Bucky Covington
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| Bucky Covington | ||
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 Bucky Covington appeared on Great American Country in December 2006.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | William Joel Covington | |
| Also known as | Bucky Covington | |
| Born | November 8, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Origin |  Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Country, country rock, rock | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, recording artist, songwriter | |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, drums, bass, singing | |
| Years active | 2006–present | |
| Label(s) | Lyric Street | |
| Website | buckycovingtonmusic.com | |
| Members | ||
| Bucky Covington (primary artist, vocals) Rocky Covington (drums) |
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| Notable instrument(s) | ||
| Acoustic guitar | ||
William Joel "Bucky" Covington III (born November 8, 1977) is an American Country Music Singer. He originally came to fame when he arrived at 8th place on the 5th season of American Idol. In early 2006, he was the 5th contestant to be eliminated from the final 12.
In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records, and released the single, "A Different World", on January 16, 2007. Covington's debut album, produced by Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown, is due out on April 17, 2007.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Bucky Covington was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, to Gene Covington and Deborah Gates on November 8, 1977 - along with his identical twin brother, Robert David "Rocky" Covington. Their biological parents have since remarried and their stepparents are Tracey Covington and Alan Gates. The Gates reside in Wagram.
Bucky is the nickname he also shares with his grandfather.[1] He graduated in the class of 1996 from Scotland County High School. Bucky and Rocky are musicians; the latter being the former lead singer of the North Carolina band Swamp Cat. In 1998 when the Covington twins were 20 years old, they were in a minor automobile mishap. Bucky allegedly assumed to be Rocky. They were processed for deceiving the authorities. The plaintiff failed to verify the right person since the twins were identical.[2]
Before the American Idol tour, the twins painted cars at Covington's Body Shop in Hamlet. In 2006, Bucky was married to Crystal for seven years (however, on February 13, 2007, Crystal announced that she will file for divorce[3]). After Idol, Bucky wrote in USA Today that he bought a house in Franklin, Tennessee near Nashville. Rocky and his wife Terra also moved into the same house in January. Rocky also joined as the drummer in Bucky's band.
At the age of 18, Covington taught himself how to command the guitar and began performing at clubs. He is also a guitarist, bassist, drummer and songwriter. Over the years, Covington has expanded his talents, both country and rock. After some time, he elected to perform both original and cover material in a cross-genre vein.
[edit] American Idol
In the 2005-06 season, the Covington twins auditioned for American Idol in Greensboro, NC individually. Of the two, Bucky advanced to the final twelve. On March 22, Bucky remained in the bottom three along with Lisa Tucker and Kevin Covais. On April 12 when Covington was in the bottom three with Ace Young and Elliott Yamin, the votes went to the latter two.
[edit] Debut album: Bucky Covington
In November and December of 2006, Bucky Covington performed on the GAC Country Music Christmas tour, making him the 1st Idol from the 5th season to be part of a major non-American Idol concert tour.[4].
Covington negotiated with Buena Vista Music Group's country label, Lyric Street Records. His debut single, "A Different World," was released to country radio on January 16, 2007 - coinciding with the premiere of American Idol (Season 6).[5][6][7] Its initial debut on radio was on Sirius Satellite Radio's New Country channel in late December 2006.
His debut album, Bucky Covington, will be released on April 17, 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- American Idol Season 5: Encores (May 23, 2006)
- Bucky Covington (April 17, 2007)
[edit] Songs
[edit] Quotes
- "I learned two words a long time ago that help out a lot: 'Screw it.' If something's bothering you, don't dwell on it. Just let it go. Worrying ain't gonna do nothing but make it worse." (Entertainment Weekly interview, 04/13/06)[8]
- "Chase your dreams. They don't come to you."[9]
[edit] American Idol performances
- Semi-finals
- February 22, 2006: "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- He received mixed reviews.
- March 1, 2006: "Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks
- All of the judges liked this performance.
- March 8, 2006: "Wave on Wave" by Pat Green
- The judges were ok with this performance. Although Cowell preferred Gedeon McKinney, Covington was voted into the top 12 instead of McKinney.
- Finals
- March 14, 2006: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
- The judges thought he handled the theme better than expected
- March 21, 2006: "Oh Boy" by Buddy Holly (Bottom 2)
- They criticised it as "lackluster and forgettable".
- March 28, 2006: "Real Good Man" by Tim McGraw
- They felt that was more at ease, but the performance was forgettable.
- April 4, 2006: "Best I Ever Had" by Gary Allan
- The judges thought it was satisfactory performance.
- April 11, 2006: "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen (Bottom 3, Eliminated)
- He overall received good reviews except from Cowell.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Bucky Covington Official Website
- Bucky Covington at American Idol
- Bucky Covington at TV.com
- Bucky Covington at CMT Music.
| American Idol Season 5 | |
| Taylor Hicks | Katharine McPhee | Elliott Yamin | Chris Daughtry | Paris Bennett | Kellie Pickler Ace Young | Bucky Covington | Mandisa | Lisa Tucker | Kevin Covais | Melissa McGhee |
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