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I’ve been able to follow a lot of the past talent of America’s Got Talent. Neal E. Boyd is releasing a single and touring with Paul Potts (Britain’s Got Talent). Queen Emily is in Las Vegas doing Menopause the musical. Donald Braswell has been doing shows, releasing records and even did an appearance on PBS. A little bit surprising to me is that I haven’t heard anything about what’s happened to Eli Mattson. His performance of Walking in Memphis is one of my favorites ever on America’s Got Talent. I found this video from November 25, 2008 of him performing “Walking in Memphis” at the Meyer Theatre:

Does anyone else know what’s going on with Eli Mattson? I’d love to know if he’s releasing an album, if he has any concerts. What he’s doing with his talent.

Also, I think fans of Eli Mattson and Neal E. Boyd will also really enjoy this video of Eli and Neal performing “Candle in the Wind” on July 4, 2008. I have to admit, I think that Eli Mattson actually outperforms Neal on this one. Maybe it was just the song choice. However, I loved the whole thing and it was nice to see them together.

I just got some more information about Neal Boyd going on tour with Paul Potts (Britain’s Got Talent winner). Here’s the list of Neal Boyd tour stops and links to buy tickets on ticketmaster:
July 6th: Grand Prairie (Dallas), TX – Nokia Theatre Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 7th: Houston, TX – Verizon Theater Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 9th: New York, NY – Beacon Theatre Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 10th: Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 12th: Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 14th: Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 15th: Atlanta, GA – Symphony Hall Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 17th: Atlantic City, NJ – The Borgata Music Box Theater Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 20th: Chicago, IL – Rosemont Theatre Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster
July 21st: Washington, DC – Warner Theatre Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

Now if he’d only come to Las Vegas so I could go and see him. If you happen to go to one of his shows, I’d welcome a guest post about the experience and any pictures you might have taken.

I also found out that Neal E. Boyd’s debut album “My American Dream” will be coming out June 23rd. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that his album is coming out the day that America’s Got Talent 2009 premieres. I’ll post another update once the album is released and I think we should give away a couple of Neal Boyd’s cd’s along with our Terry Fator Biography and Winston the Turtle giveaways. Watch for those giveaways to start near the beginning of America’s Got Talent 2009.

America’s Got Talent winner Neal E. Boyd has a track from his debut album up on People.com. It’s nice to finally see Neal Boyd getting close to releasing an album. I wonder if it was deliberately delayed until the start of America’s Got Talent 2009. Sounds like a smart plan to me.

My first take of Neal E. Boyd singing “God Bless the USA” is that it was a nice rendition. I have a feeling he’s going to be invited to somewhere nice to sing for fourth of July. I’m sure that many people will wonder why he chose that song, but fans of Neal E. Boyd are going to love it I think. I personally don’t like the orchestration very much, but Neal does a nice job singing it. In fact, I think I like him better on this single than I did on America’s Got Talent.

Also, for those wanting to have Neal E. Boyd’s version of Turandot: Nessun Dorma it’s available on iTunes. It was the best song he performed on America’s Got Talent.

I hope he makes it to Las Vegas at some point. I’d enjoy seeing him live.

I previously posted with the idea of having fans donate to support those contestants on America’s Got Talent to be able to have their family present when they perform in Los Angeles. The best example of this was last year’s winner, Neal Boyd. His mother wanted to attend and didn’t have the money to be able to do so.

For those people who have the means to help, we’d greatly appreciate the donations. To those of you who have already helped, thank you. We’re still a long way from having enough to be able to do what we want, but with everyone’s support we can make a dream come true for a family.

Here’s a button to donate:

It’s really simple. Just click the button. Enter your information and make the donation. If you’d like a link back to your site or something like that on this site, then leave a note on our Contact Pure America’s Got Talent page right after doing the donation and we’ll be happy to link to those people that donate.

America’s Got Talent’s Nuttin’ But Stringz and Neal E. Boyd performed “Dance with My Father Again” at the Las Vegas show. Check out the video of their performance.

Check out the following video of Neal E. Boyd performing the song that won him America’s Got Talent: Nessun Dorma

For a while I’ve been thinking how sad it was that Neal Boyd’s mom couldn’t be in LA to see him win America’s Got Talent. I believe that Nuttin’ But Stringz family couldn’t be there either (I could be wrong on this one). It really makes me sad when people as talented as these 2 aren’t able to share it with their families.

Well, I got the idea that I should leverage the viewers of this site for good when I read that the city of Sikeston, Mo put up his Mother’s plane ticket so that she could see Neal perform.

So, I’m starting the Pure America’s Got Talent fund. Assuming enough people donate, I’ll be using the money raised to pay for a family member of someone on next season’s show to fly out to see them perform live.

Here’s a button to donate:

I’ll be working on putting this in the sidebar of the site and to put up a meter so we can see how many people have donated to the cause. Also, in return for your donation, I’ll be working on a donation page where I can recognize all those who graciously donated.

These are some really nice candid pictures of Neal Boyd and Jessica Price behind the scenes of America’s Got Talent. My favorite picture is the one with Neal Boyd giving Jessica Price a hug.

Enjoy the pictures of Neal Boyd and Jessica Price:

This is a nice little candid interview with Neal E. Boyd after winning America’s Got Talent. He’s pretty good at promotion too. I think it shows you a little bit more about what Neal E. Boyd is like. I also love his talk of American Opera versus European Opera.

Buy Tickets to see Neal Boyd in Las Vegas!

Looks like the America’s Got Talent poll was wrong in its prediction of the America’s Got Talent winner. I knew that the poll was skewed, because this site was getting hundreds and hundreds of Google searches sent to the site for the likes of Eli Mattson and Donald Braswell. Therefore, it made sense why Eli Mattson got more votes than the rest. However, I still thought that Eli had a good chance of winning. I guess it was close.

Instead, Neal Boyd is the winner of America’s Got Talent. I’m actually really surprised how disappointed I am with the result. I didn’t think I was that fond of Eli Mattson, but I was. Nothing against Neal Boyd, but I honestly don’t see myself buying a ticket to see him sing. Eli Mattson I would love to see in concert. America’s Got Talent is really smart to have the top 5 from this season perform in Las Vegas. The interesting question is whether people will go to the show more for Neal or for the other members of the top 5.

I’m kind of afraid to admit this, but before the results I told my wife that I thought we should get tickets to the show and go. However, now that Neal Boyd won, I’m thinking we probably won’t spend the money. I’d enjoy seeing him as an opening act, but I don’t see myself coughing up much money to see him be the headliner.

Time will tell if I change my mind in that regard. I don’t mean to take anything away from Neal. He has a great story, a very nice voice and something about his stage presence that really draws you in. He cries too much, but he’s a big teddy bear. Kind of reminds me of the big teddy bear that won American Idol (just forgot his name). I’m really happy for Neal and I think he can do well with a singing career.

Best of luck Neal Boyd and Congratulations on Winning America’s Got Talent!