Trace adkins biography
Biography
Famous as : Country music singer
Birth Name : Tracy Darrell Adkins
Birth Date : January 13, 1962
Birth Place : Sarepta, Louisiana, USA
Claim to fame : Album "Dreamin' Out Loud" (1996)
Biography
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Trace Adkins was born on January 13, 1962. He
learned to play guitar from his father and joined gospel music group while in
high school. He later studied in Louisiana Tech University, joined football
team and worked at an oil rig after
finishing his study. His life seemed not to have connection with music, but he
continued playing guitar in his spare time. When he lost his pinky finger on
his left hand in an accident while using
a knife to open a bucket, he asked doctors to reattach the finger at an angle
so that he could continue to play guitar.
Working
behind the desk apparently was not his goal as he immediately jumped to sign a
deal with Capitol Records once he got the offer. He made his debut in the
country music world in 1996 with a platinum-selling album "Dreamin'
Out Loud". The record produced Top 5 singles in Country Songs
chart including "Every Light in the House". He has since become an undeniable
musical force, earning his place among the most identifiable artists of his
generation.
A year later, Adkins dropped his sophomore set "Big
Time" and was certified platinum. His career
seemed to continue rising ...
until 1999. He changed his management team,
causing his third effort "More" to be delayed. When it was finally
released in November the same year, he had to face the fact that it wasn't as
successful as his two previous sets. It became his first album not to receive
Gold certification.
After suffering lukewarm acceptance from his fans
with "More", Adkins rushed "Chrome" in 2001, a year when he was entangled in
legal problem for driving under influence, drugs addiction
and tour cancellation due to injury. Despite his woes, he scored his first Top
5 country music album with the fourth set.
After seven years with four
albums and some hit singles, he rolled out a greatest hits compilation "Comin' on Strong" in December 2003 while working
on a new album. He needed around five years to finish a completely new album
but it was all worth it. "Songs About Me" was released in March 2005 and
probably became his most successful album by scoring double Platinum.
"Arlington", the first single from the album, sparked controversy over its
content (a first-person account of a fictional soldier who was about to be
buried in Arlington National Cemetery). The second
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Famous as : Country music singer
Birth Name : Tracy Darrell Adkins
Birth Date : January 13, 1962
Birth Place : Sarepta, Louisiana, USA
Claim to fame : Album "Dreamin' Out Loud" (1996)
Biography
by AceShowbiz.com
Trace Adkins was born on January 13, 1962. He
learned to play guitar from his father and joined gospel music group while in
high school. He later studied in Louisiana Tech University, joined football
team and worked at an oil rig after
finishing his study. His life seemed not to have connection with music, but he
continued playing guitar in his spare time. When he lost his pinky finger on
his left hand in an accident while using
a knife to open a bucket, he asked doctors to reattach the finger at an angle
so that he could continue to play guitar.
Working
behind the desk apparently was not his goal as he immediately jumped to sign a
deal with Capitol Records once he got the offer. He made his debut in the
country music world in 1996 with a platinum-selling album "Dreamin'
Out Loud". The record produced Top 5 singles in Country Songs
chart including "Every Light in the House". He has since become an undeniable
musical force, earning his place among the most identifiable artists of his
generation.
A year later, Adkins dropped his sophomore set "Big
Time" and was certified platinum. His career
seemed to continue rising ...
until 1999. He changed his management team,
causing his third effort "More" to be delayed. When it was finally
released in November the same year, he had to face the fact that it wasn't as
successful as his two previous sets. It became his first album not to receive
Gold certification.
After suffering lukewarm acceptance from his fans
with "More", Adkins rushed "Chrome" in 2001, a year when he was entangled in
legal problem for driving under influence, drugs addiction
and tour cancellation due to injury. Despite his woes, he scored his first Top
5 country music album with the fourth set.
After seven years with four
albums and some hit singles, he rolled out a greatest hits compilation "Comin' on Strong" in December 2003 while working
on a new album. He needed around five years to finish a completely new album
but it was all worth it. "Songs About Me" was released in March 2005 and
probably became his most successful album by scoring double Platinum.
"Arlington", the first single from the album, sparked controversy over its
content (a first-person account of a fictional soldier who was about to be
buried in Arlington National Cemetery). The second
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single "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", meanwhile, was a highly
successful crossover hit, giving him a place at the Top 40 of Billboard Hot 100
for the first time.
A year after, Adkins worked on enough songs to put
it in a full-length album and decided to release "Dangerous Man". He put out three singles with
this effort but the last one proved unsuccessful, forcing him to stop the
promotion and move on to a new single. "I Got My Game On" was released a teaser
for his next studio installment but due to its lukewarm acceptance, the album
plan was scrapped. Instead, he released another compilation set with "My Game
On" on the lead.
In between his schedule of finishing his new music,
Adkins tried his hands at acting and reality TV world. In 2008, he competed in
"The
Celebrity Apprentice" and made it to the final two,
unfortunately he lost the winner title to Piers Morgan. He also appeared in an episode of
"The
Young and the Restless".
Adkins released his last album
"X"
under Capitol Records in 2008. He then switched label to fellow country
musician Toby Keith's Show Dog-Universal Music and toured
with him ahead of ...
his next album release "Cowboy's Back in Town" which is released on
August 17, 2010 in United States.
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successful crossover hit, giving him a place at the Top 40 of Billboard Hot 100
for the first time.
A year after, Adkins worked on enough songs to put
it in a full-length album and decided to release "Dangerous Man". He put out three singles with
this effort but the last one proved unsuccessful, forcing him to stop the
promotion and move on to a new single. "I Got My Game On" was released a teaser
for his next studio installment but due to its lukewarm acceptance, the album
plan was scrapped. Instead, he released another compilation set with "My Game
On" on the lead.
In between his schedule of finishing his new music,
Adkins tried his hands at acting and reality TV world. In 2008, he competed in
"The
Celebrity Apprentice" and made it to the final two,
unfortunately he lost the winner title to Piers Morgan. He also appeared in an episode of
"The
Young and the Restless".
Adkins released his last album
"X"
under Capitol Records in 2008. He then switched label to fellow country
musician Toby Keith's Show Dog-Universal Music and toured
with him ahead of ...
his next album release "Cowboy's Back in Town" which is released on
August 17, 2010 in United States.
Read more: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/trace_adkins/biography_2.html#ixzz2SaBPg6X5