Nashville superstar Chely Wright's backing band members were so talented that they went out and started their own musical project, the fruit of which is Rascal Flatts. Where Wright tends toward the more twangy roots of country music, Rascal Flatts take the foundation of country songs and layer on R&B-inspired rhythms and pop-rooted harmonies. With their boyish good looks, seemingly Christian optimism and Colgate smiles, they have garnered many more comparisons to boy bands than country pop acts.
