Trace Adkins

He has thrice been in wedlock. Presently, he is married to his third wife, Rhonda Forlaw.

He has fathered five daughters, two from his ex-wife, Tarah and Sarah and three from his current wife, MacKenzie, Brianna, and Trinity.

He is a Republican supporter.

Trace Adkins was born on January 13, 1962 to Aaron Adkinsand Peggy Carraway in Sarepta in Webster Parish in north Louisiana. His father was a mill worker.

Young Adkins took to music at an early age. His father taught him the basics of playing guitar during his childhood. This musical training embedded in him the seed of a musical career.

He completed his formal education from a high school where he was a member of the gospel group, New Commitments. Furthermore, he was also a member of the Future farmers of America.

Completing his basic education, he enrolled at the Louisiana Tech University. At the university, he played in the defensive end for the Bulldogs football team.

Before even completing his graduation, he took up work at an oil rig. However, unfortunately, he lost his little finger in an accident while opening a bucket with a knife. Unperturbed, he asked the doctor to join the finger in such a way that he could continue playing the guitar.

He spent the early years of 1990s playing in the honky tonk bars in and around Nashville, Tennessee. It was during these years that he was spotted by an executive of Capitol who signed him to the label.

Year 1996 was a breakthrough one for this talented musician as he made a debut with his single, ‘There’s a Girl in Texas’. The song was a major hit and topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Track charts at the 20th position.

Following the super success of his debut song, he released his debut album ‘Dreamin’ Out Loud’ later in 1996. The album replicated the success of his debut song track as it became a super hit with his singles reaching the number 1 status.

Inspired by the success of his debut album, he released his second venture, titled, ‘Big Time’. Except for a single track, ‘The Rest of Mine’, which reached the Top 5 position, the album could not carry forward the super success his previous album had achieved.

In 1996, he was presented with the ACM Top New Male Vocalist award.

In 2003, he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

His single, ‘You’re Gonna Miss This’ was twice nominated in the Grammy in the categories of Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song in 2008. The same year, he won CMT Male Video of the Year for the track, ‘I Got My Name On’.

In 2009, he won the Acm Single of the Year for ‘I Got My Name On’. He was again twice nominated in Grammy for his track, ‘’All I Ask for Anymore’.

In 2010, he won the ACM Vocal Event of the Year and CMT Collaborative Video of the Year Award with Blake Shelton.