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GALLERY: Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney

Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney celebrates his 44th birthday today. So, we celebrate Joe Don Rooney one third of the power trio that has sold more than 10 million records….

GALLERY: Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney
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Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney celebrates his 44th birthday today. So, we celebrate Joe Don Rooney one third of the power trio that has sold more than 10 million records.

Joe Don Rooney

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Joe Don Rooney (L) and former playmate Tiffany Fallon attend Playboy's 2005 Playmate Of The Year Luncheon at The Playboy Mansion on May 9, 2013 in Holmby Hills, California.


Joe Don Rooney

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Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts and musician Justin Bieber accept Collaborative Video of the Year award on stage at the 2011 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.


Joe Don Rooney

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Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon pose at the Wonderwall portrait studio during the 2013 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Wonderwall)


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oe Don Rooney (R), guitarist/vocalist of the country music trio Rascal Flatts, joins (L-R) his wife Tiffany, son Jagger (age 4) and daughter Rocky (21 months) at the new "Cars"-inspired area of Disney's Art of Animation Resort at Walt Disney World Resort on June 20, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The "Cars" area of the resort opened to guests earlier this week. Rascal Flatts performed "Life is a Highway," the hit theme song for the soundtrack of the 2006 Disney-Pixar film "Cars." The trio is currently touring the U.S. on their "Changed" concert tour.


Joe Don Rooney

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Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney and Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts pose at the Wonderwall portrait studio during the 2013 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Wonderwall)


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Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts arrive at the 2012 American Country Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on December 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Country Trio Rascal Flatts Joe Don Rooney (pictured) Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus surprised invite by Opry Member Vince Gill(pictured) to join the Grand Ole Opry Formal Induction to take place October 8, 2011, the Opry's 86th Birthday Night.


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Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts.


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Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, singer Laura Bell Bundy and singer Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts pose backstage at the 47th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM)


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Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts performs on stage during day 1 of 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 06, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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