Colt Ford

Colt Ford

Photo by Jason Accomando
Background information
Birth name Jason Farris Brown
Born (1970-08-27) August 27, 1970
Origin Athens, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active 2008–present
Labels Average Joes Entertainment
Associated acts
Website coltford.com

Jason Farris Brown (born August 27, 1970) known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American rapper, musician and songwriter.[2] He has released four albums via Average Joes Entertainment, which he co-founded. Ford has charted six times on the Hot Country Songs charts, and co-wrote (with Brantley Gilbert)[3] "Dirt Road Anthem", a song on his 2008 album Ride Through the Country, which Jason Aldean later covered on his My Kinda Party.

Biography

Brown was born and raised in Athens, Georgia. He was a professional golfer,[1] playing on the Nationwide Tour.[4] Later, he turned his interests to music, taking influence from country music and hip hop.[1] Assuming the stage name Colt Ford, he released his debut album, Ride Through the Country, on December 2, 2008, through Average Joe's Entertainment, which he cofounded.[5] This album included the singles "No Trash in My Trailer"[6] (a cover of a Mike Dekle 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 No. 57 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

He also appeared on a rap remix of Montgomery Gentry's late-2008 Number One single "Roll with Me."[7] 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.[8] The album did not enter the Billboard albums charts until 2009.

Ford co-wrote and originally recorded the song "Dirt Road Anthem" for his debut album Ride Through the Country, which was later released by Brantley Gilbert, who co-wrote the song, on his 2010 album Halfway to Heaven,[9] and again covered by Jason Aldean on his album My Kinda Party, also from 2010.[10]

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's 2009 album Polyrically Uncorrect, a song which Ford wrote with Johnson and Popoff.[11] Ford's second studio album, Chicken & Biscuits, 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.[12] The album's lead-off single, "Country Thang", debuted at number 55 on country charts for the 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 also Ford's highest charting single to date, peaking and making the Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs chart. In 2012, Colt Ford headlined the Declaration Of Independence Tour with supporting acts The Lacs, Lenny Cooper, and JB and the Moonshine Band. In the fall of 2012 Ford announced he would be touring with JJ Lawhorn on the Answer To No One Tour.

Colt Ford's fifth studio album, Thanks for Listening, was released on July 1, 2014.

Discography

Main article: Colt Ford discography

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2011 Academy of Country Music Awards Vocal Event of the Year — "Cold Beer" (with Jamey Johnson)[13] Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colt Ford biography". CMT. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. ↑ David Jeffries (1969-08-27). "Colt Ford | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ Waterman, Doug (2011-09-21). "The Story Behind The Song: "Dirt Road Anthem" « American Songwriter". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. ↑ Elling, Steve. "Up & Down: Mickelsons appreciate thoughts; sour note by singer". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  5. ↑ Talbott, Chris (4 June 2010). "Ford takes a different country road". GoErie.com. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ford brings upbeat style, 'No Trash in My Trailer' crooner to perform country/hip-hop mix". Sun News. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "New Faces: Colt Ford". The Boot. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  8. ↑ David Jeffries. "Colt Ford biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "CMT.com : Brantley Gilbert : Album". CMT. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  10. ↑ "My Kinda Party >> Music >> Jason Aldean". Jason Aldean. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  11. ↑ "Music". Cledus T. Judd. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  13. ↑ "2011 ACM Awards Nominees". The Boot. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
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