Andy Skib
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Andy Skib is the lead singer of the rock band Midwest Kings
(MWK). He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with American Idol
season seven winner David Cook
. Skib has previously co-written songs with current David Cook bandmate Neal Tiemann
, who also served as lead guitarist for their band, Midwest Kings
(MWK). Additionally, he has co-written songs with artists Zac Maloy (The Nixons
), Hanson
, Graham Colton
, and Jaret Reddick
(Bowling for Soup
). Skib is also known for his most recent solo project, To Have Heroes. Skib is a member of David Cook's band, The Anthemic, providing rhythm guitar, keyboards and backup vocals. Skib and the rest of The Anthemic recently completed work on Cook's second album for 19/RCA Records. The album, entitled "This Loud Morning
," was released on June 28, 2011.
Sting
Jason Mraz
(born December 20, 1982) (guitar and lead vocals), Neal Tiemann
(born December 22, 1982) (music director, lead guitar), Kyle Peek (born February 3, 1988) (drums, backing vocals), and Joey Clement (born May 21, 1981) (bass guitar) to the Middle East to complete a USO Tour. The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook (album)
as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D
's Fuck Her Gently
and Van Halen
's Hot for Teacher
.
In Mid-February 2009, Skib embarked on a nationwide tour serving as rhythm guitarist and keyboardist
in addition to singing backup vocals for The Declaration Tour
to support the platinum-selling, major-label debut David Cook (album)
. Skib has had the opportunity to perform lead vocals on "Make Me" and "'Til I'm Blue" (Midwest Kings
songs) more than once during the run of the tour. The tour began at Club Downunder in Tallahassee, Florida on February 13, 2009 and was originally set to end in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 25, 2009. The tour was extended through the fall and came to a close on December 1, 2009 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina after 154 shows.
In Mid-May 2009, Skib and fellow bandmates took a short break from the North American leg of the Declaration Tour
to travel to Manila
in the Philippines. The band played a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila
on May 16, 2009.
In Mid-October 2011, Skib embarked on his second nationwide tour with David Cook, this time to support Cook's sophomore album "This Loud Morning
." The tour, which was co-headlined by Gavin DeGraw
, began on October 9, 2011 at Penn State University, and ended in Boone, North Carolina on November 11, 2011.
Midwest Kings
Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol...
(MWK). He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
season seven winner David Cook
David Cook (singer)
David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol...
. Skib has previously co-written songs with current David Cook bandmate Neal Tiemann
Neal Tiemann
Neal Tiemann is the lead guitarist and songwriter of the rock band the Midwest Kings and the lead guitarist for David Cook's band The Anthemic. He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with Cook and served as the tour's music director...
, who also served as lead guitarist for their band, Midwest Kings
Midwest Kings
Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol...
(MWK). Additionally, he has co-written songs with artists Zac Maloy (The Nixons
The Nixons
The Nixons were an American post-grunge rock band, finding some commercial success in the mid-1990s.-Band history:The Nixons were founded in Oklahoma City by singer/guitarist Zac Maloy, guitarist Jesse Davis, bassist Ricky Brooks, and drummer Tye Robison...
), Hanson
Hanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
, Graham Colton
Graham Colton
Graham Colton is an American singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma most widely known for his hit song "Best Days", featured on the television series American Idol and Kyle XY...
, and Jaret Reddick
Jaret Reddick
Jaret Ray Reddick is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and lead songwriter for the Grammy Award-nominated pop punk band Bowling for Soup. He plays a Music Man Axis that has a flag of Texas design on...
(Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
). Skib is also known for his most recent solo project, To Have Heroes. Skib is a member of David Cook's band, The Anthemic, providing rhythm guitar, keyboards and backup vocals. Skib and the rest of The Anthemic recently completed work on Cook's second album for 19/RCA Records. The album, entitled "This Loud Morning
This Loud Morning
-Background:David Cook began to concentrate working on this his second album after his first major tour, the Declaration Tour, concluded in December 2009. While on the tour, he put down some riffs and lyrical ideas, and started song-writing as a band towards the end of the tour...
," was released on June 28, 2011.
Musical Background
Influences include:Sting
Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
Early Career: 2002-2008
- Midwest KingsMidwest KingsMidwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol...
- The Pearls
- David CookDavid Cook (singer)David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol...
- Analog HeartAnalog HeartAnalog Heart is the debut solo album by singer/songwriter/guitarist David Cook. All songs on the album were written by him. Though originally released as an independent record on May 6, 2006, Analog Heart sales jumped during Cook's appearance on the seventh season of American Idol.Analog Heart won... - Bryan Jewett
2008-present
- To Have Heroes
- Midwest KingsMidwest KingsMidwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol...
- David CookDavid Cook (singer)David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol...
- David Cook (album)David Cook (album)David Cook is the first major-label album from seventh season American Idol winner David Cook. The album was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States, was certified platinum and has sold over one million copies in the United States. It has produced two top twenty singles, "Light On" and... - David CookDavid Cook (singer)David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol...
- This Loud MorningThis Loud Morning-Background:David Cook began to concentrate working on this his second album after his first major tour, the Declaration Tour, concluded in December 2009. While on the tour, he put down some riffs and lyrical ideas, and started song-writing as a band towards the end of the tour...
On Tour
From January 18–25, 2009, Skib traveled with bandmates David CookDavid Cook (singer)
David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol...
(born December 20, 1982) (guitar and lead vocals), Neal Tiemann
Neal Tiemann
Neal Tiemann is the lead guitarist and songwriter of the rock band the Midwest Kings and the lead guitarist for David Cook's band The Anthemic. He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with Cook and served as the tour's music director...
(born December 22, 1982) (music director, lead guitar), Kyle Peek (born February 3, 1988) (drums, backing vocals), and Joey Clement (born May 21, 1981) (bass guitar) to the Middle East to complete a USO Tour. The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook (album)
David Cook (album)
David Cook is the first major-label album from seventh season American Idol winner David Cook. The album was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States, was certified platinum and has sold over one million copies in the United States. It has produced two top twenty singles, "Light On" and...
as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D
Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jack Black and lead guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass, the band has released two albums – Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny...
's Fuck Her Gently
Fuck Her Gently
"Fuck Her Gently" is a 2001 Tenacious D song. It is the sixth track on their self titled album.-Synopsis:The vulgarity of the lyrics is contrasted by the low-key acoustic ballad style of the song. The singer contends that he is speaking "for the ladies", but advises men to listen closely...
and Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
's Hot for Teacher
Hot for Teacher
"Hot for Teacher" is a song on Van Halen's album 1984.The sexually suggestive song was best known for its long opening drum solo, near motorcycle-like drum fills and its music video featuring the band as both adults and young students in a high school...
.
In Mid-February 2009, Skib embarked on a nationwide tour serving as rhythm guitarist and keyboardist
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
in addition to singing backup vocals for The Declaration Tour
The Declaration Tour - 2009
Declaration Tour is the first solo headline tour of the American rock singer-songwriter David Cook, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. There were 152 shows in this tour, not including an extra show in Manila in the Philippines, a record...
to support the platinum-selling, major-label debut David Cook (album)
David Cook (album)
David Cook is the first major-label album from seventh season American Idol winner David Cook. The album was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States, was certified platinum and has sold over one million copies in the United States. It has produced two top twenty singles, "Light On" and...
. Skib has had the opportunity to perform lead vocals on "Make Me" and "'Til I'm Blue" (Midwest Kings
Midwest Kings
Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol...
songs) more than once during the run of the tour. The tour began at Club Downunder in Tallahassee, Florida on February 13, 2009 and was originally set to end in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 25, 2009. The tour was extended through the fall and came to a close on December 1, 2009 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina after 154 shows.
In Mid-May 2009, Skib and fellow bandmates took a short break from the North American leg of the Declaration Tour
The Declaration Tour - 2009
Declaration Tour is the first solo headline tour of the American rock singer-songwriter David Cook, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. There were 152 shows in this tour, not including an extra show in Manila in the Philippines, a record...
to travel to Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
in the Philippines. The band played a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
on May 16, 2009.
In Mid-October 2011, Skib embarked on his second nationwide tour with David Cook, this time to support Cook's sophomore album "This Loud Morning
This Loud Morning
-Background:David Cook began to concentrate working on this his second album after his first major tour, the Declaration Tour, concluded in December 2009. While on the tour, he put down some riffs and lyrical ideas, and started song-writing as a band towards the end of the tour...
." The tour, which was co-headlined by Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" , "In Love with a Girl", and "Not Over You".-Early life:DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg,...
, began on October 9, 2011 at Penn State University, and ended in Boone, North Carolina on November 11, 2011.
Music Videos
| Year | Song | Capacity | Performer | Director | Peak Position |
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| 2008 | Light On Light On "Light On" is the first official single released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook's major label debut studio album, David Cook. The single has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.-Song information:... |
Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals | David Cook David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol... |
Wayne Isham Wayne Isham Wayne Isham is an American music video director who has directed music videos of many popular artists; such as Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Roxette, Mötley Crüe, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Whitesnake, David Cook, Simple Plan, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys,... |
#1 - VH1 Top 20 |
| 2009 | Come Back To Me Come Back to Me (David Cook song) "Come Back to Me" is the third official single to be released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook's major label debut studio album, David Cook. It was released with "Bar-ba-sol" as a joint double-A single... |
Guitar, Backing Vocals | David Cook | Gavin Bowden | #1 - VH1 Top 20 |
| 2011 | The Last Goodbye The Last Goodbye (David Cook song) "The Last Goodbye" is the first single for American Idol winner David Cook's sophomore album This Loud Morning. It was released on April 19, 2011.-Song information:... |
Guitar, Backing Vocals | David Cook | Nigel Dick Nigel Dick Nigel Dick is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas?", as well as over 300 other music videos.Nigel Dick should not be confused with the Australian Dr... |
#1 - VH1 Top 20 |
| Fade into Me Fade into Me Fade Into Me will be the second single for American Idol winner David Cook's sophomore album This Loud Morning. -Song Information:... |
Guitar, Backing Vocals | David Cook |
Television Appearances
| Year | Air Date | Show | Network | Capacity | Songs Performed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | November 1 | Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Declaration, Light On Light On "Light On" is the first official single released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook's major label debut studio album, David Cook. The single has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.-Song information:... |
| November 14 | Tonight Show with Jay Leno | NBC | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Light On | |
| November 17 | Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now... |
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Light On, Heroes | |
| November 19 | Live with Regis and Kelly Live with Regis and Kelly Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception... |
ABC | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Light On Off Camera: Life on the Moon |
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| November 23 | American Music Awards American Music Awards -Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC... (Red Carpet) |
ABC | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Light On, Declaration | |
| December 1 | The Ellen Degeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show... |
NBC | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Light On | |
| December 31 | FOX's New Year's Eve Live | FOX | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Light On, Declaration | |
| 2009 | January 13 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | ABC | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Light On, Declaration Off Camera: Kiss On the Neck, Little Lies (cover), Bar-ba-sol Bar-ba-sol "Bar-ba-sol" was the third official single released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook's major label debut studio album, David Cook... |
| February 12 | Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now... |
ABC | Guitar, Backing Vocals | Declaration | |
| April 1 | American Idol Season 8 (Results Show) |
FOX | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Come Back To Me Come Back to Me (David Cook song) "Come Back to Me" is the third official single to be released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook's major label debut studio album, David Cook. It was released with "Bar-ba-sol" as a joint double-A single... |
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| May 20 | The Ellen Degeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show... |
NBC | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Come Back To Me | |
| May 20 | American Idol Season 8 (Finale) | FOX | Piano | Permanent Permanent (song) "Permanent" is the fourth single released by David Cook. The song was performed on the finale of season 8 of the TV show American Idol, and the performance then released onto iTunes as a charity single.... (charity single) |
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| May 25 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman.... |
NBC | Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals |
Come Back To Me Off Camera: Bar-ba-sol |
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| July 13 | 2009 MLB Home Run Derby 2009 Home Run Derby The 2009 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby was the sport's 25th annual home run-hitting contest and took place on July 13, 2009, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, the host location of the MLB All-Star Game... |
ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... |
Guitar, Backing Vocals | Declaration | |
| MLB Extra Innings MLB Extra Innings MLB Extra Innings is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed in North America by satellite provider DirecTV since 1996 and by most cable providers since 2001. The package allows its subscribers to see up to 80 out-of-market Major League Baseball games a week using local over the air stations... |
Guitar, Backing Vocals | Heroes | |||
| August 7 | Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now... |
ABC | Guitar, Backing Vocals | Come Back To Me Off Camera: Little Lies (cover) with Kris Allen Kris Allen Kristopher Neil "Kris" Allen is an American musician and singer-songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol... and Adam Lambert Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol... |
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| August 7 | Live with Regis and Kelly Live with Regis and Kelly Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception... |
ABC | Guitar, Backing Vocals | Come Back To Me | |
| November 23 | Live with Regis and Kelly Live with Regis and Kelly Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception... |
ABC | Lead Guitar | Declaration | |
| December 7 | Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005... : An All-Star Holiday Special |
FOX | Guitar, Backing Vocals | Lie | |
| 2010 | March 17 | American Idol (season 9) American Idol (season 9) The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12, 2010 and concluded on May 26, 2010 on Fox. Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi all returned as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres permanently replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge. Idol Gives Back also returned for the season and was... (Results Show) |
FOX | Guitar, Backing Vocals | Jumping Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up... |
| 2011 | April 21 | American Idol (season 10) American Idol (season 10) The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2011 and concluded on May 25, 2011, on Fox. The show underwent a number of changes from season nine, including the reduction of the judging panel to its original number of just three judges , a returning executive producer, a new music... (Results Show) |
FOX | Guitar, Backing Vocals | The Last Goodbye The Last Goodbye (David Cook song) "The Last Goodbye" is the first single for American Idol winner David Cook's sophomore album This Loud Morning. It was released on April 19, 2011.-Song information:... |
| April 26 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show... |
NBC | Guitar, Backing Vocals | The Last Goodbye | |
| May 24 | American Idol (season 10) American Idol (season 10) The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2011 and concluded on May 25, 2011, on Fox. The show underwent a number of changes from season nine, including the reduction of the judging panel to its original number of just three judges , a returning executive producer, a new music... (Finale) |
FOX | Guitar | Don't You (Forget About Me) Don't You (Forget About Me) "Don't You " is a song known for its being in the soundtrack to the film The Breakfast Club and performed by the band Simple Minds in 1985. The songwriters were producer Keith Forsey "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song known for its being in the soundtrack to the film The Breakfast Club and... by Simple Minds Simple Minds Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the... |
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| June 28 | The Today Show The Today Show Today is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series... |
NBC | Guitar, Backing Vocals | The Last Goodbye | |
| June 29 | Live With Regis and Kelly Live with Regis and Kelly Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception... |
ABC | Guitar, Backing Vocals | The Last Goodbye] | |
| June 30 | Lopez Tonight Lopez Tonight Lopez Tonight was an American late-night television talk show hosted by comedian George Lopez. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network TBS. Lopez was the first Mexican American to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. The... |
TBS | Guitar, Backing Vocals | The Last Goodbye | |
| July 7 | The Talk The Talk (U.S. TV series) The Talk is a talk show created by actress Sara Gilbert, who also serves as the executive producer. The show premiered on October 18, 2010, and airs on CBS as a part of CBS Daytime... |
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... |
Guitar, Backing Vocals | The Last Goodbye | |
| July 14 | The Tonight Show The Tonight Show The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by... with Jay Leno |
NBC | Guitar, Backing Vocals | The Last Goodbye |
Studio Albums
| Year | Album details / Artist | Capacity | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Rock | CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 2003 | Midwest Kings (MWK Midwest Kings Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol... )
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| 2004 | Judging A Bullet (MWK Midwest Kings Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol... ) |
Lead Vocals | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2006 | Analog Heart Analog Heart Analog Heart is the debut solo album by singer/songwriter/guitarist David Cook. All songs on the album were written by him. Though originally released as an independent record on May 6, 2006, Analog Heart sales jumped during Cook's appearance on the seventh season of American Idol.Analog Heart won... (David Cook David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol... ) |
Engineer (Tracks 4, 5, 8) Backing Vocals (Track 10) |
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| 2006 | Incoherent With Desire To Move On (MWK Midwest Kings Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol... ) |
Lead Vocals | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2007 | A Brief Look at the New You (Bryan Jewett)
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Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals |
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| 2008 | Luna Despierta EP (MWK Midwest Kings Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol... ) |
Lead Vocals | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2008 | To Have Heroes EP (To Have Heroes)
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Co-Producer, Lead Vocals | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2010 | Wake the Dead (Mike Kelly)
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Backing Vocals, Piano | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 2010 | The Sanctuary Live Sessions (MWK)
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Engineer, Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar |
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| 2011 | Lost in America EP (To Have Heroes)
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| 2011 | This Loud Morning (David Cook David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol... ) RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label... |
Backing Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Composer |
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| 2011 | Luna Espera EP (MWK Midwest Kings Midwest Kings is a touring band based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose most notable member is David Cook, winner of the seventh season of American Idol... ) |
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Single(s)
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Pop Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
US Adult Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts... |
US Rock | CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Digital Hot Digital Songs The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of... |
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| 2009 | Permanent Permanent (song) "Permanent" is the fourth single released by David Cook. The song was performed on the finale of season 8 of the TV show American Idol, and the performance then released onto iTunes as a charity single.... (charity single) |
24 | 34 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 10 | David Cook David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol... |
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| 2011 | The Last Goodbye The Last Goodbye (David Cook song) "The Last Goodbye" is the first single for American Idol winner David Cook's sophomore album This Loud Morning. It was released on April 19, 2011.-Song information:... |
105 | — | 20 | 29 | — | 72 | — | — | David Cook David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol... |
This Loud Morning This Loud Morning -Background:David Cook began to concentrate working on this his second album after his first major tour, the Declaration Tour, concluded in December 2009. While on the tour, he put down some riffs and lyrical ideas, and started song-writing as a band towards the end of the tour... |
Backing vocals, electric guitar, piano | |||||||
| 2011 | Fade Into Me Fade into Me Fade Into Me will be the second single for American Idol winner David Cook's sophomore album This Loud Morning. -Song Information:... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | David Cook David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol... |
This Loud Morning This Loud Morning -Background:David Cook began to concentrate working on this his second album after his first major tour, the Declaration Tour, concluded in December 2009. While on the tour, he put down some riffs and lyrical ideas, and started song-writing as a band towards the end of the tour... |
Backing vocals, electric guitar | |||||||
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