Jazz Articles about Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks: The Jazz Side of Taylor Hicks

by Ken Dryden
April 1, 2007

Taylor Hicks defied the odds when he beat the competition to win first prize at the conclusion of the fifth season of American Idol. Although the Birmingham, Alabama native never expressed it on the show, he was also inspired by his father's extensive jazz collection, though he knew it would be difficult to make a living sticking exclusively to singing jazz rather than appealing to the far larger pop audience. But Hicks managed to get a release from his label ...