Evans has appeared in Vegas as the opening act for such stars as Jay Leno and Joan Rivers, belting out his own renditions of standards like Ain't That A Kick In The Head and Singing In The Rain. His latest album also includes a cover of Van Halen's 1984 hit Jump, set to a 65-piece big-band orchestra.
"It's not as if searching my name brought you to Britney Spears," said the easy-listening Canadian. Instead, the site was listing his direct competitors, he said. "If you don't want to carry my titles, fine, but don't then use my name to bring people to my competition."
If he had used Amazon.com's name to bring traffic to his own web site, "they'd hang me," said the singer who, in his formative years, sang commercials for McDonald's and Twix and appeared in the pilot episode for the TV show Beverly Hills 90210.
Evans had reached a settlement with Amazon.com; but he resurrected his case at a Nevada district court, claiming that the company reneged on the deal. And according to Evans, the court has granted the singer's motion for a finding of default without hearing any opposition by Amazon.com after the company failed to answer the lawsuit.
"This is about standing up for yourself, and not letting huge companies with massive egos dictate the rules," said Evans, who believes that his victory sends a message that even conglomerates will be held accountable.
Evans said this week that he cannot discuss the settlement agreement that was breached without breaching its terms himself. But he also anticipates reprisals from Amazon.com.
"I fully expect their attack dogs to come after me, but that's life and I'm not afraid of them," he said. "As soon as I sued them they started threatening me. We'll do this, we'll do that. This mentality that they'll crucify me if I dare stand up to them doesn't mean squat to me. Bring it on."
In fact, at the time of writing, the retailer stocks his 1999 album, Las Vegas Special Edition ($17.99). It also stocks his autobiography, Dreamer ($5.99).
