Joe Don Rooney

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Name = Joe Don Rooney


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Origin = Baxter Springs, Kansas, USA
Instrument = Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Bass guitar
Mandolin
Vocals
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Genre = Country
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Label = Lyric Street
Associated_acts = Rascal Flatts
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Joe Don Rooney was born on September 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and was raised in Picher, Oklahoma. His first band, Unclethumbtack, was formed in Miami, Oklahoma with Erin and Greg Fitzgibbon in 1992-1997. Joe Don is currently the lead guitarist and a harmony singer in the American country pop trio Rascal Flatts. In addition to electric guitar, he plays the acoustic and bass guitars, as well as mandolin.

Personal life

Rooney was involved in a two-year romance with Lyric Street labelmate Kassidy Osborn of SHeDAISY. The couple parted ways in 2003.

Joe Don married former beauty queen -- Miss Georgia USA 2001 and Miss USA 2001 2nd Runner-Up and 2005 Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon on April 23, 2006. The couple was featured in the Playboy Cyber Club's celebrity photographer section, with the nude pictorial of Tiffany being shot by Joe Don himself. The couple had a son named Jagger Donovan Rooney on May 31, 2008. [ [http://www.celebrity-babies.com/ Rascal Flatts singer-guitarist Joe Don Rooney, 31, and his wife, 2005 Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon, 34, have welcomed their first child. Son Jagger Donovan Rooney was born at 3:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 31st in Nashville, TN. He weighed 6.45 lbs and was 20 inches long. ] ]

References

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*imdb name|id=1688692|name=JoeDon Rooney
* [http://myspace.com/StarsAlign Stars Align Music]
* [http://rascalflatts.com Rascal Flatts Official Site]