American Idol (season 8) had Randy Jackson as a judge for the eighth year in a row.
Karen Brooks -LRB- born April 30 , 1954 -RRB- is an American singer and writer who is best known for a series of singles recorded by Emmylou Harris , Rosanne Cash , Patty Loveless , Tanya Tucker , Russell Smith , David Allen Coe , Crystal Gayle and Exile .. Emmylou Harris. Emmylou Harris. Rosanne Cash. Rosanne Cash. Patty Loveless. Patty Loveless. Tanya Tucker. Tanya Tucker. David Allen Coe. David Allen Coe. Crystal Gayle. Crystal Gayle. Exile. Exile. She won a Grammy for her contribution to the soundtrack for the Sesame Street movie Follow That Bird .. She sang a duet with Johnny Cash , `` I Will Dance With You '' , and also with T. G. Sheppard , `` Faking Love '' , which was a number-1 hit for three weeks on the Billboard country chart in February 1983 .. T. G. Sheppard. T. G. Sheppard. Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash. Faking Love. Faking Love. She also had a number of top 40 songs as a recording artist on Warner Bros. .. Records .. Brooks was born in Dallas , Texas , in 1954 .. Dallas. Dallas. Texas. Texas. She attended Justin F. Kimball High School with schoolmate Stevie Ray Vaughan -LRB- Class of ' 72 -RRB- .. Justin F. Kimball High School. Justin F. Kimball High School. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Stevie Ray Vaughan. She was formerly married to Gary P. Nunn , with whom she had one child , a son , Lukin Tolliver Nunn .. Gary P. Nunn. Gary P. Nunn. Her mother , Lynn Brooks , was a make-up artist in the motion-picture industry .. During the latter half of the 1970s and the early half of the 1980s , she lent her vocals to recordings by Jerry Jeff Walker , David Allan Coe , Steven Fromholz , Gary P. Nunn , Townes Van Zandt , Anne Murray and Emmylou Harris .. Emmylou Harris. Emmylou Harris. Gary P. Nunn. Gary P. Nunn. Jerry Jeff Walker. Jerry Jeff Walker. Steven Fromholz. Steven Fromholz. Townes Van Zandt. Townes Van Zandt. Anne Murray. Anne Murray. She remained a popular background singer for much of the late 1970s .. She then headed to California to work alongside Rodney Crowell , where she eventually picked up a recording contract with Warner Bros. .. Rodney Crowell. Rodney Crowell. Records .. Both `` New Way Out '' and `` Faking Love '' hit the Top 20 of Billboard .. Faking Love. Faking Love