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    It's a boy for Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus, wife

    Associated Press – Mon, Jul 23, 2012 3:37 PM EDT

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus and his wife, Allison, have a new addition to the family.

    The couple's second child and first son, Dylan Jay DeMarcus, was born Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.

    Dylan weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20½ inches long when born. A news release says mother and child are doing fine. He joins 1-year-old sister Madeline Leigh.

    DeMarcus has a little time at home with his family before hitting the road again Friday in St. Louis for the trio's "Changed" tour.

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