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| Gary LeVox |
Gary LeVox in Bagdhad, Iraq, August 2007
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Gerald Wayne Vernon, Jr. |
| Born |
July 10, 1970 (1970-07-10) (age 39)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres |
Country |
| Occupations |
Singer-Songwriter, Musician |
| Instruments |
Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Electric
guitar, Mandolin |
| Years active |
2000-Present |
| Labels |
Lyric Street |
| Associated acts |
Rascal
Flatts |
| Website |
Rascal Flatts.com |
Gary LeVox (born Gerald Wayne Vernon,
Jr.; July 10, 1970) is the lead vocalist of American country trio Rascal Flatts. His
stage name literally means "Gary the Voice",[1] a name
he lifted from the studio-console label for his lead-vocal
track.[2]
LeVox was born in Columbus, Ohio.[3] Gary's
first musical performance was at the age of eight, in a play at his
church. Gary graduated from Olentangy High
School[4] and is
an alumnus of The Ohio
State University. Prompted by his cousin, LeVox moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997.[5] LeVox
and his second cousin, Jay DeMarcus, started out together in Chely
Wright's band. One day, when the regular guitarist wasn't
available, Joe Don Rooney stepped in. The three men say they felt
the chemistry immediately.[6]
Personal
life
Gary's parents divorced when he was nine. His mother remarried
when he was 10 and he was very close to his stepfather until the
couple divorced when he was 18. His wife's name is Tara and they
have two daughters, Brittany and Brooklyn.[7] LeVox
has been friends with Jamie Foxx since the mid-1990s, and Foxx
made a guest appearance on the album Still Feels
Good.[6]
"We used to sit around for hours at Jamie’s house, singing and
playing and having a good time...So when Jay and Joe and myself
wrote this song, we thought it would be great to have him on it. I
called him up just to say, ‘Hey, man, you’ve got to hear this song.
I think you could really, really kill it.’ He said, ‘Tell you what.
I’ll sing on your record if you guys will sing on mine.’ I said,
‘Alright.’"
References
- ^
Keyes, J. Edward (2007-09-25). "Single Minded: New Foo
Fighters, Joni Mitchell, Rascal Flatts, Keyshia Cole and KyMani
Marley". Rolling Stone. Retrieved on
2008-03-20.
- ^
(April 3, 2006), "Finally, one of the 'Gang'". USA
Today. :01d
- ^
AOL music, Gary LeVox
biography Retrieved 2008-03-20
- ^
Public School Review LLC
Retrieved 2008-03-20
- ^
Rascal Flatts.com
Retrieved 2008-03-20
- ^ a
b
c
Price, Deborah Evans (December/January 2008), "THE TRIUMPH OF
RASCAL FLATTS". CMA Close Up volume unknown:20-21
- ^
Gary LeVox: Life has given me
a strong foundation for fatherhood Celebrity Baby Blog, March
24, 2009
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