Joe Don Rooney (born September 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, Kansas) is lead guitarist and a harmony singer in the American country pop trio Rascal Flatts.
Raised in Picher, Oklahoma, his first known band, Rascal's, was formed in the early 1990s in Miami, Oklahoma with Boone Pickens and Fred Samuels, two lifelong friends. In addition to electric guitar, Rooney plays the acoustic and bass guitars, as well as mandolin. His influences include guitaris...
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Joe Don Rooney (born September 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, Kansas) is lead guitarist and a harmony singer in the American country pop trio Rascal Flatts.
Raised in Picher, Oklahoma, his first known band, Rascal's, was formed in the early 1990s in Miami, Oklahoma with Boone Pickens and Fred Samuels, two lifelong friends. In addition to electric guitar, Rooney plays the acoustic and bass guitars, as well as mandolin. His influences include guitarists Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.
Joe Don Rooney's first band was Called UncleThumbtack formed in 1992 with Gregory Fitzgibbon (Singer Songwriter and Bass guitarist), Erin Fitzgibbon (Singer Songwriter and Acoustic guitarist), Colin Frayser (Drums) and Jason Winnie (Rhythm Guitar)Joe Don (Lead Guitarist and back up Harmony). Joe Don frequently jammed with family member musicians Justin Speer, Tracy Conder, and Jeramy Essary (whom he later dedicated "I'm Moving On")
Joe Don married former beauty queen -- Miss Georgia USA 2001 and Miss...
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