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rooney the hollywood walk of fame in september 2012 at a ceremony to receive a star on rascal flatts 1992 -- present baxter springs , kansas , usa lyric -lrb- 2010 - -rrb- street records -lrb- 1999-2010 -rrb- big machine records solo_singer 13 september 1975 vocals banjo , guitar , bass guitar , mandolin , country joedonrooneyhwofsept2012.jpg joe don rooney
 joe don rooney
joe don rooney

joe don rooney aka j.d. rooney -lrb- born on september 13 , 1975 in baxter springs , kansas and raised in picher , oklahoma -rrb- is an american musician and the lead guitarist and high octave harmony singer in the american country pop trio rascal flatts .
in addition to the electric guitar , rooney plays the acoustic and bass guitars , as well as mandolin & banjo .
his influences include guitarists chet atkins , eric clapton and jeff beck .
