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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.

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HOLMBY HILLS, CA - MAY 09: Musician 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. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Playboy)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 08: Musician 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. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 05: Musician 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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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - JUNE 20: In this handout image provided by Disney Parks, Joe 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. (Photo by Gene Duncan/Disney Parks via Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 05: 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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LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 10: (L-R) Musicians 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. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)


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NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 27: 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. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Grand Ole Opry)


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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 18: (L-R) Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts attend the Red Carpet Radio presented by Westwood One Radio during the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at Arlington Convention Center Grand Hall on April 18, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for dcp)


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LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 01: (L-R) Musicians 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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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 06: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts performs on stage during day 1 of 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 06, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.