question: Are Emily Whitehurst and Tim Rushlow both American?
answer: yes
context: Title: She Misses Him
  Passage: "She Misses Him" is a song written by Tim Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist Tim Rushlow.  It was released in October 2000 as the second single from his self-titled album.  The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. country charts.  It also reached number 59 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.  It was his highest peaking single and his only top 40 single on the country charts.  It was also Rushlow's only peaking single on the Hot 100.
  Title: Emily Whitehurst
  Passage: Emily Grace Whitehurst (born July 23, 1979), also known as Agent M, is an American singer, songwriter, composer, musician, and record producer.  In 1998, she began her music career by fronting the punk rock band Tsunami Bomb.  After Tsunami Bomb disbanded in 2005, she co-founded and fronted the Action Design; a rock group.  Since 2012, Whitehurst has been working on her synth-driven, indie pop project, Survival Guide.
  Title: Tsunami Bomb
  Passage: Tsunami Bomb are a punk rock band from Petaluma, California that was active between 1998 and 2005 and reunited at the end of 2015.  They have released two studio albums and four EPs, three of which were collected and reissued as a full-length album.  They were founded by Dominic Davi who left in 2003 and underwent numerous lineup changes, containing almost no original members by the time of their disbandment in 2005.  Their lineup upon disbanding consisted of Emily Whitehurst, Jay Northington, Matt Mckenzie, and Gabriel Lindeman.  The band gave a reunion performance on January 17, 2009 in Petaluma.
  Title: Rushlow
  Passage: Rushlow was an American country music band founded in 2003 by Tim Rushlow, who was originally the lead vocalist of the country music band Little Texas until 1997, when he left for a solo career.  In addition to Tim Rushlow, who assumed the role of lead vocalist, the group was composed of his first cousin Doni Harris (banjo, acoustic guitar, vocals), as well as Kurt Allison (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals), Tully Kennedy (bass guitar, vocals), Rich Redmond (drums), and Billy Welch (keyboards).
  Title: Right Now (Rushlow album)
  Passage: Right Now is the only album released by the American country music band Rushlow, a band fronted by former Little Texas vocalist Tim Rushlow.  "Right Now" produced two singles for the band on the Hot Country Songs charts: "I Can't Be Your Friend" at #16 and "Sweet Summer Rain" at #42.  Additionally, the title track was later recorded by Dean Miller on his 2005 album "Platinum".  "I Can't Be Your Friend" was covered by DHT on their 2005 album "Listen to Your Heart".
  Title: Little Texas (band)
  Passage: Little Texas is an American country music band founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1988 by Tim Rushlow (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Brady Seals (lead and background vocals, guitars, keyboards), Del Gray (drums), Porter Howell (lead guitar, background vocals), Dwayne O'Brien (rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals), and Duane Propes (bass guitar, background vocals).  Signed to Warner Bros.  Records in 1991, Little Texas released its debut album "First Time for Everything" that year.  The album's lead off single, "Some Guys Have All the Love", reached a peak of No. 8 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.  Little Texas continued to produce hit singles throughout the mid-1990s, including the Number One single "My Love" and six more top ten hits.  Their debut album earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while 1993's "Big Time" was certified double platinum and 1994's "Kick a Little" was certified platinum.
  Title: Tim Rushlow
  Passage: Timothy Ray "Tim" Rushlow (born October 6, 1966) is an American country music artist.  Between 1991 and 1997, Rushlow was lead vocalist of country music group Little Texas, which recorded four albums and a Greatest Hits package, in addition to charting more than fifteen singles on the "Billboard" country singles charts during Rushlow's tenure as lead vocalist.
  Title: Tim Rushlow (album)
  Passage: Tim Rushlow is the solo debut album of American country music artist Tim Rushlow, formerly co-lead vocalist of the country music band Little Texas.  Released in February 2001 on Atlantic Records, it is also his only solo album, although he did release another album and two singles in the band Rushlow, as well as two more singles in the duo Rushlow Harris.  "Tim Rushlow" accounted for four singles on the "Billboard" country singles charts, including "She Misses Him", his only Top 40 country hit.  After Atlantic Records shut down, the album was re-released in 2002 on The Scream Recordings Label and retitled "Crazy Life" after the song of same.  An extra track, "As Real as Forever" was included.
  Title: Tim Johnson (songwriter)
  Passage: Timothy Jon "Tim" Johnson (January 29, 1960 – October 21, 2012) was an American country music songwriter.  Johnson is known for writing the singles "I Let Her Lie" by Daryle Singletary, "God Only Cries" by Diamond Rio, "Do You Believe Me Now" by Jimmy Wayne, "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" by Kellie Pickler, "She Misses Him" by Tim Rushlow, "This Heartache Never Sleeps" by Mark Chesnutt, "That's Important To Me" by Joey + Rory among many others .
  Title: The Action Design
  Passage: The Action Design is an American rock band formed in Petaluma, California, after the breakup of the former punk rock band Tsunami Bomb.  Emily Whitehurst and Matt McKenzie came together to produce a new band, self-described as "a refreshing mix of the band's punk rock roots infused with hard hitting dance rhythms and catchy basslines wrought with think memorable vocal hooks".  In January 2011, on their official Facebook page, the band announced its members are currently focusing on other musical projects rather than The Action Design.
citations: Emily Whitehurst Tim Rushlow