Bucky Covington

1977-

Written By Emily Horton

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[8]Singer Bucky Covington was born on November  8, 1977 in Rockingham [9], North Carolina to Gene Covington and Deborah Gates. Bucky Covington first gained notice in 2006 when he took the eighth spot on the television series American Idol [10].He has an identical twin brother, Robert David Covington. Covington went to Scotland High School [11] in Laurinburg [12], North Carolina, and graduated in 1996.Prior to auditioning American Idol, [10] Bucky painted automobiles at his family’s auto body shop, Covington’s Body Shop [13] in Hamlet [14], NC. His musical interests vary from rock to country, and he was previously a member a local North Carolina band Swampdogs.

In 2007 Lyric Street Records [15] released a self-titled album, Bucky Covington [16].The album was a success, with three chart-topping singles.Songs “A Different World” reached the number six spot on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart; “It’s Good to Be Us” reached the number eleven spot; and “I’ll Walk” reached the number ten spot.

After his successful performance on American Idol [10], Covington moved to Franklin, TN, near Nashville, where he continues to pursue a career in music.

 

 

References:

Bucky Covington, Official Homepage.Last modified 2012. Accessed March 22, 2012. http://www.buckycovington.com/ [17]

Country Music Biographies, Bucky Covington. Last modified 2012. Accessed March 22, 2012. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/covington__bucky/bio.jhtml [18]

Internet Movie Database, Bucky Covintong. Last modified 2012. Accessed March 22, 2012. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2212214/bio [19]

Image Credits:

Photo courtesy of Army Kaiserslautern, February 20, 2009. "2009 Bucky Covington USO Tour." Available from http://www.flickr.com/photos/usag_kaiserslautern/3299204477/ [8] (accessed March 23, 2012).

Video courtesty of BuckyCovingtonVEVO. "Bucky Covington- Gotta Be Somebody." Posted 2009. Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKr-285I2fY [20] (accessed March 23, 2012).