The tweet read “Susan Boyle moment.” I trusted the sender, so I clicked … and was treated to the spectacle of American talent judges being as dismissive (nonverbally) as those British ones had been. This singer, however, is male, black and from America’s backwater to top all backwaters: West (by-god) Virginia. And for 10 years, the 36-year-old has made his living washing cars. Give him a listen (even if you aren’t a Sinatra fan):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6LOSEzo1QALandau Eugene Murphy Jr wowed the audience and the judges on America’s Got Talent with “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” He was voted “forward” to the next round in Las Vegas. When the clip was released last week, it was eclipsed by the Southwest Airline pilot’s “private cockpit conversation” that wasn’t. Murphy deserves more than his current 259,000 views … and I hope that NBC doesn’t force him into a polished persona.
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