A former American Idol contestant, Bucky Covington has won over country audiences with his southern charm and his unique mix of southern rock and traditional country. … He was voted off in eighth place on April 12, 2006 after finding himself in the bottom three with Ace Young and Elliott Yamin. The day after he exited from Idol, Mark Miller, the front man of the band Sawyer Brown, contacted him. Mark helped him negotiate his record deal with Lyric Street Records. …

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