Country Music
Alyson Gilbert OUT
Published Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at 09:37 AM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Surely Alyson Gilbert's beauty pageant training came in handy last night when she had to smile as the judges booted her off ``Nashville Star.'' Gilbert, a former Miss St. Paul, struggled from the start of the show, with the judges criticizing her pageantry facial expressions and her unpredictable performances. Jewel even panned Gilbert's performance last night. She said, ``I need you to go away for a little while and find some soul and some hurt. I need you to stand up here for a reason and sing, because I don't feel anything.'' Last week, judge Jeffrey Steele called her ``Dr. Jekyll, Alyson Hyde,'' because he didn't know who he was getting from week to week. Last night, the judges skewered Coffey and Tommy Stanley. John Rich said Coffey wasn't a country singer because he was too pop and would be better suited on ``American Idol.'' Rich said ``a cowboy hat don't make you country. You can't fake your way through country music.'' Rich also said Stanley lacked the proper country credentials. The big winners of the night were Melissa Lawson and Gabe Garcia. The judges think they're the ones to beat
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