{"id":48237,"date":"2026-11-12T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=48237"},"modified":"2026-11-12T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T21:00:36","slug":"musicflow-208f8fdbf7bb2dff3de37a390361225f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=48237","title":{"rendered":"From Squad-Car Karaoke to the Stage With Kelly Clarkson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LaMont Jackson and Michael Pagel\u2019s police-car karaoke videos led to an unexpected invitation: a chance to sing with Kelly Clarkson at Kansas City\u2019s Sprint Center. The Kansas Capitol Police officers performed Ben E. King\u2019s \u201cStand By Me\u201d during the concert, with Clarkson joining them as the song turned into a singalong.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance brought their online musical hobby into a live arena. Jackson moved around the stage and encouraged people in different sections to join in, while the audience sang along. For the officers, the performance was a striking change of setting from the squad car where viewers had first encountered their music.<\/p>\n<h2>How the videos caught on<\/h2>\n<p>The path to the stage began with Pagel looking for ways to build the police department\u2019s social-media presence. In an interview with WIBW-TV, he said he had seen karaoke videos online and thought a colleague who could genuinely sing would make theirs stand out. He recruited Jackson, whose vocals became a focus of the clips.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kubrick.htvapps.com\/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/kirkpatrick-freedom-rock-norwalk-pkg-kcci1781-136-00-02-03-05-still001-1550112753.jpg?resize=1200%3A*\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson invites officers on stage to sing, and they nail performance - KCCI\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"><figcaption>Kelly Clarkson invites officers on stage to sing, and they nail performance &#8211; KCCI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The videos drew attention online, and Clarkson saw them before inviting the pair to perform when she came to Kansas City. Their appearance offered a live showcase for the singing that had first reached viewers through short recordings inside their police cruiser.<\/p>\n<h2>From online clips to a concert video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelly Clarkson invites officers on stage to sing, and they nail performance\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iiSlv89DGbA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Footage of the performance was shared by KCCI NewsChannel 8 on YouTube and reportedly accumulated 1.8 million views. Pagel also posted about the experience through the Kansas Capitol Police Twitter account, thanking Clarkson for the invitation and saying he and Jackson had enjoyed the night.<\/p>\n<p>The performance\u2019s appeal rested on a simple contrast: two officers known for singing in their patrol car were suddenly sharing a stage with a major recording artist. Jackson\u2019s choice of classic material, including \u201cStand By Me,\u201d also connected the concert appearance to the familiar songs featured in their karaoke videos.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video of Kansas City cop singing goes viral\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gk_mqG7ysDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What began as an idea for social media became an opportunity to sing for a concert audience alongside Clarkson. Their move from a police cruiser to the Sprint Center put the officers\u2019 musical side before a much larger crowd\u2014and gave their online videos a memorable next chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWO POLICE OFFICERS TOOK THEIR SQUAD-CAR KARAOKE TO A KELLY CLARKSON CONCERT STAGE.<\/p>\n<p>LaMont Jackson and Michael Pagel had already drawn attention for singing together inside their police cruiser. The videos began as an effort to build the Kansas Capitol Police\u2019s social-media presence, but Jackson\u2019s voice helped them reach a wider audience.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing the clips, Clarkson invited the officers to perform when she came to Kansas City. At the Sprint Center, they chose Ben E. King\u2019s \u201cStand By Me\u201d\u2014but what happened when the song began made the appearance stand out.<\/p>\n<p>The performance was later shared online, extending the reach of a moment that began with two officers and a karaoke idea. How did their unlikely trip from a patrol car to a concert stage unfold?<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0f Enjoy the song in the first comment \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musicflow-soulful-tunes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From Squad-Car Karaoke to the Stage With Kelly Clarkson - New50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=48237\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From Squad-Car Karaoke to the Stage With Kelly Clarkson - New50\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TWO POLICE OFFICERS TOOK THEIR SQUAD-CAR KARAOKE TO A KELLY CLARKSON CONCERT STAGE. 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