Tracy Darrell Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American country singer-songwriter from Sarepta, south of Springhill in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana. Adkins' musical interest came at an early age, when his father taught him to play the guitar. In high school, he joined a gospel music group called the New Commitments. Later, Adkins went on to study at Louisiana Tech University; after graduation, he took up work at an oil rig. He lost the pinky finger on his left hand in an accident, and asked doctors to re-attach the finger at an angle so that he could continue to play guitar. Adkins then moved on to playing in honky tonk bars around Nashville, Tennessee in the early 1990s. An executive of Capitol Records had spotted Trace playing at a honky-tonk, and soon signed him to the label. Trace's first single, "There's a Girl in Texas", was released in 1996, reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It was followed by the release of his debut album,...This information was automatically generated from Freebase article Trace Adkins. You should replace/update it...