Tidbits 8/27

• NBC Dallas Fort-Worth poll... will Clay be around in 20 years? Click on the Vote: Clay Aiken under Clay's photo to vote.
• Clay Aiken the Ideal Idol - Berkley's analysis of Clay's voice, during Idol and now --

  His voice has evolved and matured so much since then, and the growth in his artistic interpretation just stuns me. It isn’t a surprise to me that he can sing the range of Proud of Your Boy, but the character voice he uses in that song is a very subtle and effective bit of acting. I am impressed by his ability to sing in a legitimately soul-influenced pop style without sounding like a poseur

• People Online - Check out an "oldie but goodie" set of pictures of Clay from People 2004.
• Google Video - Video of a line dance by Alan Haywood to Clay's "When You Say You Love Me"
• Quiana Parlor's Website - Quiana has added The Tonight Show, Good Morning America, and Jimmy Kimmel to her September calendar. Looks like the gang will be together again!

• Chexxxy's Pearls - thoughts about Clay's post-Idol insta-celebrity:

  Nobody, except his fans, expected his career to take off the way it did in 2003. The runner up is supposed to put out a nice souvenir CD for the American Idol viewers and then drift back to wherever they came from. Who knew that with virtually no radioplay, his debut CD would go triple platinum? It boggles the mind to try to imagine the level of success he'll reach WITH radio.

• Carolina on My Mind: A potpourri of thoughts... ATDW, life, etc. Nice plug for CDD. Thanks!

  With ATDW promo really starting to roll, TV and holiday performance dates are filling calendars while Clay media reports stream across CA message boards. To stay on top of the latest news, tune into Clay's Daily Double. When Clay news happens, this blog updates -- often several times a day.

• Southern Girl - a look back at last year's Emmys which Clay helped cover for The Insider. This year's Emmys airs tonight.
  

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