Summary "American Idol" - Auditions: Nashville - Jan. 27, 2010

Auditions in Nashville start in a high note, literally as an aspirant is asked to hit a high one and does, if not exactly well or pleasantly.

We get an opening package focused on "Idol" champ and country star Carrie Underwood. Auditions are being held at the Ryman Auditorium.

We start with a terrible but perky, cartoon-voiced auditioner named Christine. Steven goes cross-eyed as JLo and Randy giggle. She is sent packing after a rendition of Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance." Her mom is proud of her anyway.

We meet a couple of ex-es Rob and Chelsee who are auditioning together. Her new boyfriend has come along to show support. They sound really nice together on the Bee Gees "To Love Somebody." They both have a nice smoky quality. They sing separately also-- he does Marvin Gaye and she does Brandi Carlile- and do nice work. The relationship might not happen but they're both going to Hollywood.

We get a montage of the bad, the costumed and the freaky, and a bunch of screams from Steven, and a funky tattoo artist named Allen who does Skynyrd passionately if not excellently. But that's a no, in fact he knows it and takes off himself.

Next up is Stormi Henley, a former Miss Teen USA. Of course, Steven leers at her. She sings "Father, Can You Hear Me." She's not country strong but country average. Steven and Randy say yes, JLo says no, saying she's beautiful but the voice isn't there.

We get a montage of "nos" without hearing the singing.

Adrienne Beesley is a farm girl from Kentucky, she's a black girl adopted into a sweet white family, we meet them and see their farm. She sings well enough in a country/gospel vein to get her golden ticket and she chokes up and impresses them all. She calls her dad and he's tickled.

Day 2 begins with the less-gifted-then-she-thinks Kameela who wails her way through Chaka Khan painfully. That's a no. Steven tells her to practice, Randy tells her to just stop singing because she's horrible.

We get another montage of the bad/weird/freaky, including a guy in a full body suit. We get lots of tears and hugs for the rejected, including Ryan comforting one very depressed cowpoke.

Next up Jackie Wilson, though she's not as good as her namesake she does a nice version of Aretha Franklin's "Until You Come Back to Me" and gets her golden ticket.

We meet Letoya, one of those delusional types who can't say enough about themselves but can't actually sing that well. That's three no's for her version of Tamia's "When I Close My Eyes." She sings her way out and gets another no.

They however do enjoy the finger-snapping Paul McDonald and th soulful Jimmie Allen and the raspy Danny Pate who they all sing along with on the Temptations' "Papa Was A Rolling Stone."

We meet Matt Dillard, whose backstory including a family full of special needs foster children-- 700 in 23 years-- we meet his family. He's got a lovely gospel/country voice as well as he sings Josh Groban, very earnest and sweet. He gets yes's from Randy and Steven.

The final auditioner is country girl Lauren Alaina. She's 15 and we meet her cousin Holly, who has a brain tumor. Lauren did fundraisers for her. She tells the judges about Holly. Randy asks to meet her. She comes in. Lauren sings, she's very poised and sounds lovely. They call her the best they've seen today. Everybody cries and she gets three yes's in unison. The family comes in to say hello and she sings Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and gets Steven to singalong.

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