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Billy Allen + The Pollies Are A Quintessential Muscle Shoals Band
Billy Allen almost made it.
After progressing through regional tryouts in Huntsville, Alabama, waiting in line in Greensboro, North Carolina to sing for Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato, North Carolina, and advancing through to the Miami bootcamp, Allen was just one step away from advancing