Trace Adkins Musical artist

Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American singer and actor. He made his debut in 1995 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations. In addition, he has charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard country music charts, including the Number One hits "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing", "Ladies Love Country Boys", and "You're Gonna Miss This", which peaked in 1997, 2007, and 2008, respectively. "I Left Something Turned on at Home" went to No. 1 on Canada's country chart. All but one of his studio albums have received gold or platinum certification in the United States; his highest-selling to date is 2005's Songs About Me, which has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for shipping two million copies. Trace Adkins is widely known for his distinctive baritone singing voice.He has also made several appearances on television, including as a panelist on the game shows Hollywood Squares and Pyramid, as a 2008 finalist and as the 2013 winner on The Celebrity Apprentice, as the voice for recurring character Elvin on King of the Hill, and in television commercial voice-overs for the KFC fast food restaurant chain and the "Firestone Tire and Rubber Company". In addition, Adkins has written an autobiography entitled A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Free-Thinking Roughneck, which was released in late 2007. He has appeared in numerous films, including The Lincoln Lawyer and Moms' Night Out.

Personal facts

Trace Adkins
Alias (AKA)Adkins Tracy Darrell
Birth dateJanuary 13, 1962
Birth place
Louisiana , Sarepta Louisiana , Springhill Louisiana
Hometown
Springhill Louisiana

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Musical artist

Career started1995
associated musical artist
Ronnie Milsap
Toby Keith
38 Special (band)
Jamey Johnson
Blake Shelton
Randy Houser
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
Blues rock
Country rock
instrument
Guitar
Singing
record label
Show Dog-Universal Music
Capitol Records Nashville

Trace Adkins on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.traceadkins.com