Early careerДЄdkins's first single, 'There's a Girl in Texas', was released in 1996, reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Adkins also has two daughters from his first marriage (Tarah and Sarah). Adkins is married to his third wife Rhonda Forlaw together they have three daughters (Mackenzie, Brianna, and Trinity). His brother, whom Trace describes as his first fan, was killed in a truck accident at the age of 21. An executive of Capitol Records spotted Adkins playing at a honky tonk, and soon afterwards signed him to the label.

Adkins then moved on to playing in honky tonk bars around Nashville, Tennessee, in the early 1990s. He lost the pinky finger on his left hand in an accident while using a knife to open a bucket, and asked doctors to reattach the finger at an angle so that he could continue to play guitar. After graduation, he took up work at an oil rig. Later, Adkins went on to study at Louisiana Tech University, where he also played defensive end for the Bulldogs football team. He was also a member of Future Farmers of America (FFA). In high school, he joined a gospel music group called the New Commitments. His musical interest came at an early age, when his father taught him to play the guitar. His maternal grandfather was the Christian musician James W. His parents are Aaron Adkins, a mill worker, and the former Peggy Carraway.

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.ДЄdkins was born and reared in Sarepta in Webster Parish in north Louisiana. He has also made several appearances on television, including as a panelist on the game shows Hollywood Squares and Pyramid, as a finalist 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 restaurant chain. 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 2Г— Multi-Platinum for shipping two million copies. ' I Left Something Turned on at Home' went to #1 on Canada's country chart. In addition, he has charted more than twenty 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. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Tracy Darrell 'Trace' Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American country music artist.

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