Rascal Flatts

Article summary

Rascal Flatts is an American country music band from Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1999, the band consists of Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background vocals). From 2000 to 2009, the band recorded six studio albums, all of which were certified platinum or higher. Their self-titled debut Rascal Flatts was released in 2000. This was followed by Melt (2002), which garnered their first number-one single, "These Days". Feels Like Today (2004), Me and My Gang (2006), Still Feels Good (2007), and Unstoppable (2009) all topped the U.S. Billboard 200 upon release. In their second decade, they recorded five more studio albums: Nothing Like This (2010), Changed (2012), Rewind (2014), a Christmas album entitled The Greatest Gift of All (2016), and Back to Us (2017). In 2020, the trio announced that they would be disbanding after 20 years together. A planned farewell tour was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the group officially disbanded in 2021. They announced a reunion in 2024, and following a tour commemorating their 25th anniversary, released their 11th studio album, a collaborative project entitled Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets, in 2025. Rascal Flatts has achieved 16 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and/or Canada Country charts.…

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1. date of foundation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2025 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2002-10-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2009-01-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2008-10-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2010-11-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2012-04-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2014-05-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2015-09-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. release date: 2020-11-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. release date: 2021-03-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. release date: 2022-08-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. release date: 2022-08-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2025". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2002-10-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2009-01-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2008-10-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2010-11-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2012-04-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2014-05-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2015-09-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the release date is "2020-11-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the release date is "2021-03-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the release date is "2022-08-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the release date is "2022-08-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
24. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378892541