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Gary LeVox (born Gary Wayne Vernon Jr., July 10, 1970) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for being the lead vocalist of the contemporary country music band Rascal Flatts,[1] and his stage name was taken from the studio-console label for his lead-vocal track.[2]

Gary LeVox
LeVox in September 2012
Background information
Birth name	Gary Wayne Vernon Jr.
Born	(1970-07-10) July 10, 1970 (age 52) Powell, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Country music Pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums, harmonica
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Lyric Street, Big Machine
Formerly of	Rascal Flatts
Website	rascalflatts.com

Biography

Early life

LeVox was born in Powell, Ohio.[3] LeVox's first musical performance was at the age of eight, in a play at his church. He graduated from Olentangy High School and is an alumnus of Ohio State University. Prompted by his cousin, LeVox moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1997.[4]

LeVox and his second cousin, Jay DeMarcus, started out together in singer Chely Wright's band. One day, when the regular guitarist was not available, Joe Don Rooney stepped in. The three men say they felt the chemistry immediately and afterwards formed Rascal Flatts.[5]

Post-Rascal Flatts

The band disbanded in 2020, after which LeVox began releasing solo music. In May 2021, he released his first solo EP, One on One.[6]

Personal life

LeVox has been friends with Jamie Foxx since the mid-1990s, and Foxx made a guest appearance on the album Still Feels Good.[5]

"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, ‘All right.’"

— Gary LeVox (2007)[5]

LeVox was employed in his local burger bar from age 14 after which he started an AC/DC cover band with his close childhood friends.

LeVox has been married to Tara Vernon since March 1998. He says it was love at first sight when they met backstage at a gospel festival concert. "I knew at that moment that I was looking at my future wife," he said in a 2011 interview. "It was the weirdest thing ever." They now have two daughters together, Ella Rose, born in December 1998, and Tallulah Cassadee, born in May 2001.

Discography

• Rascal Flatts (2000)
• Melt (2002)
• Feels Like Today (2004)
• Me and My Gang (2006)
• Still Feels Good (2007)
• Unstoppable (2009)
• Nothing Like This (2010)
• Changed (2012)
• Rewind (2014)
• The Greatest Gift of All (2016)
• Back to Us (2017)

References

External links

• Gary LeVox at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Gary LeVox

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[es] Gary LeVox

Gary LeVox (nacido Gary Wayne Vernon, Jr., el 10 de julio de 1970) es un cantante y compositor estadounidense. Es conocido por el vocalista del trío de música contemporánea country Rascal Flatts[1] un nombre que él levantó de la etiqueta de la consola del estudio por su pista de voz principal.[2]

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[ru] Гэри ЛеВокс

Гэри ЛеВокс (англ. Gary LeVox; настоящее имя — Гэри Уэйн Вернон младший, англ. Gary Wayne Vernon, Jr.; род. 10 июля 1970, Колумбус, Огайо, США) — американский кантри-певец, автор песен и музыкант. Наиболее известен как вокалист американской кантри-группы Rascal Flatts. В составе Rascal Flatts обладатель премии Грэмми (2006), четырёх премий People's Choice Awards (2006, 2008, 2009), а также множества американских музыкальный премий в области кантри-музыки.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Rascal Flatts имеет звезду на Аллее Славы Мьюзик-Сити в Нэшвилле, а также звезду на Голливудской Аллее Славы. Псевдоним «ЛеВокс», который он получил на студии звукозаписи за манеру исполнения песен.[8], буквально означает — «Голос» (фр. Le Vox)[9]

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