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Taylor Hicks sings Randy Newman’s “Birmingham” at his Ore Restaurant

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Season 5 Idol winner, Taylor Hicks co-hosted Daytime Alabama from his new restaurant, ORE. Before signing off, Taylor performed a sweet cover of the Randy Newman classic, “Birmingham”. How apropos.

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Taylor Hicks and Elliott Yamin LIVE “Use Me” Duet – VIDEO

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Here’s a real treat! Season 5 Idol alums, Elliott Yamin and winner Taylor Hicks joined forces at the Canyon Club in Aguora Hills, CA Thursday night (Aug. 18) to sing a soulful cover of Bill Wither’s “Use Me”.

Taylor Hicks – Telluride Jazz Festival – Watch the Full Set!

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Couldn’t make it out to Colorado to see Taylor Hicks play the Telluride Jazz Festival last night? You are SO in luck. His entire set was streamed live on Ustream, and the video is available for everyone to watch. Hooray for you. Hooray for me.

Watch after the jump.

Taylor Hicks – New York State of Mind – Deer Park, NY

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Watch Taylor Hicks and his band perform an acoustic version of “New York State of Mind” at the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park NY yesterday.

Watch the video after the jump.

Taylor Hicks, Kellie Pickler, Bo Bice Help Raise 1M for Bama Rising

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Bama Rising, a concert that took place in front of about 13, 000 people at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham Tuesday night, is expected to raise more than $1 million according to organizers.

Taylor Hicks, Bo Bice and Kellie Pickler joined a slew of artists who performed in front of concert goers who paid between $25 to $1000–all to benefit survivors of the terrible April 27th tornadoes.

Kellie premiered a new song at the concert called, “Stop Cheatin’ On Me (Or I’ll Start Cheatin’ On You)” See the video after the jump.

See photos after the jump.