Von Smith on Idol

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March 3rd, 2009

Finally, we got to see our Von do his thang.  My thoughts are this…first half of the song…eh.  Second half of the song…that boy blew it out da box!!!…as Randy would say.  Von seemed really nervous at first when he walked out on stage, the first to do so for the night.  There was a [...]

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Neal E. Boyd Wins AGT

Posted by Amy Winder
October 2nd, 2008

NBC owes Sikeston’s Neal E. Boyd a million dollars and a show in Vegas. The Opera singer, who moonlights as an insurance salesman, (or something like that) won America’s Got Talent Wednesday night.  After the win, Boyd first cried, of course.  I loved it that host Jerry Springer called him a cry baby.  Takes one [...]

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Neal E. Boyd - The King of the Cry Fest

Posted by Amy Winder
September 10th, 2008

He’s mighty talented but for goodness sakes, he’s turning me into a bawl bag. Neal E. Boyd sang the mother, of all his songs so far, with such conviction and ease you would never guess he’s not already contracted. And in addition, we get to hear about the town of Sikeston pulling together [...]

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Sing it Pearl Heart

Posted by Amy Winder
September 9th, 2008

In case you didn’t check out the latest season of Nashville Star, you missed out on a trio of guitar playing sisters, formerly known as Me Too. The girls, Amy, Angela and Courtney Krechel grew up in Florissant. Their parents decided they’d be better off trying to make it in the music business by [...]

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David Cook on Oprah

Posted by Amy Winder
September 7th, 2008

The latest American Idol winner will appear on The Oprah Winfrey show Monday, September 8. It is the talk show’s season premier. Besides the singer, the stage will be filled with Olympians. Cook will sing “Time of My Life” to the athletes. The singer’s new album is due out in November.

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The Boys are Back

Posted by Amy Winder
September 7th, 2008

The two Missouri acts remaining on America’s Got Talent will hit the stage again this week. It will either be Tuesday or Wednesday, 7p.m. NBC.  Neil E. Boyd and The Cadence will need your votes to keep them on the show, since it’s down to 20 acts now.  Opera and percussion, perhaps they could combine [...]

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