Trace Adkins' intimidating presence softens just a little when he talks about his grandkids and the kind of grandfather he is. Then it comes roaring back.
Country music's football pedigree dates back almost 70 years, when one country legend first strapped on his maskless leather helmet to toss the pigskin around.
It's no secret Trace Adkins was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice long before Donald Trump took over the Oval Office. At a recent music showcase in Nashville, Adkins revealed that Trump's daughter Ivanka is a big fan of one of his classic hits.
Trace Adkins knows firsthand the effects of losing a home to catastrophe, as the singer lost his family residence to a house fire in 2011. But that's just one of the reasons he will donate the proceeds from his Saturday night (Sept. 17) show in Vinton, La., to the American Red Cross.