{"id":32998,"date":"2022-06-02T01:53:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T01:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/avery-dixon-wins-golden-buzzer-with-saxophone\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T01:53:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T01:53:34","slug":"avery-dixon-wins-golden-buzzer-with-saxophone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/avery-dixon-wins-golden-buzzer-with-saxophone\/","title":{"rendered":"Avery Dixon wins Golden Buzzer with saxophone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - A nine-year-old makes 'America's Got Talent' history, jokes about Simon Cowell's wardrobe\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Season 17 premiere of \u201cAmerica&#8217;s Got Talent\u201d got off to a steady drumbeat Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Pack Drumline, a Chicago-based drumline troupe, was the first act of the night to perform in front of judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sof\u00eda Vergara and Howie Mandel.  The group got its start as part of an after school program for at-risk youth in 2014, going from \u201cbucket drums and PVC pipes\u201d to an explosive percussion dance group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;(We&#8217;re) just really here to represent our city, to represent our loved ones and to represent ourselves,&#8221; said Perry Donta&#8217;e, the group&#8217;s founder. <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With their synchronized drumming and spirited dance moves, the troupe had the in-studio audience erupting in cheers and applause and ended up scoring a triumphant four yeses from the judges.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cYou guys are already an amazing show,\u201d Vergara said.  &#8220;You guys are gonna do really, really good in this competition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI&#8217;m absolutely blown away,\u201d Mandel said.  &#8220;I feel your hearts.  You&#8217;re not beating on your drums.  Your hearts are pounding all over this room, all over this country. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Cowell said the group&#8217;s performance epitomized &#8220;exactly what this show is all about,&#8221; calling it &#8220;original&#8221; and &#8220;dynamic.&#8221;  \u201cPeople ask me about\u2026 the best part of doing this job, and it&#8217;s moments like this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here&#8217;s what else went down during the season premiere. <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">&#8216;AGT: Extreme&#8217;:<\/strong>Contestant Jonathan Goodwin reveals on-set stunt left him in a wheelchair<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Jane &#8216;Nightbirde&#8217; Marczewski funeral ::<\/strong>Friends, family honor &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; singer<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">XOMG Pop!  shines with Jojo Siwa-certified sparkle<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Like a glittery cotton candy dream come alive, girl group XOMG Pop!  brought their sugary pop magic to the &#8220;AGT&#8221; stage, performing their infectious song &#8220;Candy Hearts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Jojo Siwa, who formed XOMG Pop!  with her mother di lei Jessalynn Siwa, the seven-member group was an instant crowd pleaser, hamming it up onstage in their sparkly, rainbow-colored outfits.  Siwa and her mom di lei were also there to cheer the girls on from the sidelines.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The high-energy performance earned the group a unanimous seal of approval from the judges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I have a granddaughter that&#8217;s 7 years old.  This is the concert that she would wanna be at, \u201dMandel told the group.  &#8220;You should have your own show.  You should be touring, and I think that&#8217;s exactly what you&#8217;re gonna do. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cEvery little girl in America is gonna go crazy when they see you on &#8216;AGT,&#8217;\u201d Vergara said. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Related:<\/strong>JoJo Siwa says she &#8216;wasn&#8217;t invited&#8217; to Nickelodeon&#8217;s Kids&#8217; Choice Awards, despite nomination<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Jojo&#8217;s trim hairdo:<\/strong>Jojo Siwa chops off her iconic ponytail, debuts new look in joyful selfie<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Even Cowell couldn&#8217;t resist, though he tried to put on a good front.  &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna be honest with you, I didn&#8217;t like it,&#8221; he said teasingly, before adding, &#8220;I loved it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;What&#8217;s there not to like about you?&#8221;  Cowell continued.  &#8220;Your energy, your enthusiasm: It was like a little mini-explosion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/05\/29\/USAT\/2521a34a-9c35-479d-9af0-600477b6e2ab-NUP_197393_00261.jpg?ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Girl group XOMG Pop!  brings their sugary pop magic to the Season 17 premiere of &quot;America's Got Talent&quot; on May 31, 2022, performing their infectious song \u201cCandy Hearts.  The seven-member group is the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Jojo Siwa, who formed XOMG Pop!  with her mother di lei Jessalynn Siwa.\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Terry Crews &#8216;false idea&#8217; of masculinity:<\/strong>&#8216;I walked around this world with my chest puffed out&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Final &#8216;AGT: Extreme&#8217;:<\/strong>Wheelchair athlete Wheelz wipes out.  Did he prevail over Cage Riders?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Ben Lapidus melts judges&#8217; doubts with cheesy song<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Sometimes you have to give the people what they want, and that was exactly the case with novelty singer-songwriter Ben Lapidus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With an acoustic guitar in hand, Lapidus performed a zany original song about the frustration of wanting more parmesan cheese while at an Italian restaurant.  &#8220;I always want more parmesan, but I&#8217;m embarrassed,&#8221; he sang.  &#8220;Why are they so stingy?  Is there a shortage of parmesan?  \/ Is it really that expensive?  \/ I just want more cheese, is that so wrong? &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Despite supportive cheers from the audience, Lapidus&#8217; humor didn&#8217;t land with the judges at first, earning him four red Xs before he could even finish the song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t like parmesan.  I don&#8217;t like your song, so I&#8217;m saying no, \u201dCowell said.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI gotta say I didn&#8217;t love it,\u201d Mandel said, while Vergara added, \u201cIt&#8217;s a no;  I don&#8217;t know what was happening. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">The best burgers you&#8217;ll ever eat:<\/strong>How to make cheese-stuffed Juicy Lucy burgers<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">More cheese, please:<\/strong>Best potatoes, mac and cheese and green sides to take your barbecue to the next level<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But in the end, the people&#8217;s vote overpowered the judges.  With the growing chant of \u201cparmesan\u201d from the audience, Klum served as the voice of reason.  \u201cMaybe we have to hear it again, and then maybe it grows on us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">So, Lapidus gave his cheese anthem another go and won the judges over with his endearing absurdity &#8211; with the exception of Mandel, who remained firm in his reject vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I wanna kill you right now, &#8217;cause I can&#8217;t get that,&#8217; I want more parmesan, &#8216;out of my brain,&#8221; Cowell told Lapidus.  &#8220;Take the &#8216;X&#8217; away, I&#8217;m giving you a yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cYou guys are crazy,\u201d Vergara said in disbelief.  &#8220;It was a horrific song, and now we&#8217;re gonna have to hear this guy again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/05\/29\/USAT\/6b6b36d1-b16d-4f42-9f2e-617ffbf9e21f-NUP_197392_19195.jpg?ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Novelty singer-songwriter Ben Lapidus performs during the Season 17 premiere of &quot;America's Got Talent&quot; on May 31, 2022. Lapidus sang a zany original song about the frustration of wanting more parmesan cheese while at an Italian restaurant.\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Blackberries:<\/strong>&#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; singer Jane &#8216;Nightbirde&#8217; Marczewski dies at 31 after cancer battle<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">&#8216;Why would you do this?&#8217;:<\/strong>Simon Cowell on his broken arm and new &#8216;AGT: Extreme&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Saxophonist Avery Dixon clinches Golden Buzzer<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Musician Avery Dixon secured himself a place in the \u201cAGT\u201d live shows with the brass of his instrument and his golden heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 21-year-old saxophone player shared he picked up the instrument as a way of coping with the \u201crelentless\u201d bullying he experienced in elementary school.  Dixon revealed he was born prematurely at 1 pound, 8 ounces, and was often bullied by classmates for his \u201cairy\u201d voice of him and the knots on his head of him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI was in such a dark place, I actually wanted to commit suicide,\u201d Dixon said.  \u201cWhen you&#8217;re in that mindset, the only thing you wanna do is quit.  \u2026 That&#8217;s when I started actually learning how to play (the saxophone). &#8220;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:450px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/05\/29\/USAT\/5569a9ce-d0e0-4f0a-97c1-db6fcdbbfe7c-NUP_197392_14954.jpg?ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/05\/29\/USAT\/5569a9ce-d0e0-4f0a-97c1-db6fcdbbfe7c-NUP_197392_14954.jpg?width=600&amp;height=900&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Saxophone player Avery Dixon performs during the Season 17 premiere of &quot;America's Got Talent&quot; on May 31, 2022. Dixon's soulful, melodic playing brought the judges and the audience to their feet, earning him the first Golden Buzzer of the season.\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">How low can &#8216;AGT: Extreme&#8217; go ?:<\/strong>Fire limbo performer sizzles, critic Simon Cowell feels the burn<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">&#8216;Best thing was one of you fell&#8217;:<\/strong>&#8216;AGT: Extreme&#8217;: Simon Cowell is brutal judging trapeze act<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Dixon brought the judges and the audience to their feet with his soulful, melodic playing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cWhen you play with your instrument, you play with your heart, and we feel it,\u201d Klum said.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cEvery time I hear a story about a kid being bullied at school, it breaks my heart,\u201d Cowell said.  \u201cAny one of those idiots who bullied you now I hope is watching this audition.  All of us were willing you to be good;  I didn&#8217;t know you were gonna be great. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Dixon&#8217;s story and performance floored host Terry Crews, who halted the judges&#8217; voting to hit the Golden Buzzer, sending Dixon straight to Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cYou touched the heart of every human being in this building right now,\u201d Crews said.  &#8220;You&#8217;ve been bullied all your life, but you tell every bully that you have got a big brother named Terry Crews who is here, who&#8217;s got your back.  All those bullies are gonna have to watch you succeed. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">&#8216;AGT: Extreme&#8217; recap:<\/strong>Simon Cowell chokes up over &#8216;crazy&#8217; wheelchair jump triumph after a wipeout<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Skilyr Hicks:<\/strong>Former &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; contestant dead at 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;AGT&#8221; auditions continue next week at 8 EST \/ PST on NBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) any time of day or night or chat online.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Crisis Text Line provides free, 24\/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they dial 741741.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/09\/16\/USAT\/7cb57a4a-c03e-4b4d-ac66-c6e9ebe3d885-NUP_195222_02522.JPG?resize=660%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Season 17 premiere of \u201cAmerica&#8217;s Got Talent\u201d got off to a steady drumbeat Tuesday night. The Pack Drumline, a Chicago-based drumline troupe, was the first act of the night to perform in front of judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sof\u00eda Vergara and Howie Mandel. The group got its start as part of an after &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/avery-dixon-wins-golden-buzzer-with-saxophone\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Avery Dixon wins Golden Buzzer with saxophone<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/05\/29\/USAT\/af8274e3-11db-40cd-83e9-1b07838f9083-NUP_197392_00570.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}