Gokey said he was sick the past five or six days, and hoped no one who hugged him would catch anything.
The sound was too loud for conversation beyond pleasantries, but Gokey showed a heavily tattooed woman a small tattoo on his right shoulder. To another who had ”Gokey’s Girls” emblazoned on her shirt, he said, ”Oh, I love your shirt.”
In an interview before the show, Gokey said he saw very little of the show this year, perhaps an hour all season. But he said he was aware of DeWyze, whose raspy, soulful voice and laid-back demeanor have gotten comparisons to Gokey.
Asked about that, Gokey said simply, ”Yes sir.”
Gokey did not perform. Grady and his band, Wailing Waters, gave an hourlong concert after the ”Idol” winner was announced.
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