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Rascal Flatts

Alternative rock
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Rascal Flatts is a Alternative rock and Country pop act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lauren Alaina, Chely Wright, Should've Said No and Brett James. Those roots explain a lot about how Rascal Flatts arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mark Wills, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker, Cassadee Pope and Hayden Panettiere, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Rascal Flatts, reaching back through Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and forward to Mark Wills. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Rascal FlattsNitty Gritty Dirt BandLauren AlainaChely WrightShould've Said NoBrett JamesMark WillsEric PaslayThe Nitty Gritty Dir…Mark WillsVince GillDarius RuckerCassadee PopeHayden PanettiereLittle Big TownDan + ShayShayKenny ChesneyTim McGrawBlake SheltonLady AntebellumCarrie UnderwoodCole SwindellToby KeithRandy Houser

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Rascal Flatts connections

Rascal Flatts grew out of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lauren Alaina, Chely Wright and Should've Said No, shares an orbit with Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum, went on to shape Mark Wills, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker and Cassadee Pope. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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