Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney is opening up about his sobriety, as the trio gets ready to embark on their first tour, their Life Is A Highway Tour, since 2019. In the years since then, Rascal Flatts announced their farewell tour — one that didn’t happen due to the pandemic — and Rooney experienced a life-altering accident, one that…
Country music has a lot of songs about drinking and partying, but for numerous artists, they might sing about alcohol, but they choose not to imbibe. We found 17 country music artists who, due to former addictions, health issues or just personal beliefs, are completely sober. 1. Tim McGraw Tim McGraw gave up drinking thanks in large part to…
Fans have apparently been waiting for Rascal Flatts to reunite for a long, long time. Only a week after Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus, announced they were reuniting for their Life Is A Highway Tour, the trio has sold more than 140,000 tickets, selling out two-thirds of their shows. “We are humbled and blown away by…
When Rascal Flatts embarks on their long-awaited Life Is A Highway Tour in 2025, it will be a much different experience for Joe Don Rooney than any of the group’s previous tours. Rooney, who just celebrated three years of sobriety, will no longer be drinking on the road, and for that, he is very, very thankful. “It’ll be the…
Rascal Flatts are back together! The trio, made up of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, announce they are reuniting to embark on their Life Is A Highway Tour in 2025, celebrating 25 years since the group began. Lauren Alaina and Chris Lane will serve as the opening acts. The Life Is A Highway Tour was originally…
Joe Don Rooney is celebrating an important milestone. The former Rascal Flatts‘ member reveals on social media he is celebrating three years of sobriety. The anniversary date, September 13, was also Rooney’s 49th birthday. The multi-instrumentalist spoke out about both occasions on social media. “Thank y’all for the birthday wishes,” Rooney writes. “I’m humbled and blown away at all…
Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney is a much different man than the one he was a couple of years ago. The singer and guitarist spoke out on social media, after being mostly quiet for the last couple of years, to address the changes he has made in his life, including becoming sober after being charged with a DUI, when…
Jay DeMarcus just teased something pretty big on social media. The singer-songwriter posted a photo of himself with his former Rascal Flatts bandmate, Joe Don Rooney, on social media, revealing the two had been in the studio together. “Hung out with this guy in the studio today!!” DeMarcus captioned the photo. “So good seeing !!!” Hung out…
It seems it may indeed be the end of Rascal Flatts, at least for now. The three band members — Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney — each recently revealed their plans for 2021, which seem to indicate that. while they plan on remaining busy, they are not planning on making any music together. “I’m actually working…
Tim McGraw and Maren Morris are among the country artists speaking out in the wake of the tragic violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6. As Congress was meeting to officially tally the Electoral College votes, to determine whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden would become the country’s next President, a throng of rioters descended…
