Kris Allen and Jamar Rogers join Danny Gokey’s Sophia’s Heart Cruise

By On 08/20/2012 · 37 Comments · In American Idol, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen

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A few Season 8 Idol alums are joinging Danny Gokey on his 2013 Cruise for Sophia’s Heart. More detail at Sophia’s Heart.Org

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  • Anonymous

    I really don’t follow Kris but I never heard some speculation that he HATED Danny. Or was there any?

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     It doesn’t feel or seem like he’s still signed to a major label… Kris is practically invisible to the music public… if he’s still able to tread water doing cruises and whatnot to make a living, more power to him. Bigger names than he are practically in the same boat – no pun intended.

  • http://twitter.com/Miztig Miz

    Kris is still signed to RCA. He just did a private gig for Yahoo last week and Lyndsey Parker did a 4 part interview with him that will begin on Sept. 4th. 

    The week before he did a concert with the Berklee School of Music in Boston. It must have been a big deal. There was a HUGE billboard (may have been a video billboard) in Times Square with him on it.

    Kris isn’t ‘treading water’ doing cruises. He is helping a friend/associate with their charity. I think that is admirable. One thing Kris has said repeatedly was that he wanted to be able to help others through his music. He is doing that rather admirably.

  • Anonymous

    Like any young Non-Profit, Sophia’s Heart has some growing pains— like keeping it’s webpages updated, etc.  But it is a very active and honorable charity. 

    In Milwaukee, the Music and Dance program, which instructs 25 to 30 urban youth in each of 3 sessions a year, is supported by corporations like the Brewers, the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe, the NW Mutual, WaterStone Bank and others.  In Nashville they have had a completely different set of supporters and an active family program for homeless families trying to get back on their feet. Plus a youth Music and Arts program. So far, SHF has granted eight scholarships.

    The use of the SHF funds have been independently audited since 2009 and reported and posted on the States of WI and TN Charitable License websites and to the IRS.

    Very legit and Danny spends an amazing amount of time supporting his foundation (for no compensation and he commonly donates performance fees). In fact some of his fans aren’t sure which is dearer to his heart: his music or his work with those less fortunate. 

  • Anonymous

    If nothing else, Kris will always have the title going for him. 

    Phil Stacey (I think) said…if you’ve been on Idol, there will always be people who want to see you.  If that’s true, how much more-so if you’re a winner! 

  • Anonymous

    I had a great time on Danny’s first cruise.  One of the items up for auction was a spot at his dinner table and I did that – he was a sweetheart and it was a blast, I loved getting to just sit and chat with him a bit.  I bought a ticket to the second cruise but wasn’t able to go due to work, luckily I was able to give my cabin to another fan.  I’d love to make this one, hope it works out.  It would be fun to see Kris.  I’m happy for his fans that they’ll have this opportunity to see him in this more casual, relaxed atmosphere.  I found it to be a lot of fun and definitely worth the trip.

  • Anonymous

    Besides changing the story to fit the meme that Kris isn’t doing anything or has been dropped, I think that people are mixing up what a label does, and what management does.  RCA has had a few appearances lined up for Kris over the last two months, for example this past Saturday’s concert was for a radio station, and the Red Sox charity event was in support of the local Hot AC station.  Kris was accompanied by someone from RCA’s radio promotions department at those events.

    What Kris hasn’t had is a lot of appearances that would be arranged by his management.  This may be due to Kris no longer being with 19, but who can tell since 19 has been so incompetent over the last three years.

    Even with the radio events that Kris has been doing for 19, he still may be dropped.  But I don’t think that we have to misrepresent this charity event, or Kris’ schedule in order to support that opinion.

  • Anonymous

    From what I understand, Kris’ contract with 19 was up at the end of May. IF he’s no longer repped by them (and we haven’t heard one way or the other if he is), it’s possible that it was his decision not to re-sign with them, rather than them deciding not to re-sign him. 

    Hopefully we will get some sort of official word on the status of his mgmt. Maybe we will hear something when Lyndsey Parker posts the 4-part interview she just did with him.

  • hoosiermama2

    Thanks (multiple posters) for all the information on Sophia’s Heart. It sounds like a legitimate and worthwhile charity to me! And it does include music programs, which we all know is near and dear to Kris’ heart. So, I’ve changed my mind—good for him helping Danny out with this.

  • Happyhexer

    It feels weird that this thread seems to have devolved into a discussion on the state of Kris Allen’s career.  But you sum it up perfectly here:

    “And this is for charity, anyway — has nothing to do with the state of anyone’s career.”

    It’s a charity cruise, nothing more, nothing less.  As a matter of fact, during the second cruise, Danny asked his fans who they would like to see as guests on the next cruise.  Danny’s fans mentioned Kris and Jamar, along with several other former Idols (including Allison).  Danny likely was trying to please his fans by inviting Kris and Jamar on the cruise, and it was very kind of them both to accept.  I doubt that they are getting much out of it except perhaps for a free cruise and the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping Danny’s charity.

    The cruise does nothing to advance anyone’s career.  The people most likely to go on the cruise are those who are strong fans of one or more of the performers, and who also have the time and money to do so.  The only people who get to attend the concerts/events are those that book Danny’s SH cruise.  Others onboard ship don’t get to attend.  (In fact, during the first cruise, a number of people onboard were disappointed when they discovered that Danny was onboard and would be performing, but that they could not attend.)  Accordingly, the cruise audience will primarily be made up of existing fans, with not a lot of opportunity for any of the performers to expand their fanbases.

    (P.S.) Danny had a blast with Matt Giraud on the last cruise, so I suspect that when fans suggested Kris and Jamar, Danny was happy to oblige! :-D

  • Happyhexer

    I’ve said before that I’ve never been a fan of Kris, and that was true . . . until he released his second album, which I really, really like.  A lot.  :-P

    I have no idea what may be in store for Kris in the short term, but I have to believe that things will work out in the long run, because he is a talented musician and songwriter, who deserves to be heard.  I wish Kris the very best.  And I respect that he is willing to be so generous with his time.

  • steph6449

    I agree with those commending Kris for putting his time and talent to supporting charities, like this and many others, as has Danny and most or all of the more visible AI8 alums. And same kudos to Jamar, who may have more personal reasons to support it coming out of Milwaukee with an appreciation for the needs of the kids Danny is trying to help there. Jamar presumably also knew Danny’s first wife Sophia, in whose remembrance the non-profit was founded.

    For those interested, this pic has the Milwaukee SH choir kids who were performing publicly last night at a community event in response to the shootings at the Sikh temple. Danny was one of the featured singers, and reportedly performed I Will Not Say Goodbye.
    http://ow.ly/i/RKyV

    A couple of videos from the two earlier cruises

    Danny and Matt with Brandon on Hard to Handle
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zv3Hh8ENHw

    Danny and Matt with Brandon on Don’t Stop Believing
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_B6TjuNKZY

    Danny and band + Jamie from cruise #1, Don’t Take the Girl (with a somewhat ~unconventional ending, pretty funny)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OekbQwZoZWM

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