Originally Posted by Larry Williams
Beth...OMG...are you serious? I don't think Bucky was in the top five (maybe top 10). I think he made a country CD, but I don't know if he sold too many. I did see him perform on TV during some Country Music award.


Hey Larry,

Yup, totally serious. I was not a huge fan of his on the show, but my daughter was in LOVE, and because of her, we have followed him on his musical journey, and he has BLOSSOMED. smile Aside from being one of the nicest guys I've ever met, he really has done well for himself:

His debut album, Bucky Covington, was released on April 17, 2007, to positive reviews. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at #4 selling 61,000 copies. It also debuted at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, making the album the best opening week for a debut album by a male on the chart since Billy Ray Cyrus' 1992 debut with Some Gave All.[8] Covington's debut surpassed the previous record held by Jason Michael Carroll's Waitin' in the Country.[9] He performed selections from his album during a nationwide tour in 2007, and the track "Empty Handed" appeared in NASCAR 08 as part of the in-game soundtrack. Overall, Bucky Covington accounted for three singles. "A Different World" peaked at #6, followed by "It's Good to Be Us" at #11 and "I'll Walk" at #10.

Here's a link to his myspace page, and you can listen to the new single from second album coming out in September.

http://www.myspace.com/buckycovington

I vaguely remember you thought he was pretty shmaltzy (sp?) , but that's cool. If we all liked the same music, that would be boring (PLUS, more room for us at his shows grin )....

As to American Idol, I do concur with you about Simon's Allison remarks -- I thought she was stunning. And also that Matt should leave tonight....

I hadn't read the rest of the posts from the show last night, but I thought Jamie Foxx was actually a decent mentor. Just like Quentin Tarentino....two people who you wouldn't necessarily expect to be helpful. Certainly a lot better than Randy Travis was....

Anyhoo, have a groovy day!
Beth


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