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where did Taylor Hicks get Taylor Hicks's start at before going to american idol?
While in college, Hicks was part of a band called Passing Through.
where did the play at, like bars, school?
performing at various venues and parties mostly around the Southeastern United States, including The War Eagle Supper Club (a popular college bar) in Auburn, Alabama.
what were types of music that they played?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: did he ever do any recordings while on the indie scene?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Taylor Hicks do any recording while on the indie scene