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12-14-2011, 12:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | | My friend made it....
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A friend of mine recently won America's Got Talent,and secured himself a deal with Sony Records. He's very quickly becoming a highly-paid staple on the Las Vegas strip. He'll have those Vegas gigs as long as he wants'em. Talk about financial security. What's crazy is,he doesn't have much gigging experience,at all! Ain't that something? A crooner from W.Virginia. Couldn't happen to a better guy,for sure. And,he's stayed more than humble through the whole ordeal. Good for him.
Check it out: Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., @ America's Got Talent 2011 New York Auditions - YouTube Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. - Ain't That A Kick In The Head - YouTube |
12-14-2011, 12:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brookfield, CT | | | Just watched both videos. He's very good, and I wish him congratulations.
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12-14-2011, 12:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | | What a great story.
He will never have to wash a car again, unless he wants to.
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12-14-2011, 12:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Saint John, NB, Canada | | Excellent job.  Good to see people who can really sing.
My only question is, this is an american show, about american talent. Why do they have 2 Brits and a Canuck as judges?? 
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12-14-2011, 12:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta, Ga. | | | Now He's gots some pipes....
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12-14-2011, 12:40 PM
|  | (aka Greg Harman) | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dunbar, West Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayce ...My only question is, this is an american show, about american talent. Why do they have 2 Brits and a Canuck as judges?? | In case you have not noticed we are basically an insecure people who seek validation or authentication beyond ourselves; therefore, only others can judge whether we have talent or not.
edit: Hey Steve! Landau did good, son!
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12-14-2011, 12:44 PM
|  | a/k/a Steve Cooper | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington WV | | Yowsah! |
12-14-2011, 12:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | | I just love it when he sings in front of people that's never heard him sing before. Because he doesn't "fit the mold" of the type of music he does. He's just as good at classic/Southern rock,R&B,Funk,etc. He's just a well-rounded musician,with his voice as his instrument. I'm gonna have to ask him about his Death Metal chops,though....... |
12-14-2011, 12:46 PM
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12-14-2011, 01:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Medford, MA | | | Amazing! Has he ever performed at all, karaoke, ect.? Im always surprised when someone that good has no real experience. So cool how he "came out of nowhere," and to see how emotional it was in the first clip.
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12-14-2011, 01:14 PM
| | | | I watched every episode of that show this season and thought he was very deserving to win and has a great voice. What else I liked was that he was a very sincere, humble, nice guy who was also a great family man. Way to go! |
12-14-2011, 01:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by slaps76 Amazing! Has he ever performed at all, karaoke, ect.? Im always surprised when someone that good has no real experience. So cool how he "came out of nowhere," and to see how emotional it was in the first clip. | He played with a local band for 6 months or so. And,he'd do the karaoke thing at the local VFW. I heard him doin' a little karaoke during one of our breaks at a gig. So hell,I asked him if he'd like to sit in on a song,or two. Huh,come to think of it,he's the only one the band has asked because we liked what we heard.
The other people we've asked people to sit-in? Guys who's ego writes checks that their talent can't cash,just to get a good laugh!!! I love doin' that.   |
12-14-2011, 01:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa, FL | | | That's awesome. |
12-14-2011, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Michigan | | Congratulations to your friend , seems like he is having a lot of fun  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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