American Idol Star Taylor Hicks to Perform at Kentucky Speedway July 14

 

American Idol Star Taylor Hicks to Perform at Kentucky Speedway July 14

Sparta, KY
May 11, 2007

Kentucky Speedway will become “Soul Patrol! “ central July 14 when American Idol fifth-season champion and Arista recording artist Taylor Hicks entertains race fans with an exclusive concert before the green-flag start of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series “Built Ford Tough 225 Presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers. “

The soulful artist also will perform the National Anthem live on SPEED Channel. Hicks’ self-titled album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard top 200 album chart following its Dec. 12, 2006 release. The powerful lead single, “Just To Feel That Way” was just released to radio. The critically-acclaimed collection features “Dream Myself Awake, “ written by Rob Thomas, along with “Give Me Tonight, “ which Hicks and two-time Grammy Award-winner Matt Serletic co-wrote with Kevin Kadish and hit songwriter Kara Dioguardi.

Hitmaker supreme Diane Warren added “Places I’ve Been” to a list of unique tracks that includes “The Maze, “ “The Runaround, “ “The Right Place” and “Dream Myself Awake. “ Hicks also included his self-penned hits “Soul Thing” and “The Deal” which previously appeared on his second indie album titled “Under the Radar” that helped him gain his strong “Soul Patrol! “ following in his native Birmingham, Ala.


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