The Detroit Bike week proud to present Amanda Overmyer. A Top 11 finalist on American Idol Season 7, she will be performing Friday and Saturday night on the main stage at our inaugural event.
Influenced by music greats such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Seger, and CCR. Plus on American Idol she was compared daily to a young more vibrant Janis Joplin Amanda does her best to take classic rock into her own style of singing lyrics and spin them off into her own melodies and tunes. Known in her American Idol season as the Rock and Roll nurse she was applauded for being herself, riding Harley motorcycles with a care free attitude while giving all of her fans exactly what they wanted. A raw edgy and cool Amanda Overmyer songs with the vocals of the Angel she is.
Early life
Overmyer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1984; her father was serving in the United States Air Force and was stationed there. Overmyer and her family eventually moved back to Indiana, where she grew up in Camden, Indiana and attended Delphi Community High School in Delphi, Indiana. She received a nursing degree from Ivy Tech Community College, and is a health-care specialist dealing predominantly in respiratory issues.
On October 14, 2006 Overmyer was pulled over for speeding and subsequently arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. Overmyer's blood alcohol content measured of 0.108 and she spent six hours in the Montgomery County Jail before then fiancé Casey Taylor posted her bail. She pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence of 60 days with 180 days on probation.
Some of Overmyer's favorite past gigs were the ones sponsored by ABATE of Indiana. Through this association and its biker members, Overmyer enjoyed another passion — Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Her immediate family all enjoy motorcycles as well. Overmyer is married to Casey Taylor, her longtime boyfriend from Mulberry, Indiana.
As a young girl competing in 4-H sponsored talent contests and later in WAZY Idol in Lafayette, Indiana, Amanda always dreamt of a career in music. In her late teens, Overmyer joined a local band. Since then she has been the lead singer of several bands, including Steeleto and Ruinaces. She lists Bob Seger, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Guns 'n' Roses as among her chief influences. Although Overmyer already had a successful career as a nurse, she also was curious to see if she could be a professional musician, and trying out for American Idol gave her the best chance to test the waters without risk.
