{"id":18161,"date":"2025-06-04T12:44:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18161"},"modified":"2025-06-04T12:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:44:34","slug":"from-the-second-he-strummed-his-guitar-country-boy-will-moseley-had-the-judges-hooked-performing-his-original-song-gone-for-good-moseleys-southern-charm-and-rich-vocals-l-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=18161","title":{"rendered":"From the second he strummed his guitar, country boy Will Moseley had the judges hooked. Performing his original song \u201cGone For Good,\u201d Moseley\u2019s Southern charm and rich vocals lit up the audition room. Lionel Richie didn\u2019t even wait for the chorus\u2014he stood up and left mid-performance, confidently saying yes before heading to another commitment. Katy Perry sealed it: \u201cI knew he was a star from the very first note.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Towering country boy Will Moseley was an excitement machine on American Idol earlier this month, getting the judges on their feet and waving their arms, and even inspiring country hitmaker Luke Bryan to jump on the piano and play along to his audition. Moseley is a 23-year-old former college footballer from Hazlehurst, a small town in Georgia.<\/p>\n

The big lad sang his own original country tune \u201cGone For Good\u201d while playing the guitar, and his charming Southern drawl had the judges hyped from the get-go. Lionel Richie walked out of the audition during the first verse, but it wasn\u2019t for the reason you might think. Richie had another appointment to attend, but he had heard enough to give Moseley a confident yes vote before leaving the studio. Perry was also blown away, later saying she knew the big man was a star \u201cfrom the very first note.\u201d<\/p>\n

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