Baritone-voiced GRAMMY® nominee Trace Adkins has parlayed his career as a multi-platinum-selling country artist into a brand that has included forays into acting and reality TV. The former roughneck hit the Top 20 in 1996 and remained a consistent presence there for more than a decade with his earthy songs about country life. Along the way, his placid off-stage persona helped to make him a popular participant on television, most notably on The Celebrity Apprentice, where he twice reached the final rounds and made series history for raising the most money for charity.