It was October 15, 2003 and one day after Clay Aiken’s new CD, Measure Of A Man hit the stores. As part of the promotional tour for the CD, Clay visited Good Morning America which is taped in New York City.
Diane Sawyer interviewed Clay and they talked about the sales numbers and expectations for the album. Clay told Diane that he went out the day before and bought his CD at the store on the advice of Randy Jackson. Randy said that it was tradition to do that in the music business for good luck.
It was announced on the show that morning that Clay would be singing the National Anthem at Game 1 of the World Series. Both Diane and Clay seemed excited about that honor.
The audience was filled with Clay fans that arrived early to be sure they could get into the studio to see and hear Clay perform. The enthusiastic group was supportive of Clay and his band and seemed bored with the 50 Hunks from Cosmo Magazine that were introduced to the audience.
The fans on TV saw Clay sing two songs from his album. He performed both Invisible and The Way. But the fans in the studio got a bonus as Clay pre-recorded The First Noel that morning to be shown on Christmas Day.
“When Clay came back out to do TFN, the first thing he did was walk right over to the group of very young children….kneel right down and sign things for them and talk to them. It was absolutely adorable.” This statement was written on-line from a fan that was lucky enough to be at the taping. She also stated that she got the feeling Clay wasn’t 100% awake yet!
The visit and performance at GMA was exciting and wonderful to see. Clay had to be tired, but his performance was fabulous.
The following videos show a lot of the show!
18 years ago and it’s still Magic!!
Do you remember this show?
Really loved these stories and all of the videos. The “Way” is one of my all time favorites and Clay did it magnificently! Everyone looks so young in the audience but I think a lot of us are still here riding the Clay-Train!!! I never tire of seeing or hearing Clay – Thank you so much for sharing this and celebrating the 18 years with Clay!
I was late for work that day because I didn't want to miss the show! Didn't have a way to tape it back then!
It' hard to believe we all were so young then, We were so happy for Clay, We watched every thing He did. It was so exciting when we saw him on T.V., I love to hear him talk. I wish he would sing again. I miss him.
My Idol Clay on GMA was AMAZING! Very down-to-earth interview with Clay and Diane. One can tell Diane is a fan! Songs were A-one! Thank you, CANN for sharing!