Anyone who has been through a breakup knows that it takes a village to recover from a broken heart. That's why Tyler Farr called on his country music buddies Colt Ford and Lee Brice and 'Duck Dynasty's' Willie Robertson to join him for his music video for 'Redneck Crazy.' Moral of the story: Don't mess with country boys.
A new version of the John Anderson classic 'Swingin'' appears in the upcoming movie 'Super Zeroes.' The legendary country singer re-cut the song with Colt Ford and created a song that truly blends the two singer's unique styles. During an interview shared exclusively with Taste of Country, Ford and Anderson explain the history of the song and the new recording.
The year has ended with a flourish of high-profile collaborations from top country music stars. Jason Aldean pulled two of the hottest males artists in Nashville into the same room to record 'The Only Way I Know' in 2012, while Kelly Clarkson convinced Vince Gill to lend his voice and guitar to 'Don't Rush.'Â These are the most recent, but hardly the only collaborations from the banner year. What was the best musical match-up from 2012?
Fans of Colt Ford are gearing up to throw down with the country rapper on his fall headlining trek, which kicked off last week in Arizona. The Answer to No One Tour will also feature Ford's Average Joe's Entertainment labelmate JJ Lawhorn on the 12-city run, which began October 26 in Mesa, Ariz.
"I dressed up like a clown when my daughter was about 3 and scared her to death. She is 17 now, and I haven’t dressed up since!" - Colt Ford
One more win and he's in. Craig Campbell's new song 'Outta My Head' is counting on fan support for a fifth straight night to get him into the Showdown Hall of Fame. The mid-tempo mourner has hooked fans new and old to top four other new singles in the online vote and on Taste of Country Nights. Today, Campbell will need to get past a tag team of singers.Â
Colt Ford is the first to admit that America loves "the funny, fat white guy." But he wants to be taken more seriously. More specifically, he wants his music to be taken more seriously. Even more specifically, he wants his music to be taken more seriously by radio programmers, because he's reaching a breaking point.Â
Colt Ford is putting his big heart to good use next month when he hosts the first-annual Colt Ford and Friends Celebrity Golf Classic in Georgia. The fundraising event is set to take place on Monday, Sept. 24 at Chateau Elan, just outside of Atlanta. Proceeds raised from the event will go directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to help continue its mission of helping kids who are battling cancer and other deadly diseases by finding cures.
