SINGER TUCKER THROWS SUPPORT TO ‘IDOL’ CONTESTANT COOK

Celebrity Web site TMZ spoke with Marty Rendleman, Kristy Lee Cook's former manager, who told us country legend Tanya Tucker called Cook Friday night to lend her advice! This wasn't a random call — the two have a past!

Marty tells TMZ when Kristy was 16, she called Marty (then her manager) to get tickets to an Oregon country fair where Tanya was performing. Marty did Kristy one better — she talked Tanya into letting Kristy sing a couple of songs on stage! Tanya then took Kristy and her family backstage to hang out.