CMT Blog: kristy Lee cook

Cancel the babysitter. Tim McGraw’s concert in Pelham, Alabama, tonight has been rescheduled for June 3.

The 9513 makes some definite predictions and observations on the fate of Kristy Lee Cook, this year’s country-lovin’ American Idol contestant who was booted off earlier this season.

Toby Keith has managed to find just the right groove to impress the unimpressable folks at Village Voice.

Hayes Carll creates a country album out of some banjo and some beat poetry. Listen to a few clips of the review of Trouble in Mind here.

Why doesn’t Miranda Lambert write about angels, Jesus, happy days and kids? Parade’s James Brady found out why.

Johnny Cash made him do it. And once Joaquin Phoenix learned to play guitar for Walk the Line, he’s been pursuing his passion for music.

Carrie Underwood advises any American Idol contestant to take Simon Cowell’s criticism like a man. Meanwhile, USA Today claims Kristy Lee Cook had no business singing Martina McBride’s “Anyway” on Tuesday night during American Idol’s Songs of Inspiration week.

Charlie Daniels is fightin’ mad that the folks at Guitar Hero messed with “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” He thinks they took the novelty of a fiddle contest right out of the song.

When an album’s cover art is reduced to a thumbnail image, as it is when you buy songs on iTunes, does that mean it’s a lost art?

Who knew Vince Gill was so hot? Apparently, his barber. Gill’s fresh new buzz cut is doing wonders to show off his good looks.

 Some people get it. Some people don’t.

As excited as I was, I had a very hard time watching American Idol this week. I was so green with envy, I could hardly stand it. When I heard Dolly Parton was going to be on the show, I was more than excited. I was ecstatic. I set my television to tape just in case I wanted to rewind and watch again and again. I didn’t want to miss a moment. The whole time I imagined myself standing there with Dolly Parton’s full attention. These young contestants were in the presence of one of country music’s most influential females, one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and they were singing Dolly Parton songs to Dolly Parton herself. Wow. Some people would give their “eye teeth” as my dad would say - just to be in her presence. What an honor these contestants were given. What a lifetime memory. They should savor the moment forever. I know I would.

Each contestant chose a Dolly song and sang it to her for her critiques. I noticed how some of them truly understood what they were experiencing, like Michael Johns. He welled with tears just talking about meeting her, and I felt like he truly recognized what a wonderful gift he was given that night. For people like me, and I’m sure thousands of others watching at home, we were living vicariously through him. Kristy Lee Cook, on the other hand, and several others for that matter, didn’t seem to grasp or appreciate what was taking place.

But the only reason I tuned into American Idol was to see Dolly. In fact, I even watched it a second time. No matter what anyone thinks of her performance, the contestants’ performances or an interview with Ryan Seacrest, she’s Dolly Parton. Thank goodness she was recognized. I am so happy that her music was exposed to the millions of young Americans watching that may not be familiar otherwise. My eyes were glued to the set. Though I don’t want a critique on my singing (believe me, it’s bad) or even aspire to be a singer, I truly think we can all learn something from Miss Dolly Parton.