By Tom Roland – ABC News NASHVILLE (Billboard) – When Trace Adkins rolled into Spencer, Iowa, on September 20, 2009, to headline the Clay County Fair, little did the veteran country singer know that the date would change the course of his career. “Here we are at this fair in Iowa in the middle of nowhere,” Adkins recalls, his reedy...

Cowboys & Indians – by JOE LEYDON Cowboys & Indians: You’ve already had featured roles in two independent movies‚ Trailer Park of Terror and An American Carol‚ and now you have a key role in the Tough Trade TV pilot filming in Nashville, Tennessee. Have you been bit real hard by the acting bug? Trace Adkins: [Laughs.] Well, you know, I’m...

AOL The Boot Trace Adkins conquered the small screen last year as the 2008 runner-up on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ appeared as himself — and the Angel of Death — in the big-screen feature, ‘An American Carol.’ Now he’s headed back to theaters in an independent film titled ‘Lifted.’ It’s the story of Henry...

After his fan-building appearance on last year’s installment of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” Trace Adkins earned a lot more attention in Hollywood. He sang “You’re Gonna Miss This” in an episode of “The Young And The Restless” and picked up a part in the movie An American Carol. It’s likely not the last film that Trace...

Beverly Keel Tennessean A decade after he launched his country music career, Trace Adkins has never been hotter. He gained a new fan base with his humble but articulate runner-up performance on NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice. “You’re Gonna Miss This” spent three weeks at No. 1 and was nominated for single, song and video of the year at...