Turns out the very first Hollywood-bound contestant we met on American Idol Season 14 has a central Pennsylvania connection. Riley Bria grew up in Lancaster and spent two years performing in a contemporary country band, first known as Headstrong, then as Levi Road. The band consisted of Riley, brothers Jaden and Spencer and friend Josh…
The very final contestant we met during American Idol’s combined Nashville-Kansas City audition episode was the talented Jess Lamb. While the first two episodes of Season 14 featured lots of talented young singers, the 28-year-old told us she’s been playing music — mostly Motown and soul — around the Cincinnati area for 10 years. “For…
One of the most heartwarming auditions in Nashville for American Idol was provided by country singer Garrett Miles. Garrett’s optic nerves never developed, so he was born blind in his right eye and with only 10 percent vision in his left. That hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his aspirations of becoming a country singer. He’s…
Clark Beckham was introduced to us as a Nashville street performer during the American Idol Season 14 auditions. But that might be selling the 22-year-old from White House, Tenn., short. This is a street performer who has already released two solid EPs — a self-titled six-track effort in June 2013 and a 6-track “Songs About…
