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Jack Blocker
Jack Forest Blocker (born June 8, 1998) is an American alternative pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician known for being a season 22 ''American Idol'' finalist from Dallas County, Texas. He was the first contestant to initially receive a majority of two "no" votes from the judges (before Lionel Richie reversed his decision) to subsequently reach the finals. Early life and career Blocker was born on June 8, 1998 in Richardson, Texas to Truman and Caryn Blocker. He has three sisters. Growing up in Dallas, his parents described him as a shy but adventurous child, who was equally interested in athletics and art. He was inspired to pursue music from listening to country artists and worship songs. He went to high school at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas, where he met his future wife, Georgia. He is a self-taught guitarist who learned how to play from watching YouTube instructional videos. Prior to ''American Idol'', Blocker was in a pop band called Rightfield, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas. It is home to the University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor, with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson's , including many of the world's largest telecommunications and networking companies, such as AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, ZTE, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments, Qorvo, and Fujitsu. Richardson's largest employment base is provided by the insurance industry, with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas's headquarters, a regional hub for the insurance company GEICO, regional offices for United Healthcare, and one of State Farm Insurance's three national regional hubs located in the community. History Emigrants from Kentucky and Tennessee settled near present-day Richa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity Christian Academy (Addison, Texas)
Trinity Christian Academy (TCA) is a private school, private, non-denominational Christian school in Addison, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Dallas. TCA was established in 1970 and, as of 2020, enrolls about 1,300 students. History The school was founded in 1970 when School integration in the United States, racial desegregation of public schools prompted the creation of many segregation academy, segregation academies which enrolled only white students. In 1972, like many other predominantly white private schools, the school's enrollment surged. The headmaster, David Coterill, attributed the enrollment increase to "parents [who] are unsure and afraid of an unsettled situation". Coterill stated that the school was not intended to be an "escape hatch for segregation", but also acknowledged that interest in private schools like Trinity "was initially stirred up by the Desegregation busing, busing situation", which he previously described as producing "tragic situations". Coteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
