AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Rascal Flatts

Artist:Rascal Flatts
Song:Prayin' For Daylight
Album:Greatest Hits Vol. 1





Rascal Flatts has been one of the most popular country groups over the last decade. Prayin' For Daylight was their breakthrough hit in 2000 and they have had continued success. They are known for their strong vocal harmonies. Rascal Flatts are from Columbus, OH. Lead singer Gary LeVox (born Gary Vernon Jr. July 10, 1970 in Columbus) and bassist/keyboardist Jay DeMarcus (born Stanley DeMarcus Jr. Apr. 26, 1971 in Columbus) are cousins. DeMarcus moved to Nashville in 1992 with a Contemporary Christian group called East To West. He convinced DeVox to move to Nashville in 1997 and they joined Chely Wright's band. That's where they met guitarist Joe Don Rooney (born Sept. 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, KS). DeVox and DeMarcus were playing a club and their guitarist didn't show up. They asked Rooney to sit in and the audience reaction was so positive they decided to form a band. Apparently a fan suggested the name Rascal Flatts. They signed with Disney owned Lyric Street Records in 1999. Their debut CD Rascal Flatts was released in 2000. It reached #3 on the Country Album chart and #43 on the Billboard Hot 200. Prayin' For Daylight was the first single and reached #3 on the Country Singles chart and #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. Jay DeMarcus says Prayin' For Daylight was on the three song demo that earned them the contract with Lyric Street. It was the first song they recorded for their debut and it was chosen as the first single. Three other songs from their debut charted but their first #1 country hit was These Days in 2002. Rascal Flatts has been a constant presence at the top of the country music charts ever since. This Greatest Hits CD was first released with a bonus CD of Christmas songs and then re-released with a different bonus CD of live performances. It's also available in a single CD package. Lyric Street closed in 2010 and Rascal Flatts signed with Big Machine and the CD Nothing Like This was released in Nov. 2010. I expect Rascal Flatts will be popular for a long time. Here's the video for Prayin' For Daylight by Rascal Flatts.