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Narrowing the field of contestants from nearly 20,000 to 10 was no easy task for the producers of Nashville Star. This season, some cuts were especially difficult to make. As a way of not only saying thanks to all who auditioned, but also showing the quality of artist who didn't make the show, here are the audition videos of nine great performers who missed the cut for Season Four.

Mary-Sue Oleson Afton, Minnesota	Stephen Barker Liles Palm Harbor, Florida
Sage Keffer Fort Collins, Colorado	Pizza Bob Belfrey, Kentucky
Lita Williams North Adams, Massachusetts	Jennifer Dixon Southaven, Mississippi
Jay Teeter Edwardsburg, Michigan	Gerald Lanier Gates Mills, Ohio
Dean Miller Santa Fe, New Mexico