Idol Thoughts…
Memphis Auditions:
MJ files this report…
Sundance Head 27, Porter TX - Sundance explains how he got his name, ”My folks were hippies.” Ha. His dad is Roy Head who had a number #1 hit for a few minutes in 1965 called “Treat Her Right”. It was knocked off the charts by the Beatles “Yesterday.” Sundance is a big guy. He says his Dad was a dancing fool, but “I have no moves.” Sundance explains that this year was big for him–he got married and his wife had a baby. And now Idol. He sings Bobby “Blue” Bland’s ”Stormy Monday”. He’s very confident–maybe a little over-confident. He’s a blues singer with a very powerful voice, but in my opinion-not a lot of color. I’m not quite feelin’ it, dawg. Paula - “Powerful voice.” Randy - “You blew it out.” Simon - “One of the best we’ve heard…in every way” And then, ”I’m going to be amazed if you don’t make the finals.” Then the first Taylor-diss of the season from Simon, “He just blew Taylor apart.” And then Randy adds, “He sang circles around him.” Well, peeps, we knew THAT was coming. It didn’t take long. Note: Simon has a tradition of dissing the contestants from the year before during the current season. Remember when he told Kellie Pickler that he liked her better than “that other one”? It’s totally part of his shtick. Don’t sweat it, peeps. Watch this one, sez I.
Read the rest of her recap at her fantastic Idol blog, MJ’s Big Blog.
Constantine to sing with Taylor Hicks’ band…
Stars of “Survivor,” “American Idol” and other reality TV series will participate in a charity soccer match in Birmingham in April. The game will be at 1 p.m. April 28, followed that night by a dinner and auction. A nationwide contest, details of which will be announced later, will get participants to raise money for Grassroot Soccer.
The prize for the person who raises the most money? To be Maroulis’ companion at the auction and dinner.
Maroulis, 31, will sing the national anthem before the soccer game, which he’ll also play in. At the evening event, Maroulis will perform with the Little Memphis Blues Orchestra, the former band of the reigning American Idol, Taylor Hicks.
Hat tip to Gray Charles
Source: The Birmingham News
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