Taylor Hicks

[Lee]

He was the Season 5 winner of American Idol. Well, I finally got to see him some ten years after I almost saw him near me, but he cancelled so he could go on his book tour. My husband & I saw him @ the Avalon Theatre in Easton, MD, this past Saturday. This theatre holds 300 people. It was the smallest venue that I've ever been to. I've included a few videos. This was the most animated he got during the show. He never got off his stool (except to come & go). Not what my husband & I expected @ all. He only sang a few songs that I heard of & only had a keyboard player with him as his band (said that he'd bring his band next time.) He only played 1 hr. 15 min. & one encore, Levon by Elton John (See below). But he did sound good & in his defense, he said he lost a band member recently, but he did talk between songs & he was funny. He said people ask him all the time if Simon is mean. (He is).When he went to audition for AI, they asked him where his kids were who were auditioning. He wouldn't sing Purple Rain as his encore (someone shouted this). These were the last two songs of the show.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf-iZaI5T1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRXQC9cB4Xs

Lee