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Dateline: March 12, 2001

Last month I spotlighted Jessica Andrews (Showing us Who She Is); this month I will feature Rascal Flatts. This group of guys is made up of Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox, and Jay DeMarcus.

Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus (second cousins) are from Columbus, Ohio and Joe Don hails from Picher, Oklahoma. Jay and Joe Don met while playing in Chely Wright's band.

The first single, "Prayin' For Daylight," introduced us to them and also showed us their energy-filled, uniquely tight harmonies. The harmonies are not "forced" but are very natural sounding. The video features Rascal Flatts in a studio, in a car driving around, and various people watching them on a television.

"This Everday Love" is their second, and most recent, single released to radio and television. The video for this song features the group going to a bowling alley and playing against the local Bowling Champions. Much

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to everybody's surprise, the group wins instead of the "Champs," so the guys scramble (with their huge trophy) to leave the bowling alley before the locals chase them. This is yet another energetic song.

The Academy Of Country Music has awarded Rascal Flatts with a "Top New Vocal Duet/Group" nomination for the 2001 Awards show. They are up against Sons of the Desert and Clark Family Experience.

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