Freddie McClendon, whose "Idol" audition honored his dad, said Davis McClendon was more than "just the true-crime story of ...

"American Idol" contestant Freddie McClendon shared the devastating story of his late father Davis McClendon through a powerful original song, leaving all three judges in awe.

The original song, titled "You Never Loved Him," told the story of the college student's late father Davis McClendon, who was killed at age 46 in a hit and run incident in May 2023. The song is ...

Freddie McClendon brought "American Idol" judges to tears in Sunday night's episode when he performed a moving original song about his late father, Davis McClendon, who was killed in May 2023.

On May 7, 2023, Freddie's father, Davis McClendon, was discovered on the side of a road in Greenwood, South Carolina, after becoming trapped between his own car and another vehicle. Following an ...

At the edge of the nearby woods, they would find 46-year-old Davis McClendon's body. But what they saw at first was on the road itself: a shirt, a shoe and a mangled BMW 5 Series sedan.

Freddie McClendon pours his grief into song a year after dad Davis McClendon's murder South Carolina college student Freddie McClendon, 19, came to "Idol" to show the world that Davis McClendon ...

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He said he came to "Idol" to show the world that dad Davis McClendon "was something so much bigger than just the true-crime story of the week." "He was our dad; he meant the world to us ...