http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10366193&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rssWhen you think about how television has replaced terrestrial radio, it's a bit disconcerting to realize that the old idiot box doesn't just tell seas of impressionable people who to vote for any more -- it also tells them what music to listen to. Bucky Covington is a bit of an anomaly then. He rose to fame via <i>American Idol</i> but was voted off the show while only standing in eighth place. But his low ranking may be why Covington's debut album was produced to sound more earthy and crisp and natural compared to the polished production of <i>Idol</i> champion Carrie Underwood's recordings. Fittingly, Covington first realized that he wanted to sing for audiences when he was a young boy influenced not by the radio or record player, but by the television. It was Jeff Healey's country rocking parts in the movie <i>Roadhouse</i> that awoke Covington's passion for performance and need for a six-string guitar. Years later he and his drumming brother Rocky would play for various North Carolina country rock bands before auditioning for <i>American Idol</i> at the suggestion of Rocky's wife. And though Bucky was the luckier of the two, landing a deal with Lyric Street/Hollywood Records and getting to record a full length album with Mark Miller from Sawyer Brown, Bucky's brother Rocky still plays drums in his brother's touring band. - Eric SheaTeen Beaten720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:17:43 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10366193&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss When you think about how television has replaced terrestrial radio, it's a bit disconcerting to realize that the old idiot box doesn't just tell seas of impressionable people who to vote for any more -- it also tells them what music to listen to. Bucky Covington is a bit of an anomaly then. He rose to fame via <i>American Idol</i> but was voted off the show while only standing in eighth place. But his low ranking may be why Covington's debut album was produced to sound more earthy and crisp and natural compared to the polished production of <i>Idol</i> champion Carrie Underwood's recordings. Fittingly, Covington first realized that he wanted to sing for audiences when he was a young boy influenced not by the radio or record player, but by the television. It was Jeff Healey's country rocking parts in the movie <i>Roadhouse</i> that awoke Covington's passion for performance and need for a six-string guitar. Years later he and his drumming brother Rocky would play for various North Carolina country rock bands before auditioning for <i>American Idol</i> at the suggestion of Rocky's wife. And though Bucky was the luckier of the two, landing a deal with Lyric Street/Hollywood Records and getting to record a full length album with Mark Miller from Sawyer Brown, Bucky's brother Rocky still plays drums in his brother's touring band. - Eric Shea http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30937592&variant=play&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss Teen Beat Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Bucky Covington Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.30937592 alb.30937592 Bucky Covington art.10366193 5.99 Live From Rockingham - EP alb.30937592 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/1/5/1855123_170x170.jpg 2009-11-17 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30937592&variant=play&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30937592&variant=data&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17493626&variant=play&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss Teen Beat Tue, 4 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Bucky Covington Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.17493626 alb.17493626 Bucky Covington art.10366193 0.99 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town alb.17493626 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/0/2/1182033_170x170.jpg 2007-12-04 00:00:00.0 2007-12-04 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17493626&variant=play&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.17493626&variant=data&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14175186&variant=play&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss Teen Beat Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Bucky Covington Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.14175186 alb.14175186 Bucky Covington art.10366193 9.99 Bucky Covington alb.14175186 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/9/1/1181987_170x170.jpg 2007-04-17 00:00:00.0 2007-04-17 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14175186&variant=play&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14175186&variant=data&rws=%2Fbucky-covington%2Fdiscography.rss