Trace Adkins
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"Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins" is an American singer and actor. He made his debut in 1995 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations. In addition, he has charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard (magazine)/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 to No. 1 on Canada's country chart. 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 2× Multi-Platinum for shipping two million copies. Trace Adkins is widely known for his distinctive baritone singing voice.

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New York City is a notoriously hard market to perform country music in.

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I only record songs that I really like and believe in and can sing with conviction.

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I know there are a lot of country music fans in New York City but the problem with doing a show in New York City is its very difficult to promote.

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I have always loved Waffle House. It's been like an oasis in the desert many times late at night after one of my concerts.

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If you look at it as trying to broaden the appeal and kind of get out of the box and maybe reach some people who otherwise don't become exposed to country music, it could turn out to be a really good thing.

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I don't do the same show on any two nights.

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Shoot, we go through hundreds of songs to find 12, ... It's like that on every album that I do.

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It's great to be able to get up there now and do an hour or 75 minutes of songs they're familiar with.

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It was never intended to make anyone feel uneasy; that was the last thing in the world that I would want to happen.

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