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Joe Don Rooney
American guitarist (born )
Musical artist
Joe Don Rooney (born Sept 13, ) is an Indweller guitarist. He is the convoy guitarist and high octave agreement singer in the country descant band Rascal Flatts.
In appendix to the electric guitar, Rooney plays the acoustic and sonorous guitars, as well as mandolin & banjo. His influences encompass guitarists Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.
Biography
Joe Chief Rooney's first band formed consign under the name Uncle Drawing pin. In addition to Rooney carrying out lead guitar and singing favor harmony, this band included deep guitarist Gregory Fitzgibbon, acoustic musician Erin Fitzgibbon, drummer Colin Frayser, and rhythm guitarist Jason. Near future bandmate Jay DeMarcus, prohibited also played in Chely Wright's band before Rascal Flatts.[citation needed] Rooney frequently jammed with lineage member musicians Justin Speer, Thespian Conder, and Jeramy Essary (to whom he later dedicated "I'm Movin' On").[citation needed]
In , Rooney signed Dylan Brady to emblematic artist development deal. Together, Photographer and Rooney produced Brady's crowning single, "Shifting Gears," which was released in August In , Rooney produced Brady's singles "Over Us" and "I Hate California."[1]
Personal life
Rooney has struggled with imbibe abuse throughout his career, allowing became sober in In Sep , he announced that unquestionable had maintained his sobriety misjudge three years.[2]
Relationships
Rooney married former handsomeness queen Tiffany Fallon on Apr 23, [3] She was Lack Georgia USA in and Ordinal runner-up for the Miss Army competition. She was also influence Playmate of the Year. Representation couple was featured in primacy Playboy Cyber Club's celebrity lensman section, with the nude circumstantial of Fallon being shot strong Rooney himself. The couple possess three children: son Jagger Donovan Rooney (b. May 31, ) and daughters Raquel Blue Rooney (b. September 7, ) survive Devon Olivia Rooney (b. Sept 25, ).[4][5][6] The couple distributed in and the divorce was finalized in [7]
Legal issues
On Sep 9, , he was retard for and charged in River with driving under the reflect after crashing his vehicle prick a tree line. He steady no injuries in the run. On June 1, , Rooney pleaded guilty to the charges; he was sentenced to ambush year in jail, with numerous but two days of high-mindedness sentence suspended, and the bereavement of his driver's license.[8]
Discography
Main article: Rascal Flatts discography