Rock and Roll Hall of Fame night brought no glory to Jason Castro this week and his booting off the show could be foreseen. The voters have had their say and the dreadlocked cutie has been sent home.

The 20-year-old good-looking and good-humored Jason Castro, who has earned the admiration and loyalty of many a viewer, was voted off “American Idol” on Wednesday, leaving it to the remaining three finalists to compete for the show’s top prize.

The Texan native was in no luck Tuesday night, as he picked awesome songs from awesome artists but failed to offer at least reasonably good renditions. He was only too happy to pick Bob Marley’s song “I Shot the Sheriff,” and smiled during his performance – but he was pretty much the only one grinning.

Simon Cowell, true to his no-nonsense manner of delivering judgment, was not at a loss for words. “That was utterly atrocious. That is a song you do not touch. The arrangement was atrocious, the performing and the singing was as bad as I ever heard,” Cowell commented. “That was like a first round audition massacre. I don’t know what you were thinking.”

The second song Castro dared to touch was no happier feast for listeners’ ears. His take on Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” fared no better with the judges, and ultimately, with the audience. Forgetting the lyrics was obviously no incentive for viewers to vote him.

“Jason’s not in the zone tonight. I don’t know what’s going on,” Randy Jackson said, while Cowell told Jason packing his suitcase was the next logical step.

Paula Abdul was the only merciful one, as she tends to be, commending Castro for the connection he established with the listeners and for being “real” and “genuine.”

David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado and David Cook had better reviews from the judges. Archuleta’s choices Tuesday night, the Elvis Presley ballad “Love Me Tender” and Ben E. King’s classic friendship song “Stand By Me,” kept him in the competition.

Syesha Mercado performed Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary,” and was accused of trying to impersonate both Beyonce and Tina Turner, and “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, and was spared any heavy criticism.

The third of the lucky three remaining contestants is David Cook, who picked Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like The Wolf,” quite a challenge for his vocal range, and The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” which had the audience cheering him enthusiastically, as well as Abdul, who is probably his fan for life, given her “I just want more. I want more. I want more. I want more Dave Cook” pleading.

In Wednesday’s show, Castro confessed to host Ryan Seacrest that he was finding it increasingly difficult to keep the pace. “I think it’s just getting tough for me. I think my inexperience is coming in.”

To his credit, he always received the criticism from judges, as harsh as it was (and we all know Cowell spares no feelings, takes no prisoners) with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes.