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No, but he’ll play one on Broadway. (Source)

Taylor Hicks will be stepping into the role of an Angel in Broadway’s Grease, starting June 6th. Playing the Teen Angel, does that mean he’ll be crooning the famous “Beauty School Drop Out”?

Hicks, once a winner on American Idol, lost a contract with his record label after his post-Idol CD was released to less than astounding sales. While he did sell over 700,000 records, he didn’t hit the 1 million mark, and I guess that’s just not enough to bank on. There were no #1 singles, but personally, I think they released the wrong songs to try for a hit.

I have the CD, and I’m quite happy with it. I found it amusing how often I heard it while down the casinos too…somebody is playing it, but maybe it’s just lounges and casinos. It’s gotten a lot of play in my car stereo.

Anyway, now that he’s set to sing on stage as an Angel, he’ll also be doing more independent work, and is excited with the quality of music he’ll be putting out. He had currently released two independent CD’s before hitting American Idol. I’m looking forward to hear his new music. I love his soulful sound.

My favorite: “Hell of a Day”