William Joel "Bucky" Covington III was born on November 8,1977 and is an American country music singer.
16 Facts About Bucky Covington
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Bucky Covington placed eighth on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series American Idol.
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Bucky Covington's self-titled debut album, produced by Dale Oliver and Mark Miller of the band Sawyer Brown, was released on April 17,2007.
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Bucky Covington graduated in the class of 1996 from Scotland High School in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
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Bucky Covington worked at Covington's Body Shop in Rockingham, North Carolina.
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At the age of 18, Covington taught himself how to play the guitar and began performing at clubs.
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In 1998, when the Bucky Covington twins were 20 years old, they were in a minor automobile mishap.
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In November and December 2006, Bucky Covington performed on the GAC Country Music Christmas tour, making him the first Idol from the 5th season to be part of a major non-American Idol concert tour.
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Bucky Covington negotiated with Buena Vista Music Group's country label, Lyric Street Records.
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Bucky Covington's debut surpassed the previous record held by Jason Michael Carroll's Waitin' in the Country.
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Bucky Covington performed selections from his album during a nationwide tour in 2007, and the track "Empty Handed" appeared in NASCAR 08 as part of the in-game soundtrack.
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In January 2009, Lyric Street noted that Bucky Covington has been in the studio recording his second album, I'm Alright.
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In early October 2009, Bucky Covington released a cover version of Nickelback's hit single "Gotta Be Somebody" which peaked at number 51 in December 2009 after spending only three weeks on the chart.
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However, in April 2010, it was announced Lyric Street Records would be closing, but Bucky Covington would be transferred to another label owned by Disney Music Group.
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However, Bucky Covington remained unsigned until October 2011 when it was announced that he had signed as the "premier artist" for E1 Music's Entertainment One Nashville label.
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Bucky Covington released his second studio album, Good Guys, on September 11,2012.