Jay DeMarcus celebrates his 48th birthday today and we look back at some of he and his group’s big moments in the last few years.

-Nancy Brooks

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  In his autobiography, Shotgun Angels, Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus revealed that he had fathered a child out of wedlock and placed the baby up for adoption before becoming a country superstar.

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  NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 09: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts performs onstage during day 2 of the 2017 CMA Music Festival on June 9, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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  NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts attend the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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  NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Eddie Montgomery, Gary LeVox, and Jay DeMarcus perform onstage at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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  NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 06: (L-R) Joe Don Rooney, Chrissy Metz, Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus attend the 2018 CMT Music Awards - Backstage & Audience at Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)

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  NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 06: Jay DeMarcus (L) and Joe Don Rooney (R) of Rascal Flatts pose for a selfie with Blake Shelton onstage at 2018 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT)
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  NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 06: (L-R) Joe Don Rooney, Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox of musical group Rascal Flatts attend the 2018 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)

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  NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 16: Little Big Town and Jay DeMarcus in the kitchen at the Waiting for Wishes Celebrity Waiters Dinner hosted by Kevin Carter & Jay DeMarcus on April 16, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for LEGACY Events)

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  NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 24: (L-R) Artist Jay DeMarcus, artist Tommy Thayer, journalist Hannah Storm and artist Jason Schef attend the 17th annual Waiting for Wishes celebrity dinner at Whiskey Row Nashville on April 24, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for The Kevin Carter Foundation)
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  NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 24: Musician Jay DeMarcus attends a press conference to announce the launch of a new Christian music Label Red Street Records at Analog at the Hutton Hotel on October 24, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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