tonight's (Apr. 14) "American Idol," Nashville-based rock singer-songwriter Paul McDonald became the first male contestant eliminated from show's tenth season since fan voting began last month.
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McDonald, who fronts the band the Grand Magnolias, made a grand exit from "Idol" with "Maggie May," a song that has come to be closely associated with the singer -- and was requested by judge Jennifer Lopez as McDonald's swan song. Before ripping into the Rod Stewart classic, a smiling McDonald -- once described by judge Steven Tyler as the "epitome of a cool dude in a loose mood" -- told the crowd and judges, "C'mon, don't be sad about this!"
Facing McDonald in the bottom three this week were Haley Reinhart and Stefano Langone -- both of whom, as well as McDonald, have been up for elimination in the past.
McDonald received the least amount of fan votes following his performance of Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" from "Risky Business" on last night's movie themes episode. Watch his performance last night belo
