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Honky Tonk Badonkadonk: The Story Behind Trace Adkins' 2005 Crossover Hit
Sarepta's own Trace Adkins released Honky Tonk Badonkadonk in 2005. Here's how the 3x Platinum hit was born at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon.

Louisiana Country Music
Oct 34 min read


Trace Adkins Turns Up the Heat with "Ladies Love Country Boys"
In 2006, Sarepta, Louisiana native Trace Adkins topped the country charts with "Ladies Love Country Boys." Look back at the song, the single, and his Louisiana roots.

Louisiana Country Music
Sep 182 min read


Louisiana Country Artists Mark 25 Years Since 9/11
From Lainey Wilson at the Tribute in Light to Trace Adkins in Kansas, see how Louisiana's country artists are honoring the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Louisiana Country Music
Sep 113 min read


Trace Adkins Brought "Hillbilly Bone" Home on the Deluxe Edition of Cowboy's Back in Town (August 17, 2010)
On Aug. 17, 2010, Sarepta native Trace Adkins released the deluxe edition of Cowboy's Back in Town, adding his hit duet "Hillbilly Bone."

Louisiana Country Music
Aug 174 min read


Trace Adkins Opens Up to Theo Von About His Louisiana Hometown and the Night He Was Shot
Trace Adkins talks Sarepta, Louisiana, his mother the mayor, and surviving a 1994 shooting in a raw conversation with fellow Louisiana native Theo Von.

Louisiana Country Music
Aug 107 min read


The Trace Adkins Hit That Almost Didn’t Happen: Songwriter Lee Thomas Miller on “You’re Gonna Miss This”
By Louisiana Country Music Before it became a No. 1 hit, “You’re Gonna Miss This” was a song no one was sure would ever work. In this behind-the-scenes story, hit songwriter Lee Thomas Miller pulls back the curtain on the doubt and timing that nearly kept one of country music’s most emotional songs from ever reaching radio. Throwback photo of Lee Thomas Miller, Trace Adkins and Ashley Gorley / Photo via LeeThomasMiller.com From the very beginning, doubt surrounded the song

Louisiana Country Music
Feb 54 min read


Trace Adkins: Louisiana’s Big Voice Keeps Making Noise in 2025
Louisiana native Trace Adkins brings Louisiana soul to CMA Fest 2025, prepares to host PBS’s Salute to Service special, and proves his voice still stands tall in country music.

Louisiana Country Music
Oct 27, 20253 min read
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