An 'Idol' Fourth

As families celebrated the USA's 232nd birthday with cookouts and fireworks all across the country this weekend, Idol alums came out in droves to help participate in the festivities. On Friday night alone, two winners and a runner-up performed on nationally-televised programs to help celebrate. Below is video of Taylor Hicks' three performances of "Soul Thing," "Dancing In the Dark" and "This Land Is Your Land" on PBS' A Capitol Fourth special:



Although it was taped a few days ago, Jordin Sparks' performance of "One Step At a Time" aired during Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular. The performance was filmed in Times Square:



Katharine McPhee, on the other hand, performed "Save the Last Dance" live on the Macy's special, as evidenced by the umbrella in her hand: