Last night I covered auditions for the show The Hard Road to Nashville at The Wrangler in Elk Grove.
The Hard Road to Nashville is a reality show, not about drama, but about real country singing talent. Auditions are occurring across the country to find unknown singers. The winners will go straight to the finals. No semi-finals needed.
The winners will be put on a bus- five at a time- and perform six shows in six days, just like a real touring musician. After each week, one person will be booted from the bus and another person added.
About 30 people from Elk Grove and surrounding areas came to the bar to try out.
At least five people will go on to the finals, I was told.
Country singer Bobby Chitwood, 101.9 The Wolf's Kelly Symone and American Mixed Martial arts fighter Scott Smith were all "judges." They all went really easy on the singers. However, most people auditioning could carry a tune- I was pleasantly surprised. No William Hungs here.
Chitwood said he was releasing an album soon and could not "piss people off" by making harsh comments. Makes sense.
Plus, the real judges would watch the video tape being recorded by Tomas "Doc" Jones, the energetic host.
Two Elk Grove people auditioned- Craigs Killingsworth and Warren Marcus. Let's see if they make it to the finals!
For more info about the show visit http://thehardroadtonashville.com/online_audition.php
