Photo SpecialIdol Scrapbook: Taylor Hicks
See why the newest American Idol earned his own Soul Patrol – from his audition to the road ahead. By Julia Wang
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SOUTHERN PRIDE
Turns out, father doesn't always know best: When Hicks told dad Brad (right) that he was trying out for Idol, he says the response was, "Why don't you just go buy a lottery ticket?" But Dad became one of his biggest supporters at home, where he cheered on Hicks (with brother Sean, far left) at the Hoover, Ala., hangout Buffalo Wild Wings.
