Jim Fair
Briona Pride sang "I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Judges liked Pride's stage presence, what she wore and had strong vocas.
Jim Fair
Charles Wolfe sang "Dream On" by Aerosmith. One judge told Wolfe had the whole package as a singer and performer. Another judge said, "I saw a rock star on stage tonight."
Jim Fair
Megan Watts sang "Alone" by heart. A judge gushed, "Your presence on stage is fabulous. Another judge cautioned, "I could hear the strain when you hit the night notes. You don't want the audience hear you strain."
Jim Fair
Greer City Park's amphitheater was wall-to-wall with people in the first Tunes in the Park on Friday night. Interestingly, some of Teen Idol performers and their followers left after their competition.
An overflow crowd that stretched onto the lawn of City Park saw the Amphitheater serve as the new venue for Tunes in the Park Friday night.
Greer Idol and Idol Teen sandwiched its second week of competition between the Holiday Band performing two sets. The final week of Idol competition and Tunes in the Park is next Friday.
Rain cancelled the two previous weeks of Tunes in the Park.
Eleven Idol contestants in each division competed Friday evening with the field to be trimmed to the final six. The winners will be announced next week after the competition. The Idol winner receives $1,500 and Idol Teen $500.
The city inherited Tunes in the Park when Greer Station Association members were indifferent in keeping the summer series downtown. Friday night’s crowd may have arguably been the biggest ever.
The list of Friday’s Idol and Idol Teen contestants and their songs selected from the 70s and 80s rock genre, in the order they were performed, are:
Greer Idol
Lauren Michelle Robinson Surkamer
“Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, by Pat Benator“House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals
Megan Watts
“Alone” by Heart
Lauren Waynick
You’re No Good” by Linda Ronstadt
Jonathon Hannon
“Desperado” by Eagles
Brionah Pride
“I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
Chase Wolfe
“Dream On” by Aerosmith
Nikita Thompson
“I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
Keiffer Mendoza
“Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jamesia Downs
“What’s Love Got To Do With It” by Tina Turner
Judy Fowler
“Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin
Javy Pagan
“House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals
Greer Idol Teen
Alexa Rosenfeld
“Heart Breaker” by Pat Benatar
Michael Matheny
“You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi
Hayley Welch
“Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
Catherine Warren
“Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
Janet Forrester
“Old Time Rock and Roll” by Bob Seger
Bethany Ghent
“What a Feeling” by Irene Cara
Adam Rogers
“What to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner
Jessie McAtee
“Baby Love” by Diana Ross and the Supremes
Charly Ann Roper
“Somebody to Love” by Queen
Cody Young
“Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey
Gracie Bryant
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benator