'American Idol' eliminates jazzy Casey Abrams, leaving top 5 finalists
LOS ANGELES - Casey Abrams was given the heave-ho on "American Idol."
The eccentric 20-year-old musician-singer of Idyllwild, Calif., received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest Thursday after his jazzy interpretation of "Hi-De-Ho" on Wednesday's evening of Carole King tunes. Abrams was previously rescued by the show's judges with their one-time-only power, but there was no helping him this time.
Abrams was joined in the bottom three by Jacob Lusk, the booming 23-year-old vocalist from Compton, Calif., who grooved to "Oh No Not My Baby," and Scotty McCreery, the deep-voiced 17-year-old country crooner of Garner, N.C., who delighted with "You've Got a Friend."
Another singer will be eliminated next week.