Texas Roots Band: In Order from left to right
Christopher Taylor Rangel
Juliet Rachelle Rangel
Joshua Latham Rangel
Cassandra Sarah Rangel
Character Bios:
Christopher Taylor Rangel: 25 years old. Twin brother of Juliet Rachelle Rangel. Older by six minutes. Plays guitar, drums and does vocals for Texas Roots. Currently single. AKA Chris/CT.
Juliet Rachelle Rangel: 25 years old. Twin sister of Christopher Taylor Rangel. Born six minutes after Chris. Plays guitar, violin, bango and does vocals for Texas Roots. Divorced and currently dating Billy Currington. AKA Jules.
Joshua Latham Rangel: 26 years old. Older brother of the group. Plays guitar and sings vocals for Texas Roots. Currently single. AKA JR.
Cassandra Sarah James: 22 years old. The baby of the group. Plays Mandolin and sings vocals in Texas Roots. Currently married to Jordan James. AKA Lil' Sis/Cassie.
Justin Randall Timberlake: 28 years old. Musician. Texas Roots' Producer and semi-manager. Divorced and currently dating Jessica Biel.
Lynn Harless: Justin Timberlake's mother. Texas Roots Manager and Wrangler. Also discovered Texas Roots.
Paul Harless: Justin Timberlake's step-father. Lynn Harless' husband. Helps her out with Texas Roots when possible.
Trace Ayala: 28 years old. Justin's best friend and partner in crime. Currently single. Sometimes Justin's Personal Assistant when William Rast work allows.
Rachel Bomer: 26 years old. Justin's cousin and Personal Assistant. Big Texas Roots fan. Has a crush on Joshua Rangel. Currently single.
Jessica Biel: 27 years old. Somewhat Independent film Actress. Best known for being Justin Timberlake's girlfriend.
Esmee Denters: 20 years old. First artist signed to Tennman Records. Plays keyboard and does vocals.
Billy Currington: 35 years old. American country artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville. Does vocals and plays guitar. Currently released 'A Little Bit of Everything' and is on tour. Currently dating Juliet Rangel.
Texas Roots Biography:
Texas Roots started in the high plains of the Texas Panhandle in a small town called Tulia. That's where Joshua, Christopher, Juliet and Cassandra were born. Joshua Rangel started taking piano lessons at the tender age of five. He later picked up the guitar at age 12. Late night bonfires on the Rangel family ranch in Texas sparked random jamming sessions and sparked Christopher Rangel's interest in music. CT, as he's known by the family, decided to learn how to play the drums at the age of 8 and learned guitar by age 12. Not one to be out done by her twin brother Juliet Rangel started playing violin at age 4 and picked up the guitar and bango at age 8. The self proclaimed "Music Lover" was enrolled at a performing arts school in 7th grade. She quickly picked up a guitar and turned poetry into song lyrics. The older three Rangels performed all over Texas as a trio, hesitant to let their younger sister Cassandra James join the group. However late one night around the bonfire the younger Rangel surprised them by pulling out a guitar and harmonizing perfectly with the older siblings and there Texas Roots was born.
The road to the top for Texas Roots has been a long one but the group was determined to make it. So much so they picked up their instruments and left their tiny Texas town for the bright lights of Nashville, Tennessee.
"It was gig after gig in little hole in the wall bars, where the only thing protecting us from beer bottles being thrown during bar brawls was a thin sheet of chicken coop wire. I still say if you can sing in that kind of environment, you can sing anywhere." Joshua says when talking about playing in bars before the huge arenas they sell out now.
That mentality definitely made Texas Roots stand out from all the other country acts in Nashville. It definitely caught the eye of Lynn Harless, Justin Timberlake's mother. She was having a night out with her husband, Paul Harless, in Nashville when she first saw the country group.
"I was blown away by their harmonizing and their stage presence. They just have that "it" factor. They pull you in." Lynn says.
She approached them after a gig, introducing herself. She convinced them to play a gig in Memphis so her son could hear their band play.
"I just knew once Justin (Timberlake) heard them play, he'd want to sign them." Lynn says when asked why she wanted them to play in Memphis.
It didn't take much convincing for Justin Timberlake, before the first chorus verse was done he was ready to sign them to his label. He approached them about a record deal and the rest was history. Texas Roots has been breaking country music records right and left with their beautiful harmonies and heart twisting lyrics.
"This is a band that truly loves music and playing music. Every day I get to work with them I consider myself the luckiest person in the world." Justin Timberlake has said about the band that put Tennman Records on the map.
"We only have one life to live and this is our job. We get to touch people's hearts with our musical messages. Wow! How lucky are we? How blessed are we? We'll be eternally grateful all our days." Juliet says and the rest of Texas Roots agrees.
