[Melinda] Doolittle will participate in the Idol tour that will run July 6 through Sept. 22. (Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. for the tour’s July 11 stop in Nashville.) Doolittle described the album she will make as “just soul music, anything from the heart.” She said, “I love a groove. I love anything where I can tell a story.”

Upbeat Doolittle ready to just sing - Nashville, Tennessee - Friday, 05/18/07 - Tennessean.com