Putting up some all-star numbers
Since his 'Idol' win, David Cook has been cranking out the big hits
What would it take to rattle singer David Cook?
The winner of last season's "American Idol" spent years summoning the guts to face audiences with two bands, put his name on a solo album of his own tunes, rocked a righteous cover of "Billie Jean" in front of Simon, Paula and Randy and, finally, slayed fellow David, Archuleta, in front of millions to win the "Idol" crown.
But when Cook went toSt.Louis two weeks ago to perform the "Star-Spangled Banner" before Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, things got a little shaky.
First, the 26-year-old Blue Springs, Mo., native felt a little weird entering Busch Stadium as aKansas City Royalsfan.
"Luckily, I didn't get stoned," Cook said during a stop inMahnomen, Minn., where he was performing at the Shooting Star Casino.
Then there was the awe-inspiring experience of wading through a sea of baseball stars and legends.
"I got to meet Hank Aaron," said Cook, who performs at the Delaware State Fair tonight. "I'm surprised I kept my facilities together."
Had Cook been able to keep his jaw off the ground, he might have realized he had common ground to discuss with baseball's true home run record holder. Cook also holds an amazing record -- two weeks after winning "American Idol," 11 of his songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100, which nearly doubled the chart's previous record.
Cook enlisted a diverse batch of musicians and songwriters to assist in swatting those 11 dingers over the fence, and that's what probably gave his eponymously titled 2008 album such wide appeal.
Since his 'Idol' win, David Cook has been cranking out the big hits
What would it take to rattle singer David Cook?
The winner of last season's "American Idol" spent years summoning the guts to face audiences with two bands, put his name on a solo album of his own tunes, rocked a righteous cover of "Billie Jean" in front of Simon, Paula and Randy and, finally, slayed fellow David, Archuleta, in front of millions to win the "Idol" crown.
But when Cook went toSt.Louis two weeks ago to perform the "Star-Spangled Banner" before Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, things got a little shaky.
First, the 26-year-old Blue Springs, Mo., native felt a little weird entering Busch Stadium as aKansas City Royalsfan.
"Luckily, I didn't get stoned," Cook said during a stop inMahnomen, Minn., where he was performing at the Shooting Star Casino.
Then there was the awe-inspiring experience of wading through a sea of baseball stars and legends.
"I got to meet Hank Aaron," said Cook, who performs at the Delaware State Fair tonight. "I'm surprised I kept my facilities together."
Had Cook been able to keep his jaw off the ground, he might have realized he had common ground to discuss with baseball's true home run record holder. Cook also holds an amazing record -- two weeks after winning "American Idol," 11 of his songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100, which nearly doubled the chart's previous record.
Cook enlisted a diverse batch of musicians and songwriters to assist in swatting those 11 dingers over the fence, and that's what probably gave his eponymously titled 2008 album such wide appeal.