Cas Haley (born December 27, 1980 in Paris, Texas) is an American singer/guitarist who was the runner-up on Season 2 of America's Got Talent . He also plays in the band Woodbelly, and plays both acoustic and electric guitars. Haley is married to Cassie Black and has a son named Eben. He lived in Arlington, Texas perviously, but is now building a home in Novice, Texas, a small town outside of Paris. On America's Got Talent, Haley earned good reviews for playing Jackie Wilson's "Higher and Higher". He was criticised however for choosing a blues theme in the finals and for overdoing the vocals. For the top eight competition he performed a rendition of the Lionel Richie's "Easy". In the finale the judges chose "Can't Help Falling in Love". For the million dollar song he chose "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder. He performed "Red Red Wine" with UB40 for his final song. His self-titled album charted as the #8 Best selling reggae album of 2008 on the Billboard Charts [1]. His album is available at Best Buy stores nationwide and on iTunes. In June 2009 it was announced that Haley & former Jah Roots lead singer, Josh Heinrichs, would release "Favorites". A collection of Modern & Classic reggae favorites redone by Haley & Heinrichs. Announced to be released in late summer 09' on Big Karma Records, the album is to be mastered by Rob Fraboni. [2]

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Haley's Performances on America's Got Talent

• Chicago auditions: Performed the reggae-inspired song "Walking on the Moon" by The Police. ^{[3] [4]}
• Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performed "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder. ^{[5] [6]}
• Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through. ^[7]
• Semifinals (Part 2): Performed "Higher and Higher" by Jackie Wilson. Morgan called it the best performance that he had seen so far. ^{[8] [9]}
• Top Ten episode: Performed "Bring it on Home to Me" by Sam Cooke. Was told by Morgan to stick to his reggae-type songs, as the blues was not his "thing". ^{[10] [11]}
• The Final Eight: Sang a reggae-styled version of "Easy" by Lionel Richie. ^{[12] [13]}
• The Final Four - Judge's Choice: Sang "Can't Help Falling in Love" by UB-40. ^{[14] [15]}
• The Final Four - Contestant's Choice: Sang "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder. ^[16]
• The Season Finale - Celebrity Duet: Sang "Red Red Wine" with UB40 ^[17]

Discography

• Cas Haley (Self-titled album): Released 14 February 2008 8th Best Selling Reggae Album on 2008 Billboard Charts ^[1]

References

1. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/chart_display.jsp?f=Top+Reggae+Artists&g=Year-end+Top+Artists
2. http://thepier.org/news/?p=433
3. Chicago auditions
4. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=121441 Cas Haley's initial audition
5. Las Vegas Callbacks part 1
6. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=127948 Cas Haley in the Las Vegas Callbacks
7. Las Vegas Callbacks part 2
8. Semifinals, Part 2
9. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=132962 Cas Haley in the semifinals
10. Top Ten episode
11. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=136545 Cas Haley in the Top Ten episode
12. The Final Eight
13. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=140995 Cas Haley in the Final Eight episode
14. Finals
15. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=143871 Cas Haley's Judge's Choice performance in t
16. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=143859 Cas Haley's Contestant's Choice performance
17. Results
18. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/chart_display.jsp?f=Top+Reggae+Artists&g=Year-end+Top+Artists