Bucky Covington's 2009 EP, Live From Rockingham. Photo courtesy of Lyric Street Records.

Bucky Covington can go home again — and did, for his new EP, Live From Rockingham. The American Idol star-turned country hit maker recently went back to his hometown of Rockingham, N.C. to film a concert special that will air on GAC in early 2010.  A five-song EP is in stores today, featuring Bucky’s first three hits: “A Different World,” “It’s Good To Be Us” and “I’ll Walk”; his current single, “Gotta Be Somebody”; and a song from his upcoming full-length CD called “Mexicoma.”

Bucky tells GACTV.com that even though he’s come a long way since he was a mechanic with big dreams, he’s still the same small town-guy at heart.

“I’m very proud of my hometown,” he says. “A lot of people can’t wait to get out of their hometowns, but I was completely different. I absolutely loved it. Rockingham is a big part of who I am. There’s wonderful people around there. They’d give you the shirt of their back if you needed it. I’d be crazy not to be proud of them.”

Click here to download Live From Rockingham, and here to watch Bucky’s video for “Gotta Be Somebody,” featuring an audience of Bucky’s devoted — and likely proud — Rockingham fans!