Taylor Hicks~True to Alabama

Photo Courtesy of Fox 6.

In a time where too many weather catastrophes have rained down on us, the path of destruction leads everywhere. And most recently, it struck close to home for Taylor Hicks. His beloved state of Alabama and his town of Birmingham was hit hard by the tornadoes last month, as were the surrounding areas. Alabama, along with other states, was devastated by strong storms and tornadoes which left many homeless, debris everywhere, injuries, pets lost, and lives torn apart.

Taylor Hicks was touched greatly by these events, as were many others in his home state. Mr. Hicks is not one to stand by and watch as the suffering continues for all affected. He has taken action with other artists to do his part to help his home. One such event was a free concert in Linn Park last night with his pal, Ruben Studdard, entertaining a huge audience and asking for canned goods to be brought in return for this wonderful night, to help out storm victims. To see media from this moving benefit, please visit TMO and check our Distance section under Linn Park.

According to all, it was a great night which brought in much help. Taylor and Ruben gave all of their heart and soul to their music and the welfare of Alabama, and its people were never far from their thoughts. But Taylor did not stop with last night. Today he visited Pratt City to try to help out, and has been posting pictures on Twitter of what he is seeing and experiencing, keeping alive the plight of the people affected in hopes to keep drawing help.

And on this Tuesday night, Taylor Hicks once again gives of his time and enormous heart and talent to perform with many other wonderful musicians at the Bama Rising concert at the BJCC, which has sold out its tickets. It is hoped to raise much money to help rebuild Birmingham and surrounding areas, and restore some quality of life to those who lost much or everything in the disaster and the wake of the storms.

Please take Taylor Hicks' efforts as far as they can go! Even if you cannot physically make it to any of the events, you can still donate to Bama Rising or other causes which are helping all of the storm victims everywhere, such as the Red Cross or Birmingham Humane Society who is reuniting lost pets with their grieving families.

Taylor Hicks has a heart as large as the state he loves! Let's follow in his and other artists' footsteps to help out wherever we can too!

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