Question: Are Richie McDonald and Corey Taylor from the same country?

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Let's Be Us Again (song): "Let's Be Us Again" is a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar.  The song reached the Top 5 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.  It was released in March 2004 as the first single and title track from their album of the same name.  Then-lead singer Richie McDonald co-wrote the song with Maribeth Derry and Tommy Lee James.

McAlyster: McAlyster was an American country music group founded in Pensacola, Florida.  Its members comprised Cody Collins, Josh Walther, Leigh Usilton and Valerie Gills.  They were signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2000.  Their debut single, "I Know How the River Feels", was previously a No. 32 country single in 1999 for Diamond Rio, and was originally recorded by Ty Herndon on his 1996 album "Living in a Moment".  McAlyster's demo rendition was released as a single, peaking at No. 69 on the country charts.  In 2007, former member Cody Collins succeeded Richie McDonald as lead singer of the group Lonestar, while Walther began a solo career and forming the cover band Phase 5 which shared the stage with Paul McCartney at an event in 2015.

Lonestar: Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Dean Sams (keyboards, background vocals) and Keech Rainwater (drums, percussion).  Before the group's foundation in 1992, both Rainwater and Britt were members of the group Canyon.  John Rich (bass guitar, lead and background vocals) was a member until he left in 1998, and later became one half of the duo Big & Rich, as well as a Nashville songwriter and record producer.  Between 2007 and 2011, McDonald exited the band for a solo career, with former McAlyster lead singer Cody Collins replacing him until McDonald rejoined.

Corey Taylor: Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and author, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the American heavy metal band Slipknot and the American alternative metal band Stone Sour.

Lonestar discography: Lonestar is an American country music band founded in 1992 by Richie McDonald, John Rich, Keech Rainwater, Michael Britt and Dean Sams.  The band has released 12 studio albums (counting two Christmas albums), seven greatest hits packages, and 37 singles. Lonestar's first five releases for BNA Records are all certified gold or higher by the RIAA, and their greatest hits album is certified platinum.  The band's highest-certified album is 1999's "Lonely Grill" at 3× Platinum.  A ninth album, "Party Heard Around the World", was released in April 2010.  This was also the first album to feature lead singer Cody Collins, who replaced McDonald in 2007.

Everything's Changed: "Everything's Changed" is a song written by Richie McDonald, Larry Boone and Paul Nelson, and performed by American country music band Lonestar.  It was released in June 1998 as the fourth and final single from their 1997 album "Crazy Nights".  Their ninth chart single overall, it was also the last single to feature bass guitarist John Rich, who left the band to pursue a solo career.  The song peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and number 95 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.

Ten Thousand Angels: Ten Thousand Angels is the 1996 debut album of American country music singer Mindy McCready.  It was released on BNA Records and sold two million copies being certified double platinum by the RIAA.  The album peaked at #5 on the US country charts, and producing four chart singles on the country charts.  The first single, which was the title track, reached #6, and was followed by her only #1 hit, "Guys Do It All the Time".  Following this song was "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now", which featured backing vocals from Richie McDonald, the lead singer of the band Lonestar.  This song peaked at #18.  "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" was the final single, reaching #4 in 1997.

Let Them Be Little: Let Them Be Little is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Billy Dean.  His first album since "Real Man" seven years previous, it is also his first release on Curb Records.  The album was originally to have been released in 2003 on View 2 Records, which promoted the first two singles ("I'm in Love with You" and a cover of John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy").  Asylum-Curb promoted the third single, "Let Them Be Little", which was co-written by Richie McDonald, lead singer of Lonestar, and recorded by the band on their 2004 album "Let's Be Us Again".  After this song came "This Is the Life", "Race You to the Bottom" and "Swinging for the Fence".  Also included on the album are re-recordings of "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" and "Billy the Kid", two of Dean's early singles from 1991 and 1992.

Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend: "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group The Wilkinsons.  It was released in January 2000 as the lead single from their album "Here and Now".  The song reached number 11 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart and number 34 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.  It was written by Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith, and Lonestar lead singer Richie McDonald.  It was named Single of the Year at the 2000 Canadian Country Music Association Awards and was nominated at the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Richie McDonald: Richard Vance "Richie" McDonald (born February 6, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter.  From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist.  McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang lead on all but one of them; he would rejoin the band in 2011.  Outside Lonestar, he has charted twice as a guest vocalist on others' songs, in addition to releasing two independent albums and four solo singles.

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Answer: yes