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John Foster performs “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” by Toby Keith, American Idol 2025 Season 23 Finale. Startattle.com – American Idol.
Contestant: John Foster (18 years old), College Student from Addis, Los Angeles
Round: Finale
Song: “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” by Toby Keith
Result: Runner-up
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John Foster Has Patriotism With “Courtesy of The Red White and Blue” | American Idol.
John Foster “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” American Idol
“Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. The song was written in late 2001, and was inspired by Keith’s father’s death in March 2001, as well as the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States later that year. It was released in May 2002 as the lead single from the album, Unleashed.
At first, Keith refused to record the song and only sang it live at his concerts for military personnel. The reaction, however, was so strong that the Commandant of the Marine Corps James L. Jones told Keith it was his duty as an American citizen to record the song. “It’s your job as a singer to lift the morale of the troops,” Jones said to Keith. “If you want to serve, that is what you can do.”
In a November 2003 interview with CBS, Keith gave his take on the song: “It wasn’t written for everybody. And when you write something from your heart – I had a dad that was a veteran, taught me how precious our freedom is – I was so angry when we were attacked here on American soil that it leaked out of me. You know, some people wept when they heard it. Some people got goose bumps. Some people were emotionally moved. Some cheered, turned their fists in the air.”
Show: American Idol
Season: American Idol 2025 (Season 23)
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie
The twenty-third season of American Idol premiered on March 2, 2025, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host; Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie returned as judges, along with season four winner Carrie Underwood replacing Katy Perry as a judge.
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