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Trace Adkins Wrote This Song To Try To Get a Record Deal in 1996 (And It Worked)

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- -- Pictured: Musician Trace Adkins performing on April 8, 1998 -- (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) In 1996, Trace Adkins released “There’s A Girl In Texas” as his debut single. Written by Adkins and Vip Vipperman, “There’s A Girl In Texas” is on Dreamin’ Out Loud, Adkins’ first album. “There’s A Girl In Texas” wasn’t actually inspired by a girl, at least …
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American Songwriter broke the news on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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