Ex-"Idol" Jon Peter Lewis in Redlands
A couple weeks ago, I saw Jon Peter Lewis do an in-store appearance at Borders Books in Riverside. The acoustic 40-minute set spotlighted tunes from his latest CD "Stories From Hollywood" on Cockaroo Entertainment Records.
The singer/guitarist, a top 10 finalist on the third season of "American Idol," told a story about how Jennifer Hudson helped to inspire a tune, while others all seemed to be about former girlfriends. Before doing one that might be unsuitable for young ears, he polled the younger members of the crowd to see how old they were.
Ranging from alternative rock to pop to soul, "Hollywood" is one of the stronger efforts to emerge from a male AI castoff. Lewis co-wrote four of the songs. Highlights include "Gypsy Queen," lighthearted singalong "Rodeo,"
"Boy Next Door" and "Amanda Grace."
Catch Lewis in the Redlands Civic Light Opera production of "Godspell" at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (909) 335-1151 or go to redlandsciviclightopera.com for more information.
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