[UPDATE] She also may have been here in the late 40s as well.
The obvious, we’ve-done-it-before first line is Katy Perry kissed an Auburn girl and, like anyone would, liked it, ha ha ha.
But up-and-coming Christian alternapop princesses who could occasionally be seen on TBN and wrote forwards for devotionals probably shied away from even joking about that sort of thing in 2001. And of course, her name wasn’t Katy Perry, not then.
Nope, it was barely 17-year-old Katy Hudson—she was still several years away from using Katy Perry as her stage name—who opened for Christian folk pop superstar Bebo Norman at the Student ACT on Nov. 13, 2001.
From the Plainsman.
Katy Hudson, daughter of an evangelist from Satna Barbara, Calif., is the only female on tour and is also the youngest. Her self-titled debut album presents pieces of her life. She either wrote or co-wrote every song on the album making her music personal.
She relates to teens with an alternative influence in her music, but she believes much of the message in her songs has no age barrier. She played guitar and sang songs including “Growing Pains.”
Were you there? Have photos? Turns out newly Londonized TWER contributor Mac Mirabile was the Plainsman’s photo editor at the time… and lo and behold, it’s his name on the byline for the photo accompanying the review of the show. But the photo’s of Bebo. Just Bebo. We’re lookin’ for the person with that backstage, Bjork’s Auburn Cup type shot of that cute girl you saw that one time and thought might go places. Is that person you? Have you always wondered why Katy Perry looked familiar? Are you even still reading this, or are you scrambling through your scrapbook? War Eagle? Roar Eagle?
h/t Preston Hornsby.
Related: Katy Perry had her picture taken with Cam Newton—and she liked it.
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Wow. I was totally there. I highly doubt many people know that was a young Katy Perry. I don’t remember much about her but I think she only sang 3 or 4 songs and she had a good voice.
What’s the byline on that Plainsman article?
Aimee Malone.
War Eagle!
You may want to check with AU Photo Services to see if they had someone cover the show then. Their number is 334-844-4560 or email Danna Bradford (bradfdb@auburn.edu), and she would be able to look in the archives to see if there is something there.