b'Just the Facts 96.3 Real Country welcomes Trace Adkins to the TRACE ADKINS Arizona State Fair on October 17th.Scott Devin Adkins was born Inspired by the success of his debut album, he releasedof the Year Award with Blake Shelton foron January 13, 1962, in Sarepta,his second venture, titled, Big Time but the albumHillbilly Bone.in Webster Parish in northerncould not carry forward the super success his previous Trace was the Celebrity winner of The Apprentice USA Louisiana. He is the son of Peggyalbum had achieved. in 2013. His nal challenge was to create a flavor of ice Carraway and mill worker Aaron In 2003, he did the voiceover for a commercialcream for Walgreens, lm a commercial promoting Doyle Adkins. He was raisedseries for KFC. He even made his debut in televisionit and host an ice cream social. During the run of the along with his two brothers Claystarring in the role of Big John for the televisionshow, the Louisiana native raised $564,000 for his Adkins and Scott Davin Adkins.series, King of the Hill. He also made an appearancecharity, the American Red Cross, an organization that His brother, Scott died at the ageon Hollywood Squares. came to his familys rescue after their house re.twenty-one in a pickup truck In 2004, he starred as Curtis, a prison convict in the In 1982, Trace married Barbara Lewis and has two accident near Plain Dealing intelevision series, Yes, Dear. Additionally, he playeddaughters from his rst marriage - Tarah (b. 1983) Bossier Parish. His uncle wasthe character of Elvin Mackleston in the series, Kingand Sarah (b. 1985). In 1990, Trace led for divorce the Christian musician James W.of the Hill. from Barbara. Carraway (19232008).Going back to his singing career, in 2005, he released His second wife, Julie Curtis, shot Trace during aHe attended Sarepta Highthe album, Songs About Me. While its rst single,domestic dispute in 1994. After arguing, she pointed a School and was part of a gospelArlington created controversy, its second single,.38 at him, and when he tried to disarm her, she shot singing group called the NewHonky Tonk Badonkadonk became a huge crossoverhim in the chest. The bullet went through his heart and Commitment Quartet. Theyhit. For the rst time, his songboth lungs. He survived and chose not to recorded two albums and toured locally. He was also awas featured in the Top 40 ofpress charges.member of the Future Farmers of America. the Billboard Hot 100. At the age of 17, Adkins was driving his \'55 Chevy In 2005, he starred in three truck to his high school one morning when the frosttelevision series, HigglytownIn 1997 he got married for the third on the windshield blocked an empty parked schoolHeroes, Blue Collar TV, and Mytime. He has three daughters from bus from view. He hit the bus head-on and totaled theName is Earl. his marriage to Rhonda Forlaw car. Despite puncturing both lungs, breaking several The year 2006 witnessed the- Mackenzie (b. 1998), Brianna ribs, and getting a severed nose he went on to garnerrelease of his seventh studio(b. 2001) and Trinity (b. 2004). a football scholarship to Louisiana Tech Universityalbum, Dangerous Man. WhileThose three daughters have been where he played defensive end for the Bulldogs.the rst single, Swing peakedfeatured in his videos. MackenzieBefore even completing his graduation, he took upat No.20, the second Ladieswas in the "More" clip, Brianna in work on an oil rig. However, unfortunately, he lostLove Country Boys becamethe one for "Ladies Love Country his little nger in an accident while opening a bucketa number one single on theBoys" and Trinity in "Just Fishin.with a knife. Unperturbed, he asked the doctor tocountry charts. This was the join the nger in such a way that he could continuesecond time after the 1997 playing the guitar. released single No Thinkin Trace\'s home in Brentwood, Tennessee was completelySomehow he managed to come away from ve work- Thing that one of his songs reached the number destroyed by a re on June 4, 2011. His three youngest related accidents with his life and limbs intact. In 1982,one status. daughters were there at the time with a babysitter. he was involved in a bulldozer accident. Less than a year The song Youre Gonna Miss This reached theThankfully, Trace and Rhonda had taught the girls later, a tank containing 400 barrels of oil exploded whilenumber one position on the Hot Country Songs chartan in case of re plan, and they rushed outside to he was trying to repair a leak, and his left leg was totallyand became his fastest climbing single. It furthermore,safety, unharmed. The re was caused by an overheated crushed. In 1988, he flipped his truck on an icy overpasswent on to enlist itself in the Top 12 in the Billboardor loose electrical connection in a power strip in the in Texas, putting him in a neck brace. Finally, AdkinsHot 100 and Top 19 in the Billboard Pop 100.singer\'s garage.was stranded with nine other coworkers on an oil rig in In 2007, he released his rst book, A PersonalIn his ongoing battle with alcoholism, Adkins checked the Gulf of Mexico during 1989\'s Hurricane Chantal.Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Free-into rehab again in 2014. The events that led to this stintHe spent the early years of the 1990s playing in theThinking Roughneck. are almost too absurd to be believed. After boarding honky-tonk bars in and around Nashville, Tennessee In 2008, he starred on the big screen, playing the rolea country cruise ship headed for Jamaica, Adkins got and Trace got his big break while singing at Tillie\'s &of the man in the lm, Trailer Park of Terror and theinto a ght - with a Trace Adkins impersonator. The Lucy\'s. He was spotted by Scott Hendricks, president/ Angel of Death in An American Carol. He also starredreal Adkins must not have appreciated the phony one\'s CEO of Capitol Nashville, and was quickly signed to ain one of the episodes of the television series Thekaraoke skills, and they reportedly got into a brawl. recording contract. Young and the Restless. He checked into rehab after de-boarding the ship; hisThe year 1996 was a breakthrough one for this talented He starred in 16 episodes of the television show,previous check-in musician as he made a debut with his single, TheresCelebrity Apprentice. In the rst season, he was awas for a monthHickok, 2017a Girl in Texas. The song was a major hit and toppedcelebrity contestant nishing off 2nd. Adkins played forin 2001, spurred the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts in the 20ththe Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network because hison by the death of position. Following the superdaughter Brianna suffershis father. After success of his debut song,from severe allergicannouncing that he released his debut albumreactions to peanuts, milk,he was entering Dreamin Out Loud later inand eggs.rehab, he and 1996. The album replicated theHe has sung thehis third wife of success of his debut song track.National Anthem atseventeen years,In 1996, he was presentedDallas Cowboys Stadium.Rhonda, led for with the ACM Top New MaleTrace is a lifedivorce which Vocalist award. member of the Sons ofwas nalized in 2017.Confederate Veterans in Trace has some pet peeves. He hates slow drivers, and In 2003, he was inductedthe Louisiana Division. he is afraid of snakeswhich is odd considering he is into the Grand Ole Opry. He won the ACM Vocala mammoth of a man, standing at 6 feet, 6 inches tall.Event of the Year and His latest movie Bennett\'s War hit theaters onCMT Collaborative VideoAugust 30th. ArizonaRealCountry.com September 2019 53'