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Published
July 2, 2008

Joey Barnes doesn't live his life like most rock stars. The drummer for Daughtry still spends a great deal of his down time in the 'Boro. He travels sans entourage, his face bare of identity-shielding shades indoors. He drives a Honda, not a tricked-out Hummer. It seems a smash hit album, tour and even a couple Grammy nominations haven't changed this Greensboro native much.

"My bank account's bigger," Barnes says of his newfound fame. "And that just allows me to do what I want to do. I'll always be the same dude. I've always been weird and eccentric and eclectic and all the other 'e' words. I know who I am and what I can do and what I can't do and what I want to do. I've always known that."

What he's always wanted to do is play music. Growing up in a family of musicians, Barnes was introduced to music at a young age.

JOSH "JP" PAUL - 13 JUNE / JUNIO

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JOEY BARNES - 13 AUGUST / AGOSTO

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JOSH STEELY AND BRIAN CRADOCK - 24 AUGUST / AGOSTO

* 29 AUGUST, MY BIRTHDAY

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CHRIS DAUGHTRY - 26 DECEMBER / DICIEMBRE

* Post-Idol:

After leaving American Idol, Daughtry traveled the talk show circuit, post-season promotion which has become increasingly commonplace for non-winners as American Idol progressed through the years. He made appearances on The Tonight Show, Total Request Live, and The Today Show. He also appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in which he performed "Wanted Dead or Alive"—his track on the American Idol Season Five: Encores CD. In a later episode of the show in which Ellen interviewed former presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush who were collaborating on the Bush-Clinton Katrina fund, she even jokingly asked if anything could be done about Daughtry's elimination.

Daughtry has proved quite successful since Idol. For the week of June 10, 2006, Daughtry's cover of "Wanted Dead or Alive" charted at #43 on the Billboard Hot 100, being named the Hot Shot Debut of the week.

Christopher Adam Daughtry (born December 26 1979) is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of Daughtry, a band he formed in 2006. He is also known as the fourth-place finalist on the highly publicized fifth season of American Idol, eliminated from the competition on May 10 2006.

After his fallout from Idol, his band's self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies after just 5 weeks of release, becoming the fastest selling debut rock album of all time. In its ninth week of release, the album reached number one on the Billboard charts, edging out the Dreamgirls soundtrack. Daughtry is the fourth most successful American Idol contestant in history, behind Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Clay Aiken, as well as the most successful non-runner-up or winner. Chris also happens to be the second most successful idol contestant outside the United States behind only Kelly Clarkson.

* Early life:

* Biography:

...was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He was raised in Lasker, North Carolina until he was 14. His parents, Pete and Sandra Daughtry, reside in the town of Lake Monticello, Virginia in Palmyra, Virginia, where Daughtry grew up before he relocated to McLeansville outside of Greensboro, North Carolina. His brother, Kenneth, resides in Victoria, Virginia. In his spare time, Daughtry was an artist, and he read comic books avidly. At age 16, Daughtry started taking singing seriously as a professional musician. He performed with rock bands during his time in high school. Musical influences include 1990s bands like Bush, Live, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Stone Temple Pilots. Other influences include Fuel and Bon Jovi. During high school he appeared in two stage productions: The Wiz and Peter Pan. For his first official performance he sang "Achy Breaky Heart" at his grandfather's bar. Daughtry graduated from Fluvanna High School in 1998.

The Vibe Magazine recently published the list of 30 albums sold more these past 2 years, namely from 2006 to 2008.
Here we present the list.

1. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black - 9,473000
2. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds - 8,962000
3. Soundtrack - High School Musical - 8,082000
4. Nelly Furtado – Loose - 8,022000
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - 7,578000
6. Pink - I m Not Dead - 6,276000
7. Fergie - The Dutchess – 6,206000
8. Soundtrack - High School Musical - 6,154000
9. Beyoncé - B Day - 6,092000
10. Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight - 6,005000
11. Alicia Keys - As I Am - 5,680300
12. Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion - 5,673850
13. Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden – 5,507225
14. Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing – 5,440575
15. The Beatles – Love - 5,437350
16. Michael Bublé - Call Me Irresponsible – 5,328775
17. Rascal Flatts - Me And My Gang – 5,107325
18. Snow Patrol - Eyes Open – 4,904150