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Taylor's latest YouTube Pick of the Week is The Right Place on ABC's "The View":



So I admit it, I was and am still in love with Elisabeth Hasselbeck! "The View" was so sweet to me. Barbara Walters is an icon. And this was a great version of "The Right Place" that Jim Vallance and Bryan Adams wrote for Ray Charles, I happened to record it on my post Idol Album. What a beautiful song.... Hope to sing it with Bryan Adams soon... I consider him a friend...…

Taylor's latest YouTube Pick of the Week is My Home's in Alabama:



This is one of the most nostalgic moments on the first solo tour post Idol. The great Alabama Theater in Birmingham, AL. It was a dream come true for me to be able to come back and perform this for my hometown crowd. I love the group Alabama, and it makes us Alabamians proud when something really great happens to our state. The super group Alabama is one of those great things. I am very blessed…

Taylor's next YouTube Pick of the Week is the Maceo Parker Super Jam from Jam Cruise 9!



This is one of those experiences as a musician that you just have to take it all in. Maceo Parker is one of those heroes that you grow up admiring if u do a musical apprenticeship on James Brown. Fred Wesley, an iconic trombone player, who interestingly enough was the last person I would wink at before hitting the Idol stage, was on the Jam Cruise as well. Eric Krasno,…

OnTapBlog: Taylor Hicks Walks the Line at the Avalon Theatre

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Taylor Hicks and Jamie McLean Band Photo Gallery from The Avalon Theatre…

Taylor's YouTube Pick of the Week is "In the Ghetto" from American Idol:



The week before Elvis week Chris Daughtry and I were discussing song choices with Simon Cowell during the end of the show. Now that was totally against the rules, but that was a way to get a word in with the judges before u performed that week. That was the format of the show. The Judges would come up sometimes and congratulate us. That's when u could talk to them..Simon said "In the Ghetto" was one…

Fans in Birmingham, Alabama: be sure to watch WBRC FOX 6’s “Good Day Alabama” on Monday, March 5th for a cooking feature on Taylor Hicks' restaurant, ORE Drink and Dine!

The feature will air sometime between 8:30 AM and 9 AM Central!

For more information about ORE, visit www.oredrinkanddine.com.

Taylor's YouTube Pick of the Week is "Allmans meet American Idol":



One of the highlights as a musician for me has been sitting in with the Allman Brothers, this clip was right after I won Idol. I have performed with the brothers at the Beacon Theater and also at Oak Mountain. I have also played with Greg Allman solo in San Francisco. These group of musicians have guided me through the tricky waters of the biz and I am forever grateful. …

In case you missed Taylor Hicks on FOX 17's "Tennessee Mornings" today, click here to watch his performance and interview!

Introducing a new feature! Taylor will be sharing his favorite videos on YouTube and personal stories behind the performances! Taylor’s first pick is “Gin and Juice” performed live with Snoop Dogg in Birmingham.



Snoop and I got in touch with each other and I asked Snoop if he ever had blues harmonica in his music. Snoop said no and we thought it was a great idea since he was in Birmingham to perform Gin N Juice together. I met Snoop and his entourage and his family backstage…

In this episode of Riding Shotgun, Taylor introduces the concert venue at Lake Mission Viejo. Special thanks to the Lake Mission Viejo Association and fans PPThrottle and Annette029 for their concert footage!

During his February 9th web chat, Taylor Hicks made some surprise announcements about his upcoming appearances! In case you missed the chat, click here to watch. Check out the information below to find out where Taylor will be in the coming weeks!



Friday, February 24:



TV alert for fans in Nashville, Tennessee! Be sure to tune in to “Tennessee Mornings” on WZTV FOX 17 on Friday, February 24 for…

While in Akron, Ohio, Taylor Hicks decided to perform "My City Was Gone" by The Pretenders for his show at Musica. In this episode of Riding Shotgun, Taylor learns the song on the tour bus. He takes us along to band practice and then finally to the stage.

Mark your calendar for Taylor Hicks' first live web chat of 2012! Join Taylor on USTREAM on Thursday, February 9, at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific. Taylor is in the studio working on his next album, so start preparing your questions for the 9th!

Click here to access the web chat on USTREAM.

Good news! Today we upgraded our chat application. If you regularly use chat, you'll probably find the new chat more friendly and reliable:

• Easy to find: You'll find the new chat in your browser window's footer. Click on it and start chatting (click again to close it).

• More responsive: It should snap to attention and respond to your commands better than the old chat.

• Better technology: It's not Flash-based anymore, so it will even work on some mobile…

Happy Friday, Soul Patrol! Here's a special edition of "Riding Shotgun with Taylor Hicks" made in your honor and featuring footage captured by your fellow fans!

Thank you to all fans who have donated to Toys for Tots this holiday season! In this episode of Riding Shotgun, Taylor visits the Alabama Air National Guard to help with the Toys for Tots holiday delivery. Toys for Tots will help many of the families affected by the recent storm devastation in Alabama.







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On Sunday, December 11, 2011, Taylor Hicks will sing our National Anthem before the 2011 NCAA Men's College Cup, the soccer national championship, which will take place at 3 PM CST at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama!



This marks the first time the championship has been held in the state of Alabama. All session tickets for both semifinals and the championship game are $35.…