Since its inception in 2000, the Columbus, Ohio-rooted trio Rascal Flatts has established itself as one of the more successful country pop bands in America. The group began to take shape in the latter half of the 1990s, when cousins Gary LeVox and Jay Demarcus reconvened in their new home of Nashville, hoping to begin writing songs together. Soon after, guitarist Jon Don Rooney was asked to join the group and Rascal Flatts was born. The trio's wholesome and radio-friendly combination of harmony-heavy country balladry and slick pop songcraft has won it an impressive collection of accolades, including seven platinum albums, over a dozen number one singles and a handful of Grammy Award nominations.
