Fueled by his stellar March 26 performance of a truncated version of Led Zeppelin’s epic rocker “Dazed and Confused,” Asheville’s Caleb Johnson made it for yet another week on television’s “American Idol.”

Johnson has yet to rank among the bottom three contestants after the weekly national vote tally.

Voted off on the night of March 27 was North Carolina’s only other contestant, Majesty Rose, who had been in the bottom three ranking the previous two weeks. She sang Florence & The Machine’s “Shake It Out” on March 26, oddly contradicting the theme of “I’m With the Band.” Rose is a preschool teacher from Greensboro.

The other remaining contestants are from Florida, New Hampshire, Michigan (two finalists) and Alabama (three finalists).

By all accounts, Johnson was a big hit on “American Idol” on March 26, terming the Zeppelin song “Dazed and Confused” as “one of my favorite songs of all time.” The performance showcased Johnson’s interaction with Rickey Minor and the “Idol” backup band. 

“This is what I want to do,” Caleb said before singing, meaning fronting a rock band.

While some other contestants chose songs that did not conform with the theme “I’m With the Band,” Johnson reportedly hit that requirement to a “T.” He and the band turned up the volume for “Dazed and Confused,” a song by 1960s jingle composer Jake Holmes that Led Zeppelin used to stretch beyond 20 minutes in concerts.

Johnson’s performance included flashing colored lights, roaring guitars and a ghostly backup vocal mimicking the original recording. All of the judges to compliment the band’s performance after Johnson finished.

The judges also showered Johnson with praise.

“That was very sexy,” judge Jennifer Lopez said. “That takes us to another level.”

“I just don’t know how you could have sung that song any better,” said judge Harry Connick Jr., although he was confused by Johnson’s ending. Still, “it’s tough to follow that,” he added.

 “Your whole performance came at me like an airbag in slow motion,” said judge Keith Urban, which, according to USA Today, he apparently meant as flattery.