Bucky Covington
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Bucky Covington in The American Idol Experience motorcade at Walt Disney World.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Joel Covington III |
| Born | November 8, 1977 |
| Origin | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Lyric Street (2007-2010),E1 Music (2011-Present) |
| Associated acts | Sawyer Brown |
| Website | buckycovington.com |
William Joel "Bucky" Covington III (born November 8, 1977) is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series American Idol. In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records. His self-titled debut album, produced by Dale Oliver and Mark Miller of the band Sawyer Brown, was released on April 17, 2007. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and produced three hit singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: "A Different World" at number six, "It's Good to Be Us" at number eleven, and "I'll Walk" at number ten. Three more singles: "I Want My Life Back," "Gotta Be Somebody" and "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)," were released for an unreleased second album, titled I'm Alright, and later included on his 2011 album, Good Guys.
Bucky Covington was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, to Gene Covington and Deborah Gates on November 8, 1977 - along with his identical twin brother, Robert David "Rocky" Covington. Bucky is the nickname derived from his grandfather "Buck". He graduated in the class of 1996 from Scotland High School in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He worked at Covington's Body Shop in Hamlet, North Carolina.
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