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Daughtry Announces Spring Tour
Song Choices From Chicago
Happy Birthday, Kristy Lee Cook!
Ruben Studdard offers studio time to General Larry Platt
Randy Jackson and Jimmy Fallon jam to ‘Pants on the Ground’
Daughtry announces dates for second leg of U.S. tour
‘Idol’ Chicago auditions: slim pickings
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Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

Rock band Daughtry, led by Season 5 star Chris Daughtry, is currently touring around Europe with Nickelback. Yesterday they announced the second leg of their arena tour, which will kick off on March 18 in Baltimore, MD and continue until June 19 in Rochester, NY.

Check out the tour schedule below to see which city near your Daughtry will be playing. Tickets go on sale January 22 and January 23 for the March 18 through April 24 shows. The remaining dates will go on sale either January 30 or February 6.

March 18 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
March 20 Boston, MA Agganis Arena at Boston University
March 21 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
March 23 Syracuse, NY The War Memorial at OnCenter
March 24 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
March 26 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
March 27 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
March 28 Albany, NY Times Union Center
March 31 University Park, PA Penn State
April 1 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
April 6 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University
April 7 Milwaukee, WI U.S. Cellular Arena
April 9 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
April 10 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
April 18 Champaign, IL University of Illinois
April 20 Broomfield, CO Odeum Colorado
April 22 West Valley City, UT The E Center
April 23 Nampa, ID Idaho Center
April 24 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
April 26 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
April 28 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
April 29 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena
May 1 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
May 3 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
May 4 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
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Song Choices From Chicago

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

American Idol traveled to Chicago for the third time to audition contestants for Season 9. Over 12,000 hopefuls showed up, and only 13 made it to Hollywood. What was that song that someone squealed in front of the judges? We have all the songs from the Chicago show right here. Take a look!

Title: My Kind of Town
Artist Version: Frank Sinatra
Contestant: n/a

Title: The Beast
Artist Version: Nico Vega
Contestant: n/a

Title: Man I Feel Like A Woman
Artist Version: Shania Twain
Contestant: n/a

Title: Syrup and Honey
Artist Version: Duffy
Contestant: KATELYN EPPERLY

Title: Miss California
Artist Version: Jacks Mannequin
Contestant: n/a

Title: Dr. Feelgood
Artist Version: Aretha Franklin
Contestant: AMY LANG

Title: As Long As We Got Each Other
Artist Version: Growing Pains Theme Song
Contestant: n/a

Title: Summertime
Artist Version: Ella Fitzgerald
Contestant: CHARITY VANCE

Title: Im Shakin
Artist Version: Rooney
Contestant: n/a

Title: Razzle Dazzle
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Happy Birthday, Kristy Lee Cook!

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

Season 7s Kristy Lee Cook celebrated her birthday yesterday. The 26 year old was the country gal from Oregon who sold her horse to pay for her flight to audition for American Idol. Fortunately, she made it all the way to Top 7 and was eliminated during Mariah Carey week.

While competing on American Idol, Kristy Lee faced many challenges. During the first live show, she kicked off the night with Rescue Me, but she had bronchitis. Then, during the Top 9 week, Kristy Lee Cook fell in the bottom three with her beloved roommates: Ramiele Malubay and Brooke White. Although she fell in the bottom 3 four times throughout her run on American Idol, she had many highs too, including the week she sang God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood. Simon called this song choice a very smart move.

Soon after the Season 7 finale, Kristy Lee signed with Arista Nashville and 19 Recordings. Three days after she completed the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008, KLC released her album Why Wait. The album charted at #8 on the US Country Charts and at #49 of all US albums. On October 25, 2008, Kristy Lee made her Grand Ole Opry debut. Although Kristy has since parted ways with her record label, shes looking around for a new company to create records with.

Kristys love of horses hasnt changed. In fact, she founded the Kristy Lee Horse Heaven Foundation, which specializes in bringing joy to the lives of horses in need.

Happy Birthday, KLC!

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Ruben Studdard offers studio time to General Larry Platt

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

Add American Idol Ruben Studdard to the long list of Larry Platt devotees. The Season 2 winner tells Idol Tracker that he, like the rest of the country, was so instantly hooked on "Pants on the Ground" that he'd like to offer the General some time in the vocal booth. "He should come to Birmingham, Alabama, and get in the studio," Ruben says. "I'll put him on, we'll make a record, call it 'Pants on the Flo!' That song is gonna be a hit! I can't wait to get my first copy!"

Ruben is currently holed up in Birmingham's Creation Station working on his next musical project, and he, along with the 30th anniversary cast of "Ain't Misbehavin" (he starred as Fats Waller), is also nominated for a Grammy for best musical show album. Which begs the question, will we be seeing any "Pants on the Ground" remixes on next year's Grammy ballot?

– Shirley Halperin

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Photo: Ruben Studdard. Credit: Robert Sebree

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Randy Jackson and Jimmy Fallon jam to ‘Pants on the Ground’

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

Jimmy Fallon is proving to be the biggest "American Idol" nerd of all! Welcoming Randy Jackson to Tuesday's show (with a stellar intro of Journey's "Girl Can't Help It," we might add), Fallon wasted no time bringing up his favorite auditioner: Atlanta's General Larry Platt. Of course, Jackson was already hip to Fallon's earlier Neil Young version of "Pants on the Ground" (Fallon even had Howard Stern fooled), and perhaps he was itching to play the bass, because when Fallon invited the "Idol" judge to jam along with house band the Roots, Jackson was all too willing. Check out their funktastic spin on the viral hit that just won't go away, "Pants on the Ground."

– Shirley Halperin

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Daughtry announces dates for second leg of U.S. tour

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

Chris Daughtry is hitting the road again in support of his band's sophomore album, "Leave This Town." The tour kicks off March 18 in Baltimore and ends June 19 when the band plays Rochester, N.Y. Daughtry makes its way to downtown Los Angeles' Nokia Theater on May 3 in one of six California stops (see below). Check out Daughtry's official website for a full list of tour dates.

April 26 — Fresno — Save Mart Center

May 1 – San Diego — San Diego Sports Arena

May 3 — Los Angeles — Nokia Theatre L.A. Live

May 4 — Bakersfield — Rabobank Arena

May 6 — San Jose — HP Pavilion at San Jose

May 7 — Sacramento — ARCO Arena

– Shirley Halperin

Photo: American rock band Daughtry. Credit: Max Vadukul

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‘Idol’ Chicago auditions: slim pickings

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

It was slim pickings in Chicago — only 13 contestants went through to Hollywood, most of them girls — and for once, it was Ryan Seacrest who looked bored. Even fainting spells (Amy Lang, pictured) and crying fits couldn't amp up the energy on this episode. And to think, this is the city that brought us Jennifer Hudson and Mandisa. Still, Shania Twain was entertaining in all her guest judge goofiness. And there were a handful of highlights, such as:

Katelyn Epperly: Randy praised her smoky vocals on Duffy's "Syrup and Honey," and with so many soundalikes (he says that like it's a bad thing), she managed to stand out from the pack and impress an especially tough panel.

Charity Vance: This sweet thing was no Fantasia, but she competently delivered "Summertime" and the judges responded in kind. Still, will that little voice shine in such fierce competition? Time will tell.

Angela Martin: She had auditioned twice before, made it to Hollywood and all the way to the Top 50, then had to bolt due to a court date. To her credit, Angela's had a rough couple of years and her moving version of Mary J. Blige's "Just Fine" put those emotions on full display. Will the third try be the charm?

John Park: Shania Twain was plain old tongue-tied in the presence of this Asian hottie. She complemented his "beautiful bottom end" on Donny Hathaway's "If I Ever Leave You Baby," and we're loving his overall demeanor. John is already rumored to have made the Top 24, to which we say, hallelujah!

Honorable mentions: We agree with Simon that her rendition of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" came off "a little indulgent," but Paige Dechausse shows promise, as does Marcus Jones, who wasn't given a special segment but delivered a soulful audition.

– Shirley Halperin (Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter)

Photo: Chicago auditioner Amy Lang; credit: Fox

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dannygokey: My CD titled "My Best Days" is set to be released on March 2nd!!! There are some awesome perks if u pre-order it now at www.dannygokey.com

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

dannygokey: My CD titled “My Best Days” is set to be released on March 2nd!!! There are some awesome perks if u pre-order it now at www.dannygokey.com

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