Jason Farris Brown (born August 27, 1969) known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country rap musician, songwriter, entrepreneur, and former

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. He is also the co-founder of record label Average Joes Entertainment. Ford has released seven albums through Average Joes and has charted multiple singles on the ''

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Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

and

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charts. In addition, he co-wrote " Dirt Road Anthem" for

Jason Aldean Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...

, " Country Must Be Country Wide" for

Brantley Gilbert Brantley Keith Gilbert (born January 20, 1985) is an American country rock singer, songwriter and record producer from Jefferson, Georgia. He was originally signed to Colt Ford's label, Average Joes Entertainment, where he released ''Modern Day ...

, and " Mind on You" for George Birge.

Biography

Jason Farris Brown was born and raised in Athens, Georgia. He was a professional golfer, playing on the Nationwide Tour. Later, he turned his interests to music, taking influence from country music and hip hop. Assuming the

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Colt Ford, he released his debut album, ''

Ride Through the Country ''Ride Through the Country'' is the debut album released by country rap artist Colt Ford. It was released on December 2, 2008, on the independent Average Joe's label. It features guest appearances by John Michael Montgomery on the title track (wh ...

'', on December 2, 2008, through Average Joes Entertainment, which he cofounded. This album included the singles "No Trash in My Trailer" (a cover of a Mike Dekle/

Byron Hill Byron Hill (born December 12, 1953), is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Living and working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than forty years, his songs have been recorded by many Country and Pop artists. Musi ...

song) and "Ride Through the Country" (a duet with John Michael Montgomery), the latter of which did not chart until the week of October 10, 2009, when it debuted at number 57 on Hot Country He also appeared on a rap

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of Montgomery Gentry's late-2008 Number One single " Roll with Me". Ford's debut album also has guest appearances from country singer Jamey Johnson, as well as Bone Crusher and Jermaine Dupri, Adrian Young of No Doubt, and Jeremy Popoff of Lit. The album did not enter the ''

'' albums charts until 2009. Ford co-wrote and originally recorded the song " Dirt Road Anthem" for his debut album ''Ride Through the Country''; it was later released by

, who co-wrote the song, on his 2010 album '' Halfway to Heaven'', and again by

on his album '' My Kinda Party'', also from 2010. Ford wrote the theme song "Buck 'em" for the Professional Bull Riders association. He also appears as a guest vocalist on the track "Tailgatin'" on

Cledus T. Judd James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and ...

's 2009 album '' Polyrically Uncorrect'', a song which Ford wrote with Johnson and Popoff. Ford's second studio album, ''

Chicken & Biscuits ''Chicken & Biscuits'' is the second studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford. It was released on April 20, 2010 via Average Joe's Entertainment. The album features the single "Chicken & Biscuits" in two versions: one with James Ott ...

'', was released in April 2010, following the release of its title track. Ford released a third studio album on May 3, 2011, called ''Every Chance I Get''. The album's lead-off single, "Country Thang", debuted at number 55 for the country chart week ending February 19, 2011. "She Likes to Ride in Trucks", featuring Craig Morgan, served as the album's second single. Ford's fourth album, '' Declaration of Independence'', became his first number 1 album on Top Country Albums. Its first charted single is "Back", a duet with Jake Owen. "Back" is Ford's highest charting single to date, making Top 40 on

. In 2012, Colt Ford headlined the Declaration Of Independence Tour with supporting acts

The Lacs The Lacs is an American country rap duo that consists of Clay "Uncle Snap" Sharpe and Brian "Rooster" King. At first, the group also featured Brandon Herndon on the three self-released albums on Side Ya Mouth Records. The Lacs have recorded six ...

, Lenny Cooper, and

JB and the Moonshine Band JB and the Moonshine Band is an American Texas country music, Texas country group from East Texas composed of JB Patterson, Gabe Guevara, Hayden McMullen and Chris Flores. In 2010, they signed to Colt Ford's record label, Average Joe's Entertainm ...

. In the fall of 2012 Ford announced he would be touring with

JJ Lawhorn Jonathan Wayne "JJ" Lawhorn (born September 1993) in Hanover County, Virginia) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Lawhorn was discovered online by producer Jeremy Stover in 2010. He signed with EMI Music Publishing within a year. He ...

on the Answer To No One Tour. Colt Ford's fifth studio album, '' Thanks for Listening'', was released on July 1, 2014. "4 Lane Gone" is the first single from his sixth studio album, ''

Love Hope Faith '' Love Hope Faith'' is the sixth studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford. Released on May 5, 2017, the work was published through Average Joes Entertainment. Content As with Ford's previous albums, the album features multiple guest ...

''. Ford released a music video for the single on September 11, 2016 ''Love Hope Faith'' was released on May 5, 2017. Colt's next album ''

We the People, Volume 1 ''We the People, Volume 1'' is the seventh studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford. The album was released on September 20, 2019, through Ford's label Average Joes Entertainment Average Joes Entertainment Group is an American recor ...

'' was released in September 2019. On April 5, 2024, Ford suffered a heart attack after a concert in Arizona, and was placed in intensive care soon after.

Discography

* ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

Every Chance I Get ''Every Chance I Get'' is the third studio album by American country rap artist Colt Ford. It was released on May 3, 2011 through Average Joe's Entertainment Group. The album includes the singles "Country Thang", featuring Eric Church, "She ...

'' (2011) * '' Declaration of Independence'' (2012) * '' Thanks for Listening'' (2014) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019) * ''Must Be the Country'' (2023)

Awards and nominations

References

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