Taylor Hicks is literally in control of his future - Mullet Wrapper

Mullet Wrapper: "By Fran Thompson

It’s a good story anyway. But it’s local because he spent much time here, and his grandmother is a local icon. Taylor Hicks decided to use a voucher he earned from a Katrina cancelled airline flight he had booked to attend an Auburn pal’s wedding. He later used the voucher for a Las Vegas holiday. Coincidentally, American Idol auditions were being held in Vegas that very weekend. Taylor had wanted to audition earlier that summer in Memphis. But it didn’t work out. With a Ray Charles riff and some goofiness, he nailed the Vegas audition and earned a trip to L.A. to compete on national TV as one of two dozen American Idol finalists. From the start, Taylor’s material set him apart, and it was evident to the A.I. judges that he covered old blues like he meant it."