Wayfaring Stranger - Trace Adkins - MP3 instrumental karaoke

From getting shot by his second ex-wife Julie Curtis in 1994 to working on oil rigs, top-selling Louisiana-born country artist Trace Adkins has led an eventful life, to say the least. Three years after the shooting incident (he decided not to press charges against his wife but they did eventually get divorced), he dropped his debut album Dreamin' Out Loud—which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America—and sealed his fate as a hit country artist. Closing out the album is "Wayfaring Stranger, which ends things on a wistful, existential note with his interpretation of early 19th-century folk and gospel gem, "The Wayfaring Stranger" (also known as "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" or "I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger". The song, which depicts the journey of a melancholic soul, was picked as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time by members of the Western Writers of America.