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Joe Don Rooney

 
Artist: Joe Don Rooney
  • Born: September 13, 1975, Baxter Springs, KS
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Country
  • Instrument: Guitar (Electric)

Biography

Born September 13, 1975, in Baxter Springs, KS, Joe Don Rooney is best known as the lead guitarist and harmony singer in the multi-platinum-selling country-pop group Rascal Flatts. He was raised in the tiny Oklahoma town of Picher, learning to love music through the diverse tastes of his brothers and sisters. Later relocating to Nashville, Rooney was playing in the backing band of country star Chely Wright when one of his bandmates, Jay DeMarcus, asked him to sit in one night as a substitute guitar player at a gig DeMarcus had on the side. The chemistry between the three -- the gig also included DeMarcus' second cousin Gary LeVox -- was immediately apparent and, thus, Rascal Flatts were born. The group's debut self-titled album appeared in 2000 via Lyric Street Records, a label owned by the Walt Disney Company. In the spring of 2006, Rooney married the 2005 Playmate of the Year, Tiffany Fallon. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide
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Joe Don Rooney!
Born September 13, 1975 (1975-09-13) (age 34)
Origin Baxter Springs, Kansas, USA
Genres Country
Instruments Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Bass guitar
Mandolin
Vocals
Years active 1999 – Present
Labels Lyric Street
Associated acts Rascal Flatts

Don Rooney (born September 13, 1975) is an American musician.

Life and career

Rooney was born September 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and was raised in Picher, Oklahoma. He went to Picher-Cardin High School. His first known band, Uncle Thumbtack, was formed in Miami, Oklahoma with Erin and Greg Fitzgibbon in 1992–1997. Rooney is currently the lead guitarist and a harmony singer in the American country pop trio Rascal Flatts. In addition to electric guitar, he plays the acoustic and bass guitars, as well as mandolin. Rooney was influenced by many guitarists including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.[1]

Rooney was involved in a two-year romance with Lyric Street labelmate Kassidy Osborn of SHeDAISY. The couple parted ways in 2003.

Rooney married former beauty queen—Miss Georgia USA 2001 and Miss USA 2001 2nd Runner-Up and 2005 Playmate of the YearTiffany Fallon on April 23, 2006. The couple was featured in the Playboy Cyber Club's celebrity photographer section, with the nude pictorial of Tiffany being shot by Joe Don himself. The couple had a son named Jagger Donovan Rooney on May 31, 2008.[2]

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