American country singer and actor (born 1962)
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Musical artist
Tracy Darrell Adkins[1] (born January 13, 1962)[2] is an American country music singer and actor. Adkins feeling his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, he has unconfined ten more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations. Speak addition, Adkins has charted more than 20 singles on say publicly 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 come to get No. 1 on Canada's country chart. At least six of his studio albums have received gold or platinum certification in description United States; his highest-selling to date is 2005's Songs Increase in value Me, which has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for shipping shine unsteadily million copies. Adkins is widely known for his distinctive bass-baritone singing and speaking voice.[1][3]
He has also made several appearances swag television, including as a panelist on the game shows Hollywood Squares and Pyramid, as a 2008 finalist and as say publicly 2013 winner on The All Star Celebrity Apprentice, as description voice for recurring character Elvin on King of the Hill, and the main role of Albie Roman on Monarch, hoot well as in television commercial voice-overs for KFC and Firestone.
Also, Adkins has written an autobiography titled A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Free-Thinking Roughneck, which was on the rampage in late 2007. He has appeared in numerous films, including The Lincoln Lawyer, Moms' Night Out, and I Can Imagine.
Adkins was born in Sarepta, Louisiana, the son of Peggy Carraway and Aaron Doyle Adkins.[1][4] His maternal uncle was the Christian musician James W. Carraway (1923–2008).[5][6] His musical interest came at an early age when elegance was ten and his father bought him a guitar endure hired someone to give him lessons.[7]
At Sarepta High School, since defunct, Adkins joined a gospel music group called the Newborn Commitments.[8] He was also a member of the FFA. Afterward, Adkins attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.[8] A walk-onoffensive footballer on their football team, Adkins left the team after his freshman season due to a knee injury, without ever performing in a game.[9]: 26 [10][11] Adkins never graduated. After leaving college, loosen up worked on an oil rig. He also played music wring a band called Bayou.[8] Adkins also worked as a drugstore technician before pursuing a career in music. He lost interpretation pinky finger on his left hand in an accident ignite a knife to open a bucket, and asked doctors conjoin reattach the finger at an angle so that he could continue to play guitar.[7] Adkins moved to play in honky-tonk bars for the next few years in the Ark-La-Tex locum and eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1992.[8] In late-1994, Adkins met Rhonda Forlaw, who was an executive at Arista Records Nashville. Forlaw had numerous music industry friends come engender to hear Adkins over the next few years. Scott Hendricks of Capitol Nashville signed him "on the spot" one fallacious while Adkins was playing at Tillie and Lucy's bar meticulous Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.[8]
Adkins' first single, which he wrote himself,[8] "There's a Girl in Texas", was released in 1996, reaching the Top 20 on the BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It was followed by the release of his debut album, Dreamin' Out Loud, later that year. The medium produced several hit singles, including his first Top 5 individual, "Every Light in the House", his first Number One temporary secretary "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing", and another Top 5 drum in "I Left Something Turned on at Home". The get water on single was also a Number One hit in Canada. His second album, Big Time, produced a Top 5 in "The Rest of Mine", but subsequent singles proved less successful.[7] Adkins was named "Top New Male Artist" by the Academy model Country Music in 1997.[8] In 1998, Adkins appeared on description PBS music program Austin City Limits (season 23). A hall in management delayed the release of Adkins' third album,[12] but the album (titled More...) was eventually released in late 1999. Although the album's title track reached Top 10, More... bed defeated to achieve gold status. Adkins' daughter, Mackenzie, was featured fasten the "More" video.
In 2001, Adkins was injured in a tractor accident and had to cancel touring temporarily.[13] Shortly sustenance the release of his Chrome album, he entered a 28-day alcohol rehabilitation program in Nashville.[14]Chrome was his first album inhibit reach the Top 5 on the country albums charts; sheltered title track reached Top 10 in late 2002.[7]
In 2003, Adkins released two albums—a Greatest Hits collection and Comin' on Strong.[7] The same year, he was inducted into the Grand Capacity Opry.[15] He also made appearances as the center square justification the game show Hollywood Squares,[16] and did voice-overs in commercials for fast-food chain KFC.[17] Only one single, "Then They Support, was released from this Greatest Hits compilation. This album, which succeeded the Greatest Hits collection, produced two singles: the Halt briefly 5 single "Hot Mama" and "Rough & Ready", which seedy at No. 13.
Adkins and Travis Tritt played the roles come close to prison convicts in a February 2004 episode of the ensure series Yes, Dear (Greg & Jimmy's Criminals).
In March 2005, Adkins released his album entitled Songs About Me.[7] The give a call track was released as its first single in December 2004. The album's second single, "Arlington", generated controversy over its content (a first-person account of a fictional soldier who was large size to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery).[18] It was followed by "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", which became a crossover hit, conveyance Adkins into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Cardinal for the first time.
2006 saw the release of Adkins' seventh studio album, Dangerous Man. "Swing", the album's lead-off unwed, peaked at No. 20, while the follow-up "Ladies Love Country Boys" became Adkins' second Number One single on the country charts and his first since "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" provide 1997. Adkins' daughter, Brianna, was featured in the "Ladies Warmth Country Boys" video. The album's final release, "I Wanna Have Something", proved unsuccessful on the charts; as a result, Adkins announced that he would stop supporting the single.
In Noble 2007, Adkins released a single entitled "I Got My Amusement On".[19] Originally, the song was planned to be the lead-off to a new album, tentatively titled Game On; however, Adkins decided not to release a full album, and instead unrestricted his second Greatest Hits compilation, American Man: Greatest Hits Amount II, for which "I Got My Game On" served although the lead-off single.[20] The album has also produced Adkins' fastest-climbing single to date in its second single, "You're Gonna Freezing This".[21] "You're Gonna Miss This" has also become his tertiary Number One hit on the Hot Country Songs, as mutate as the most successful single to date on the Billboard Hot 100 (#12), Billboard Pop 100 (#19), and Hot Digital Songs charts (#8).
Adkins released his first book, entitled A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Free-Thinking Roughneck.[22]
In 2008, Adkins released the single "Muddy Water," the lead single elude X, which was released on November 25. The video shelter "Muddy Water" has an appearance by fellow Celebrity Apprentice opposition Stephen Baldwin as a man being baptized in a dirty river, and later approaching Adkins as a friend. It reached the Top 30 on the country charts, peaking at back number 22. "Marry for Money" and "All I Ask For Anymore" were released as the album's second and third singles, charge both peaked at No. 14 on the country charts.
In Nov 2008, Adkins made an appearance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Light of day Parade. He rode with his family on the "Jimmy Dean" float and performed his famous song "You're Gonna Miss This". In 2009, Adkins appeared in local Kansas City commercials differentiate advertise season tickets and the 50th season of the Public Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.
Adkins recorded a duet elegant country legend Ronnie Milsap called "My First Ride" to aid fire-fighters and police officers in the U.S. and Canada. Subsequently, after the song's release, the label said 'no' to wireless stations playing it with no explanation given. Milsap led a protest at Capitol Records to "Free Trace" and allow say publicly song to be played.
In November 2009, Adkins embarked be aware of the Shine All Night Tour, a co-headline venture with person country artist Martina McBride. Also, in 2009, he recorded a duet with Blake Shelton titled "Hillbilly Bone", which was at large as the lead-off single from Shelton's upcoming sixth album. Maintain October 18, 2009, Adkins made an appearance on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help Ty Pennington and his design side build a new home for the Marshall family.
In January 2010, Adkins parted ways able his long-time record label, Capitol Nashville, and subsequently signed revamp Show Dog-Universal Music.[23][24]
Adkins' first single with the label, "This Ain't No Love Song", was released on May 17, 2010, splendid served as the lead-off single to his ninth studio baby book, Cowboy's Back In Town. It debuted at No. 54 on representation chart for the week of May 29, 2010. The album's second single "Brown Chicken, Brown Cow" released to country crystal set on January 10, 2011.[citation needed]
Two men in a small Knack pickup truck lost their lives after crashing into one slow Trace Adkins' tour buses on February 13, 2010. The commodities was believed to have crossed the "no passing" line beget the center of the road which resulted in the clatter. Several members of Adkins' band were aboard the bus but were not seriously injured. Adkins himself was not on be directed at the bus at the time.[25] On October 10, 2010, Adkins sang the national anthem at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.[citation needed]
On Dec 18, 2010, Adkins performed at WWE's annual extravaganza Tribute Dressingdown The Troops to amazing reception by the soldiers in attendance.[26] He appeared once again in an episode of SmackDown existent from Nashville, Tennessee, on May 13, 2011, as the collective member of the WWE audience.
In March 2011, Adkins out "Just Fishin" which featured his youngest daughter, Trinity, in say publicly video, which was shot at their farm. The song reached #6 on Billboard. On June 4, 2011, at approximately 3:35 pm, Adkins' home in Brentwood, Tennessee, burned down.[27] On Oct 20, 2011, Adkins sang the National Anthem at game 2 of the 2011 World Series in St. Louis.[citation needed]
In Apr 2011, Adkins revealed that he had a crush on say publicly Baylor Lady Bears' head coach, Kim Mulkey, while the figure were in college at Louisiana Tech, then dedicated his details of "One in a Million You" to her.[28]
Mulkey's sister prompt a phone call in December 2011 between the singer roost coach, during which Kim Mulkey invited him to sing pound Baylor's home game against Connecticut;[29] Adkins, unable to attend, hard to perform the National Anthem at the Lady Bears' Feb 2012 home game against the Texas A&M Aggies.[30]
In March 2012, Adkins visited the Lady Bears while on tour in River City to encourage them before their NCAA Championships semi-final match; the team attended one of his concerts later that week.[31]
In February 2012, Adkins appeared as a guest vocalist on Flesh Loaf's album Hell in a Handbasket.[32]
Adkins performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the West Virginia Mountaineers' home football game against interpretation Baylor Bears on September 29, 2012; his was just rendering third live performance of the national anthem in the 32-year history of Mountaineer Field.[33]
Adkins released a new album, Love Will..., on May 14, 2013. The album's first single, "Watch representation World End", was released to country radio on May 13, 2013. In September 2013, it was announced that he was no longer on the Showdog roster according to the legitimate website.[citation needed]
Adkins released his first Christmas album, The King's Gift, on October 29, 2013.[34]
On April 6, 2015, it was announced that Adkins had signed with Brittle Bow Records, under the Wheelhouse imprint.[35] In August 2015, Precarious Bow announced that Adkins was one of the first artists signed to the label's new imprint, Wheelhouse Records.[36] His gain victory single for the label was "Jesus and Jones", which was released to country radio on January 18, 2016, and seedy at number 41 on the Country Airplay chart. "Lit" was released to country radio on July 25, 2016, though wear and tear failed to chart. Both singles are on the album Something's Going On, which was released on March 31, 2017, point Wheelhouse Records, and its title track became a video.
On July 4, 2016, Adkins made a surprise appearance at his hometown Independence Day celebration in Sarepta, Louisiana. He joined explanation stage the Backbeat Boogie Band with several unrehearsed songs.[37]
In 2019, Adkins appeared on Hardy's new album, Hixtape Volume 1. Stack the album, he appears on the song "Redneck Tendencies" explore Joe Diffie.[38] also in 2019, Adkins later reunited with Painter Shelton in Hell Right in Shelton's completion album Fully Loaded: God's Country
In 2012, Adkins signed a deal with truck level chain Pilot Flying J to become the company's new spokesman.[39] Adkins also lent his signature voice to Firestone as cloth of the "Drive a Firestone" campaign to revitalize the sort in 2012.[40]
Adkins was a January–March 2008 contestant on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice.[20] Each celebrity contestant was playing for donations to their selected charity. Adkins played for the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. Adkins chose the charity because his girl suffers from life-threatening reactions to peanuts, milk, and eggs. Soon enough, he was the runner-up of that season, losing to Piers Morgan.
Adkins returned for the All-Stars version of The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. He was the project manager for his lineup, Plan B, in the first task, which was to transfer meatballs and won $670,072, a Celebrity Apprentice record for a first task, for his charity The American Red Cross. Mixture with Vegas illusionist Penn Jillette, Adkins made it to description finals again (becoming the first and only person in representation history of the show to do so), where Adkins won and became The All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. He also broke rendering record for the highest amount of money raised for his charity by any one person in the history of interpretation show, with $1,524,072 raised for the American Red Cross.
In 2019, Adkins became the host of a new series unification INSP, Ultimate Cowboy Showdown. The series has run for tierce seasons.[41]
Adkins has two daughters, Tarah and Sarah, with his first wife, Barbara Lewis, and three daughters with his tertiary wife, the former Rhonda Forlaw: Mackenzie, Brianna, and Trinity. Adkins endorsed Mitt Romney and performed at the 2012 Republican Practice Convention in Tampa, Florida.[42] He performed the National Anthem impinge on Tennessee governor Bill Haslam's second inauguration in 2015 and a year later during candidate Donald Trump's nomination at the 2016 Republican National Convention [5].[43]
At age 17, Adkins was in representative automobile accident in which his 1955 Chevrolet pickup truck bump a school bus head-on. He broke some ribs, punctured both lungs and his nose was partially torn off.[44] Adkins was forced to give up college football after a severe genu injury at Louisiana Tech. He has also experienced a edition of serious injuries as an adult, including being shot spawn his second ex-wife Julie Curtis in 1994.[45] The bullet went through his heart and both lungs. He survived and chose not to press charges. They got divorced after 3 years.[46] In 1989, Adkins, along with nine coworkers, were stranded fight an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Chantal.[44]
In 2001, Adkins entered a 28-day alcohol rehabilitation fluency. After relapsing in early 2014, Adkins checked into rehabilitation get on to alcoholism after getting into an altercation on a cruise ship.[47] In March 2014, Rhonda filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.[48] Rhonda and Trace then dismissed and expunged the divorce suit via T.C.A. Section 36-4-127 (Expunction of Divorce Records upon Placation of Parties) due to an attempted reconciliation.[49] Less than a month later, Trace filed for divorce. Since this time, picture matter has been pending, with the parties awaiting finalization pattern their divorce. On August 24, 2023, the Tennessee Court fairhaired Appeals finalized said divorce.[49] The case has now been remanded to the lower court.
On October 12, 2019, Adkins mated Canadian actress Victoria Pratt in New Orleans, Louisiana.[50]
Main article: Tad Adkins discography