Teens and other followers in Ohio are inspired by Bowersox’s success.By Gil Kaufman Crystal Bowersox Photo: FOX TOLEDO, Ohio — Like its neighbor to the north, Detroit, Toledo has been hit hard by the Great Recession and the shrinking American auto industry. Downtown is...

‘You’ll see her one day on television,’ then-principal Dan Kalo is heard saying on video of Bowersox’s middle-school performance.By Gil Kaufman Crystal Bowersox Photo: MTV News Toledo, OHIO — Not many people can legitimately claim to have predicted that...

‘After that performance, you, Crystal, are back in the game,’ critiqued judge Simon Cowell.By Eric Ditzian Crystal Bowersox on “American Idol” Tuesday Photo: FOX Would it be a blockbuster or a bomb? That was the key question heading into Songs of the Cinema...

Toledo, Ohio, musicians Ron Rasberry and Bob May share memories of the ‘American Idol’ favorite.By Gil Kaufman Photo: Ray Mickshaw / FOX TOLEDO, Ohio — Ron Rasberry has been playing music his whole life and has seen plenty of good players come and go. But when the...

‘It’s been blown out of proportion,’ the ‘American Idol’ front-runner says at a news conference.By Audrey Kim Crystal Bowersox Photo: MTV News LOS ANGELES — Crystal Bowersox, the last lady standing on “American Idol,” wants to put an end...