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Rascal Flatts
Cousins Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus met Joe Don Rooney when he was playing
guitar in Chely Wright's band, which DeMarcus was at the time leading. LeVox and
DeMarcus were also performing together as a duo and asked Rooney to fill in for
their guitarist one night of 1999. When singer Mila Mason heard the trio play,
she recommended them to Lyric Street Records A&R man Doug Howard who invited
them in for a meeting. They left with a recording contract and a debut single,
"Prayin' for Daylight". The single reached number three in the Billboard Country
Charts and set them on the road to...
