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Trace Adkins Returned "In Color" in Las Vegas

Posted: April 8th, 2009 at 10:48 am  |  By: Craig Shelburne  

Trace AdkinsTrace Adkins won an ACM Award on Sunday night (April 5) for "You're Gonna Miss This," but he also mentioned that he was the first to record "In Color," which won for song of the year. "In Color" was written by Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto.

"Yeah, I cut it," Adkins told reporters backstage in Las Vegas. "I was actually in Vegas. I was playing at the Hilton, and Jamey, Dallas Davidson and Randy Houser [co-writers of 'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk'] all came to the show that night, and they came backstage. Jamey came up to me and said, ‘Man, I've got a record deal. These people want to put out this album on me, and they want "In Color" to be my first single. What do you think?' And I said, ‘Do it. It's a great song, you're a co-writer on it. I didn't write it. I love the song, it's beautiful. I wanted to put it on my album but it's your song, man, so good luck.' And the rest is history."

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  • Amy says:

    Posted: April 8th, 2009 at 12:31 pm  

    Trace is a class act all the way around. That is an awesome story!

  • B.W. LaRoy says:

    Posted: April 8th, 2009 at 12:47 pm  

    2 of the very few of the last of the real MEN in COUNTRY music.

  • solongsowrong says:

    Posted: April 8th, 2009 at 1:16 pm  

    I sure hope you are talking about Pop Country B.W., because there sure are plenty of real men in Roots Country.

  • Tom says:

    Posted: April 8th, 2009 at 2:45 pm  

    Jamey Johnson, in my opinion, is saving “mainstream” country from itself. because over the years it has been transforming into what it is today. I hope Jamey goes far. Just like in the lines of the George Jones song “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?” I believe it is Jamey Johnson.

  • Holly says:

    Posted: April 8th, 2009 at 8:19 pm  

    I thank Trace so much for singing “In Color” because it only means more money for my most favorite singer, James Otto that is, because James is one of the writers of the song and also who I think that sings it the best, I love James SO much!!! (big smile)

    God bless you and him and Trace always!!!

    Holly in East Tennessee

  • kaye says:

    Posted: April 9th, 2009 at 10:19 am  

    Thanks for the TRACE SPACE on CMT Blogs! I appreciate blog postings about TRACE!

  • cj says:

    Posted: April 9th, 2009 at 11:36 am  

    Trace is a class act. Love his voice.

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