accolades from its peers, collecting the Country Music Association (CMA) award for best new artist in 2002 and dominating the vocal group category from 2003 to 2008.
After Disney shuttered the Lyric Street label, Rascal Flatts in July 2010 signed with Big Machine Records, best known as the home of country superstar Taylor Swift. The band then released the studio albums Nothing like This (2010), Changed (2012), and Rewind (2014), all of which debuted at number one on the Billboard country album chart. Back to Us (2017) was the group’s 12th album to reach the Top Ten on that chart.
