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Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over a decade. During that time he released two independent albums, In Your Time (1997) and Under the Radar (2005). His first major label album was Taylor Hicks (2006), released by Arista Records. Hicks rose to sudden prominence as the winner of the fifth season of the reality TV series American Idol, during which he became known for his dynamic, crowd-pleasing stage presence, wide-ranging musical influences derived from classic soul, rock, funk, blues, jazz, and R&B, and stunning harmonica playing. He has been called the “anti-Idol” because his music differs so strikingly from the usual formulaic pop showcased on Idol.

He bought his first harmonica when he was 16, for $2 at a flea market in Bessemer, Alabama, and taught himself to play blues harp. He discovered that he possessed absolute pitch when he was able to recognize the pitches of ordinary noises and mimic them on the harmonica. Hicks was 18 when he wrote his first song, “In Your Time”, and he taught himself to play guitar when he was 19.

While in college, Hicks was part of a band called Passing Through, which he later quit to start his own band.
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3 Dec 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/taylorhicks

Last night we kicked off the Grease tour and it was great. I am looking forward to seeing the Soul Patrol on the road. Also, we have starting mixing the record and I cannot tell you how excited I am...

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