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A Country “Cheap Trick”

Okay, full disclosure, I LOVE Cheap Trick.  When I was in high school I saw them at least 3-4 times playing the amphitheater at Astroworld (Houston’s equivalent of Carowinds). Laci…

AMERICAN IDOL – “209 (Top 20 Solos)” – The stakes grow higher as the Top 20 “American Idol” finalists sing their hearts out in front of a live audience at Los AngelesÕ famed venue The Wiltern, airing on The ABC Television Network, MONDAY, APRIL 1 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), streaming and on demand. (ABC/Eric McCandless)
LACI KAYE BOOTH

American Idol/ABC

Okay, full disclosure, I LOVE Cheap Trick.  When I was in high school I saw them at least 3-4 times playing the amphitheater at Astroworld (Houston's equivalent of Carowinds).

Laci Kaye Booth absolutely blew me away with this slowed-down, country version of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's "I Want You To Want Me."

How GREAT was that?!

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.