David Cook, a Missouri native who moved to Tulsa in hopes of furthering his music career, did just that in stratospheric proportions by winning the 2008 American Idol talent competition. The former bartender and front man for Tulsa's Midwest Kings has also signed a recording contract with 19 Records/RCA Records. Already a #1 hit on I-Tunes, Cook's "Time of My Life" is zooming up the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and ten more songs are right behind it on the chart. Cook begins recording his forthcoming album in between road stops on the "American Idols Live" tour, which ends September 13 at the new BOK Center in Tulsa. (Image Courtesy Star Magazine)