If you didn’t follow Taylor Hicks closely during and after his run on American Idol Season 5, you’d never know that he is, at heart, a jam band kinda guy.
Taylor played a character on American Idol that was part clown/part Vegas-like showman, and while it helped him win the competition, it didn’t do much for his musical credibility.
Taking on the role of Teen Angel in Grease only further ingrained that image of a guy that belongs in a theater in Branson instead of a rock concert stage.
Now that his Grease run is over, Taylor is returning to the concert stage and as I watched him totally jam out with Ivan Neville, Erik Krasno, Adam Deitch on Stephen Stills’ “Love the One Your With” at the Rocky Mountain Power Jam at Cervantes in Denver Friday night (6/25) I’m once again reminded of why I was a fan in the first place.
Check it out after the jump…
Love The One Your With – Ivan Neville, Erik Krasno, and Adam Deitch
Them Changes – With Ivan Neviele