Donna’s Bucky Covington St. Louis Concert Recap

By On 07/14/2007 · 13 Comments · In American Idol, Bucky Covington

Mom and I were really excited about seeing Bucky in concert. When we went to the Idol tour in St Louis last August, it was the one show he missed due to illness.  We found out he was coming to Jackson, TN which was only about an hour and a half drive and knew we couldn’t miss it.

Before Bucky’s set during the afternoon they were holding a West TN Idols contest. The contestants were competing for a post in the Colgate Country Showdown which airs on GAC every fall. We missed the first round out their competition due to getting lost in pouring down rain  and road construction. When we arrived at the venue they were having an intermission before the start of the 2nd round. Let me tell you, those contestants really liked their Idol songs. The 2006 winner performed Pickler’s “Red High Heels” right before the start of the 2nd round  .They had 3 judges from the music business in Nashville. I recognized Deborah Allen (www.debrorahallenpresents.com) as I liked a few of her songs in the 80s and 90s. She later opened for Bucky. The 10 contestants were pretty good, I am bad with names but remember them by performance. The first contestant was  a young guy playing acoustic and singing “Home.” I liked his better than the original but unfortunately he didnt place. My favorites of the bunch were a girl who sang Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and a young man who played acoustic and  Ãƒâ€š  sang Roy Orbison’s “Crying”. He ended up placing 3rd while my favorite gal didnt place. Top honors went to an 18 year old girl who sang Martina McBride’s “Anyway.” She also got to do a 3 song set to open the show before Deborah came on and did “I Wonder” as one of them.

Next up was Deborah Allen, she was really good. She did her set just her and her acoustic guitar. She sang a song of hers from the 90s called “Rock Me,” a song she wrote that Patty Loveless recorded and a hilarious tune called “Viaggravation.” She closed with a beautiful new song she just recorded called “Last Time For Everything” that made a shed a couple tears.

And then there was BUCKY!

Bucky opened with “Empty Handed” and rocked it. He sang everything from his cd except “Aint No Thing.” The crowd loved him..one gal loved him a little too much as she was screaming BUCKY I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABY! Seriously though, Bucky put on a great show. During Carolina Blue he came out in the audience and grabbed a little girl he had met in the meet and greet. He took her on stage and sang to her. It was really sweet. When he sang “I’ll Walk” I think I saw the Buckster wipe away a couple tears and get a little choked up. He played some guitar and rocked out on his country rock stuff. He also did some great covers..”Suspicious Minds” he blew me away on. He did “Wave on Wave” which he also did on Idol. Another highlight was an acoustic cover of “Girl, You’ll   Be A Woman Soon.” It was great. His encore was “A Different World” which the whole crowd..young, old and inbetween sang along with him and a cover of “Keep Your Hands To Yourself.”

He had great interaction with the audience. His brother Rocky is still on drums and him and Bucky were a riot going back and forth with little jabs at eachother. Oh and Bucky did a little dancing too.. threw that Bucky slide in there a bit.   For those that asked about Bucky’s hair..it was indeed Big and Sexy!

Anyhow..it was a great show..if he comes to your area..you can’t miss it!!

 
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  • Lu

    I will DEFINITELY go see Bucky! Come to Va Buckster!

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Love Bucky! Glad you and Mom had a great time Donna!

  • J. NM

    Loved the recap!

    That’s it. I’m going to have to see Bucky when he comes to New Mexico in October. It’s a 4 hour drive, but it will be worth it.

  • weelassie

    Phat, Big Sexy Hair Stuff made a huge mistake signing Kat, Bucky’s hair is much purtier and it’s real!!

  • buckybaby

    Great recap Donna.I just saw Bucky in Warsaw,Indiana on the 10th.He was sooo awesome.He sang seventeen songs.He was very interactive with the crowd that night also.Him & Rocky joking around with each other was a blast to watch.I got some really nice pics.I can’t wait to see him at the Indiana state fair August 15th.

  • Jovi

    What bugs me is that so far the only idol to go further north than New York is Taylor. I think those southern idols are afraid of crossing the Mason Dixon line (that’s a joke), lol. Which they should be, cause I would keep some of them for myself.

    Buckybaby, when you see Bucky on August 15 tell him it’s my 40th b-day and I have a lobster dinner waiting for him.

    He is a supersweet guy, I met him and Rocky last May. They are very nice and really hot and much better in person!

  • Kirsten

    Thanks for the great recap Donna. Go Bucky!

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Thank you for the recap Donna! I do want to see him live. He’s been in the Orlando area once at some festival, but I didn’t know about it til too late, and I missed him. Hopefully, he’ll come back soon. I’ll totally go see him. :)

  • angelia

    I loved your recap Donna and it made me determined to see him if he ever comes my way. Bucky is a very sweet guy and has grown so much as an entertainer since he was eliminated from Idol (I actually thought at the time and still do that Bucky was nervous about Simon Cowell’s snide comments last year). I noticed at the finale that he seemed like a different person. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us.

    NOTE to JOVI: You said no one but Taylor had gone further north than NYC. Daughtry started touring in Canada in July (and has been well received by our northern neighbors) so I would say he has definitely gone further north than NYC.

  • Jovi

    LOL, Angelia you got me on that one. I should have said the states up north! A bit of a stretch for me to travel to Canada or any further south than New Hampshire to see the concerts I ant to see. Which really sucks.

  • beesims

    Thanks Donna for your great recap. I just got back from my first full Bucky concert this weekend. I went to the WGNA Countryfest in Altamont New York where he was sharing the bill with Jason Michael Carroll, Darryl Worely, Joe Nichols and Josh Turner. Bucky was the first act to go on around 11:30 in the morning and he really got the crowd going. This was my first country music festival and I felt a little out of place among all the cute young things wearing tank tops, denim mini skits and straw cowboy hats and the short hair dudes drinking one Coors Light after another. I think it was HWC who insisted that the reason Bucky sounded good on his album was the reliance on Pro Tools and studio wizardry. Well I can safely say that that is not the case. He performed most of the songs from the album with the same power and intensity. In some cases he sounded even better live than on the album. His live version of “The Bible and the Belt” just smoked. He did some great covers too—”Wave on Wave”, “Should Have Been a Cowboy”, “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” and “Suspicious Minds” (I had seen him do an acoustic version of that on the GAC Christmas tour, but this version with the full band really rocked and got the crowd up on its feet.) He also did a really sexy version of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. I think he has come so far from the unformed and awkward performer you saw on Idol. He has so much charisma and charm on stage. If you have a chance to see him, by all means go. You won’t be disappointed.

    I was bummed that I didn’t get to see sexy, deep voiced Josh Turner who was the last on the bill. I had to drive an hour to my friend’s house and I didn’t want to get stuck in traffic. On a slightly humorous note, I spent an hour looking for my car in the parking lot. I must have walked over a mile when I flagged down this parking lot helper in a go cart who took pity on me and drove me up and down these endless rows of cars in a field. We finally figured out that I was parked much further away from the fairgrounds in a completely different lot. I think I was so excited to see Bucky that I completely blanked out on where I parked my car. You can take the city girl to the country but….

  • http://www.myspace.com/sistermush dcd74

    Bee!!! I am so glad you had such a great time! I was thinking about you this weekend! I am so jealous you got to hear him cover Every Rose!!

    Thank you all above for your comments! We really had a blast!

  • http://myspace.com/catgirly pj

    Donna and Beesims! Great recaps! I heart Bucky. He was so fun when I saw him a few months ago. :)