Country Pop Bites: Trace Adkins – January 7

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1998 Trace Adkins' "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" video premiered on CMT?

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Here are 5 little known truths about Trace Adkins.

• In high school, he was part of a gospel singing group, called the New Commitment Quartet.
• He hates slow drivers, and he is afraid of snakes.
• His second wife, Julie, with whom he has two daughters, shot him in the chest during a domestic dispute.
• After he graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a degree in petroleum technology, his left pinky was cut off while he was working on an oil rig.
• He idolizes country stars like Merle Haggard and Ronnie Milsap, but also rock bands like the Eagles, Journey and Lynyrd Skynyrd.