<P> Rascal Flatts ' founding was at Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar in Nashville , Tennessee . Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus are second cousins from a musical family . DeMarcus moved to Nashville in 1992 , earning his first record deal as part of a Christian group called East to West ; his brother - in - law , James Otto , is also a country music singer . In 1997 , DeMarcus called LeVox , and convinced him to come to Nashville and provide some harmonies on Michael English 's album Gospel , which he was producing . They engineered the album together , and became English 's back - up band . </P>
<P> Rascal Flatts ' founding was at Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar in Nashville , Tennessee . Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus are second cousins from a musical family . DeMarcus moved to Nashville in 1992 , earning his first record deal as part of a Christian group called East to West ; his brother - in - law , James Otto , is also a country music singer . In 1997 , DeMarcus called LeVox , and convinced him to come to Nashville and provide some harmonies on Michael English 's album Gospel , which he was producing . They engineered the album together , and became English 's back - up band . </P>
where are the guys from rascal flatts from
where are the guys from rascal flatts from
Nashville , Tennessee
Nashville , Tennessee