![]() ![]() Not one to leave his fans unsatisfied, Colt and crew took to the stage after a couple minute cool down and tossed an amazing cover of the Prince classic “Let’s Go Crazy” and paired it with Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Gimme Three Steps.” The former was a great rock / funk / country fusion piece that held true to the original while Colt firmly placed his stamp on it. The hilarious “No Trash In My Trailer” and 2017’s “Time Flies” closed out the show. Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell has a great foundation and Colt put together a track and plays it at every show, and tonight was no different when he played “Workin’ On” and followed that up with a snippet of “America The Beautiful.” There is a lot of fun and tongue=in-cheek moments in a Colt Ford show and that couldn’t have been more obvious than when he played a medley that had parts of “Washed In The Mud,” “Cold Beer,” and “Waffle House” tucked between a “Satch Boogie” intro and “Can’t You See” closing to the medley. A lot of his tracks that feature other artists duetting with him also made it into tonight’s set with long-time fiddle player / guitarist Justin David singing along with Colt on tracks like “Back,” “My Truck,” and “High Life.” Colt has never been shy about his appreciation of the military during his show, and as a Veteran myself, this does not go unnoticed. If that wasn’t enough, he even tossed in a couple fun covers that kept the show flowing while keeping the energy up. With a full band behind him, he ripped through tracks from across his career and discography, offering up something for everyone. The place filled up quickly as the time approached for Colt and his ban to take the stage and play all the hits and fan favorites and to entertain the crowd, as he always does. ![]() Luck was on Holiday, FL’s side on a Friday night as Colt Ford’s bus rolled into town for a wall-to-wall and front-to-back capacity show. A favorite of mine had a show scheduled near me and I did everything I could to not jinx the show and cause a cancellation. Slowly but surely, the world is allowing touring to resume, even if just for occasional shows here and there on the calendar. He explained his style for judging the contestants, "I said, 'If I don't like you, you're not gonna stay long enough to soften up a chew of tobacco.Photo credit: Todd Jolicoeur – Toddstar Photo ![]() And he recently began hosting his own reality television show, Ultimate Cowboy Showdown, which will soon air in the Fall of 2019. To date, Adkins has released 12 studio albums and six compilation albums, but he's also branched out to acting - including films such as Square Dance, The Lincoln Lawyer, Deepwater Horizon, and Hickok. "The first time you walk out on that stage, if you're human, you're petrified. Trace Adkins appears on Ask Me Another at TPAC's Polk Theater in Nashville, Tennessee.Īdkins' music career flourished throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with hits such as "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" and "I Left Something Turned On at Home." And in 2003, he was invited to join the ranks of the Grand Ole Opry - the renowned stage concert showcase honoring country music and its history, and the longest running country music radio broadcast. "I'm one of those blessed people that.something that I love to do, now I get to make a living doing it." After college he used his degree to work on oil rigs - all the while playing music. Adkins then studied Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana Tech while pursuing a music degree on the side. ![]() Adkins recounted how his orthopedic surgeon advised him to "get away from the game while you can still walk." Music, however, still remained a hobby. After injuring his knee for the second time at age 19, his athletic career ended. All of this is his fault."Ī few years on, Adkins went to college to pursue both music and football. "I never asked him why he did that, either. Although he wasn't known for his musical skills or aspirations, Adkins' father paid for his son's music lessons. Long before he was a country music superstar, Adkins received his first guitar from his father when he was 10 years old. "This is nothing but a hobby that got horribly out of control," he deadpanned to NPR's Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg at TPAC's Polk Theater in Nashville, Tennessee. Through it all, however, he's always returned to music. Trace Adkins has followed many paths in his life. Host Ophira Eisenberg chats with Trace Adkins on Ask Me Another at TPAC's Polk Theater in Nashville, Tennessee. ![]()
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