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Trace Adkins and his wife Rhonda are expecting a baby girl in September. The couple has a 3-year-old daughter, Mackenzie, and Trace also has two daughters from a previous marriage. ... Kasey Chambers' "The Captain," the title track from the Australian country singer's debut solo album, appears on the second Sopranos soundtrack alongside tracks by heavyweights Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Otis Redding, the Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello and Van Morrison. The Sopranos: Pepper & Eggs is slated for a May 8 release. ... The first Tractors album since 1998 comes out today (April 24). Fast Girl was recorded in group leader Steve Ripley's studio in Tulsa, Okla., with guest musicians including singer-mandolin player Sam Bush, guitarist James Burton, pianist Leon Russell and drummer D.J. Fontana.