Taylor Hicks - Biography

Last Editor: lesosel88				Taylor Hicks Biography -   Name : Taylor Hicks Birth Name : Taylor Reuben Hicks Date of Birth : October 7, 1976 Place of Birth : Birmingham, Alabama, USA Height : 5' 11¼'' Nationality : American Occupation : Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author Genre(s) : Blue-eyed soul, blues, blues rock Nicknames : Tay Tay (nickname given by his American Idol finalists group); The Silver Fox; Trade Mark : Grey hair

Taylor Hicks Trivia -

His music reflect his favorite music: the old songs of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and Ray Charles. In fact, he used to always carry a tiny statute of Ray Charles on stage with him. It was lost or stolen recently and he's been looking for another one. According to his grandmother, Taylor has never had any music lessons. He came running up to her when he was about twelve years old saying, "Grandma, you've got to hear this!" Then he sang Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness" for her. Plays guitar and a "blues" harmonica or "harp." He writes most of his own songs. He has a CD entitled: Under the Radar. He left college before graduating and went to Nashville for nine months to pursue a musical career. He has played for various venues around the United States. He has even played a couple nights at the Playboy Mansion. His fans are known as the Soul Patrol. Made the top final 2 on "American Idol: The Search for a Super Star" On May 17 2006, joined Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood as the only Idol contestants who were never voted in the bottom 2 or 3. Worked at a shopping mall and would dress up as the Easter Bunny for Easter and spring promotions. Is close friends with Elliot Yamin. Sang a duet with Toni Braxton "In the Ghetto" in the finale of American Idol [2006], where later he won the title of the 'American Idol'. He was touring in New Orleans with his band, the Little Memphis Blues Orchestra, on the night Hurricane Katrina hit and used a ticket voucher to fly to Las Vegas. He bought a $2 harmonica at a local flea market when he was 16 and has been playing harmonica ever since. On May 24, 2006, he became the new American Idol. He is the second American Idol winner from Birmingham, Ruben Studdard being the first. He was born at Saint Vincent Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, and his birth time is 10/06/76 at 3:30am. Parodied on Saturday Night Live by Jason Sudeikis He also performed in the huge infield of Talladega Superspeedway in 2004 during a NASCAR race weekend. After he won Idol, driver David Stremme said that he hoped Hicks would come back for the October race weekend there. His father Brad, is a dentist. Has two goldfish, named Lamont and Ray. He performs the song "Takin' It To The Streets ", originally sung by the Doobie Brothers, on the American Idol top 12 CD. "Do I Make You Proud" debuted at #1 on Billboard Hot 100. In college was in a band called Passing Through.

Taylor Hicks Detailed Biography -

Taylor Hicks is a Libra, born on October 6, 1976, at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. His family moved to Hoover, Alabama when he was young. Taylor Hicks's parents are Brad and Linda Hicks. Taylor Hicks' birth mother is named Pamela. He has a younger half-brother, Sean, who attends Georgia Tech. Taylor's dad is a dentist. Taylor Hicks has never been married. In fact, Taylor Hicks was named by People Magazine as the No. 1 "hottest bachelor" for 2006. Taylor Hicks wasn't always gray--but it seems that way. He started turning gray at about 15 years old, according to his grandmother Jonie Hicks. Although he's been teased a lot about his hair, Hicks has never considered coloring it. One fan even has a website called Gray Charles - The Taylor Hicks Weblog that combines Taylor's love of Ray Charles and his premature graying hair. Taylor Hicks went to high school in Hoover, Alabama. He won a school talent contest but was not involved in any music program in school. He played varsity basketball, however. Taylor went to Auburn University for a short time. He majored in business, communications and marketing. While at Auburn he met some musicians and formed the Passing Through Band. According to his grandmother, Taylor has never had any music lessons. Taylor Hicks came running up to her when he was about twelve years old saying, "Grandma, you've got to hear this!" Then he sang Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness" for her. Taylor Hicks' music reflect his favorite music: the old songs of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and Ray Charles. In fact, Taylor used to always carry a tiny statute of Ray Charles on stage with him. It was lost or stolen recently and he's been looking for another one. Taylor Hicks left college before graduating and went to Nashville for nine months to pursue a musical career. He has played for various venues around the United States, including a couple nights at the Playboy Mansion. He tried to audition for "American Idol" at the Memphis audition but it was canceled because of Katrina, so he went to the Las Vegas one. Taylor Hicks plays guitar and a "blues" harmonica or "harp." He writes most of his own songs. Taylor Hicks has a CD entitled: Under the Radar. Taylor Hicks likes healthy food and was skinny as a child. Taylor Hicks' grandmother says that he won't eat junk food or fried food. She's tried to get him to eat a candy bar or chips until she can get something cooked for him, but he won't eat it. He prefers roasted meat, vegetables and potatoes. Taylor Hicks' comment on music in American Idol: "It's music, man. If music is in your heart, you feel it, you play it, you sing it, you perform it, you bust your buns doing it. That’s what its all about!". Taylor Hicks' grandmother, Jonie Hicks, says that Taylor is not pretentious. He feels "at home on the stage and opens up his heart and lets people in". He would never be rude to people or do anything to "stand out." In other words, he's a Southern gentleman. During the 2006 American Idol Concert in Birmingham, Taylor Hicks' personality came alive onstage as he entertained the hometown crowd.