Trace Adkins receives humanitarian award
Friday, February 26, 2010 – Trace Adkins received the 2010 Artist Humanitarian Award on Wednesday at the Country Radio Seminar, an annual conference of country radio in Nashville.
Adkins said he was worthy of the award because "I've never killed anybody," CMT reported. "I've thought about it. Maybe some of you."
On the serious side, Adkins said, "I do what I can. It's miniscule, it seems. We just try to help out when we see needs. I'm not deserving of this."
Since 2002, Adkins has worked closely with the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to educating others about potentially life-threatening food allergies. Adkins' daughter, Brianna, was diagnosed with severe food allergies when she was nine months old. Adkins became a national spokesperson for FAAN in 2005 and has also served as the organization's national honorary chair of FAAN's Walk for Food Allergy.
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Something's Going On
Trace Adkins' wonderful low singing voice can be a little deceptive because he could easily sing utter crap and still somehow sound great. It's why the critical ear must pay close attention to specifically what he's saying in his songs whenever evaluating his work. Adkins doesn't write his own songs, so he's entirely dependent upon stellar writers. Thankfully, "Something's Going On" is a better than average collection of songs, especially good for Adkins, as »»» |
Live Country DVD
"Live Country" is a concert film featuring Trace Adkins performing his biggest hits at The Paramount in Huntington, N.Y. Anticipation was high for this one because Adkins, along with Josh Turner, is one of our very best low-voiced singers. Perhaps poor audio quality is to blame, but Adkins' singing isn't nearly as powerful in this live setting as it is on CD.
From the cheesy stage props to the casually dressed backing singers (one even has a headband that leaves her looking »»» |
The King's Gift
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Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: The Lil Smokies provide the perfect antidote –
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Concert Review: White makes the case for himself, no matter how dark the music –
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