Joe Don Rooney Net Worth

What Is Joe Don Rooney's Net Worth?

Joe Don Rooney is an American musician who has a net worth of $60 million. Joe Don Rooney is best known as the lead guitarist and harmony singer for the country group Rascal Flatts, which formed in 1999. The band has released 11 studio albums, including "Melt" (2002), "Feels Like Today" (2004), "Me and My Gang" (2006), "Unstoppable" (2009), "Changed" (2012), "Back to Us" (2017), and "Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets" (2025). Seven of their albums have been certified Platinum or higher in the U.S., and four of them have reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group has had #1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "These Days," "Mayberry," "Bless the Broken Road," "Fast Cars and Freedom," "What Hurts the Most," "My Wish," "Stand," "Take Me There," "Here," and "Here Comes Goodbye."  In 2012, Rascal Flatts received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Early Life

Joe Don Rooney was born on September 13, 1975, in Baxter Springs, Kansas. He grew up in Picher, Oklahoma. In 1992, Rooney formed his first band, Uncle Thumbtack; he played lead guitar and sang backup harmony in the group.

Career

Before founding Rascal Flatts, second cousins Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox were members of Chely Wright's band. When Wright's regular guitarist wasn't available, Rooney started playing with the band. DeMarcus and LeVox immediately felt chemistry with Rooney, and they formed Rascal Flatts in 1999. In June 2000, they released their debut self-titled album, which reached #43 on the Billboard 200 chart and #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The 2× Platinum album featured four top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Prayin' for Daylight" (#3), "This Everyday Love" (#9), "While You Loved Me" (#7), and "I'm Movin' On" (#4). They followed their successful debut with 2002's "Melt," which reached #5 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and was certified 3× Platinum in the U.S. and Gold in Canada. Rascal Flatts had their first #1 single on the Hot Country Songs chart with "These Days," and another single from the album, "Mayberry," also topped that chart. In 2004, the group released the album "Feels Like Today," and it reached #1 on both the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart and went 5× Platinum in the U.S. and Platinum in Canada. The singles "Bless the Broken Road" and "Fast Cars and Freedom" reached #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and "Bless the Broken Road" was certified Platinum in the U.S.

The next three Rascal Flatts albums, "Me and My Gang" (2006), "Still Feels Good" (2007), and "Unstoppable"(2009), reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts, and they were certified 4× Platinum, 2× Platinum, and Platinum, respectively. Those three albums included six #1 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart: "What Hurts the Most," "My Wish," "Stand," "Take Me There," "Here," and "Here Comes Goodbye." Next, the band released three more albums that reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart: "Nothing Like This" (2010), "Changed" (2012), and "Rewind" (2014). "Nothing Like This" peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, "Changed" reached #3, and "Rewind" came in at #5. "Why Wait" from "Nothing Like This" and "Banjo" from "Changed" topped the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. In 2017, the group released the album "Back to Us," and it reached #11 on the Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Country Album chart. The single "Yours If You Want It" topped the Country Airplay chart and was certified Gold. In 2021, Rascal Flatts disbanded. They reunited in 2024, and the following year, they released their 11th studio album, "Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets," which featured collaborations with artists such as Kelly Clarkson, the Jonas Brothers, the Backstreet Boys, Jason Aldean, and Blake Shelton.

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Personal Life

Joe married Tiffany Fallon on April 23, 2006. They welcomed three children together before divorcing in 2023. Fallon is a former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Georgia USA in 2001; that year she was also the second runner-up in the Miss USA pageant. Tiffany was Playboy magazine's 2005 Playmate of the Year, and Joe shot a nude pictorial of her for the Playboy Cyber Club's celebrity photographer section. Rooney has struggled with alcoholism throughout his life, and in 2024, he announced that he had been sober for three years. In September 2021, Joe was arrested in Tennessee and charged with driving under the influence after he crashed his car into a tree line. He pleaded guilty to the charges in June 2022 and was sentenced to a year in jail (with all but two days suspended). His driver's license was also revoked.

Awards and Nominations

With Rascal Flatts, Rooney has earned four Grammy nominations for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Bless the Broken Road" (2006), "What Hurts the Most" (2007), "Every Day" (2009), and "Here Comes Goodbye" (2010). The band has received more than two dozen Academy of Country Music Award nominations, winning 11 of them, including Top Vocal Group (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009), The Home Depot Humanitarian Award (2008), the Jim Reeves International Award (2014), and the Cliffie Stone Icon Award (2021). They have won seven CMA Awards: six for Vocal Group of the Year and the 2002 Horizon Award. Rascal Flatts won American Music Awards for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 and Artist of the Year in 2006. In 2011, they received a Star Guitar on the Music City Walk Of Fame and were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

Real Estate

In 2007, Rooney paid $1.575 million for a 9,665-square-foot home in Brentwood, Tennessee. In 2013, he put the four-bedroom, five-bathroom home on the market for $1.68 million. The estate includes an eat-in kitchen, a family room, a recording studio, and an elevator.

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