Daughtry: Going beyong American Idol
Monday, February 9th, 2009
America doesn’t always make the right choice in American Idol, and good performers always get voted out while the less talented ones are left behind.
Good thing for Chris Daughtry, who got voted out in the 5th season of American Idol but was part of the final four, that he went beyond the popular singing talent search to carve out a name for himself in the music industry. Chris now fronts Daughtry, and alternative / rock band that has been making waves on air, starting with their singles “It’s Not Over” (with 3,276,000 point sales) and “Home” (with 1,181,000 point sales), which were released in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Daugthry also has the distinction of being in the #1 U.S. Billboard 200 for 2 weeks and the #1 U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums position for 14 weeks.
Besides Chris, the band is made up of Josh Paul on bass, Joey Barnes on drums, Brian Craddock and Josh Steeley on guitars.