Colt Ford
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Jason Farris Brown known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country music
artist and former professional golfer
. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles
on the Hot Country Songs
charts. Ford has also written a theme song for Professional Bull Riders, and has worked with John Michael Montgomery
, Montgomery Gentry
, Cledus T. Judd
, and Brantley Gilbert
among others.
Brown was born and raised in Athens, Georgia
. He was a professional golf
er, playing in one Nationwide Tour but mostly serving as a golfing instructor. Later, he turned his interests to music, taking influence from country music
and hip hop
. 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. This album included the singles "No Trash in My Trailer" (a cover of a Gene Watson
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 #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
." Ford's debut album also has guest appearances from country singer Jamey Johnson
, as well as Bone Crusher and Jermaine Dupri
, Adrian Young of NoDoubt and Jeremy Popoff of Lit. 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
, and again by Jason Aldean
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
's 2009 album Polyrically Uncorrect
, a song which Ford wrote with Johnson and Popoff. 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. 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, serves as the album's second single.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist and former professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. Ford has also written a theme song for Professional Bull Riders, and has worked with John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "...
, Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
, Cledus T. Judd
Cledus T. Judd
Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies...
, and Brantley Gilbert
Brantley Gilbert
Brantley Gilbert is an American country rock music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joe's Entertainment Group label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford and Jason Aldean. In February 2011, he left Average Joe's label to join Valory Music Group, where he...
among others.
Biography
"Take a hefty portion of Southern charm, add a dash of country livin’, a pinch of urban style, wash it all down with a sweet, fresh sound, and you have Colt Ford. A man with such a blend of unique talents and tastes can only be the natural recipe for this new sound and musical format.(Average Joes Ent.)"Brown was born and raised in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
. He was a professional golf
Professional golf
For information about professional golf see:*Professional golfer, which describes the various branches of the profession.*Professional golf tours, which covers elite professional competitive golf and links to more detailed articles about each tour....
er, playing in one Nationwide Tour but mostly serving as a golfing instructor. Later, he turned his interests to music, taking influence from country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. Assuming the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Colt Ford, he released his debut album, Ride Through the Country
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...
, on December 2, 2008 through Average Joe's Entertainment
Average Joe's Entertainment
Average Joe's Entertainment Group is an American record label specializing in country music. The label was founded in 2010 by country rap artist Colt Ford and Shannon Houchins...
, which he cofounded. This album included the singles "No Trash in My Trailer" (a cover of a Gene Watson
Gene Watson
Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.-Biography:Watson...
song) and "Ride Through the Country" (a duet with John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "...
), the latter of which did not chart until the week of October 10, 2009 when it debuted at #57 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. He also appeared on a rap remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry
Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...
's late-2008 Number One single "Roll with Me
Roll with Me
"Roll with Me" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It is the second single from their 2008 album Back When I Knew It All...
." Ford's debut album also has guest appearances from country singer Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson is an American Grammy Award nominated country music artist. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar," the title track to his 2006 album The Dollar...
, as well as Bone Crusher and Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
, Adrian Young of NoDoubt and Jeremy Popoff of Lit. The album did not enter the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
albums charts until 2009.
Ford co-wrote and originally recorded the song "Dirt Road Anthem
Dirt Road Anthem
"Dirt Road Anthem" is the title of a song written by American country music artists Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert , both of whom recorded their own versions of the song. Jason Aldean re-recorded the song for his 2010 album My Kinda Party, and released it as the third single from the album in April...
" for his debut album Ride Through the Country, which was later released by Brantley Gilbert
Brantley Gilbert
Brantley Gilbert is an American country rock music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joe's Entertainment Group label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford and Jason Aldean. In February 2011, he left Average Joe's label to join Valory Music Group, where he...
who co wrote the song on his 2010 album Halfway to Heaven
Halfway to Heaven (album)
Halfway to Heaven is the second studio album by Brantley Gilbert. Produced by The Atom Brothers, it was originally released on March 16, 2010 via Average Joe's Entertainment....
, and again by Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
on his album My Kinda Party
My Kinda Party
Michael McCall with the Associated Press lauded Aldean for his "fresh sound" on the album saying he "stands at the forefront of a movement combining country themes with hard-rock chords"...
, 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
Cledus T. Judd
Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies...
's 2009 album Polyrically Uncorrect
Polyrically Uncorrect
Polyrically Uncorrect is the tenth studio album, and fourteenth album release overall, by American country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. It was released on June 30, 2009 via E1 Music. It includes the singles "Waitin' on Obama", "Garth Must Be Busy" and " Kellie Pickler's Boobs"...
, a song which Ford wrote with Johnson and Popoff. Ford's second studio album, Chicken & Biscuits
Chicken & Biscuits
-Album:-End of year charts:-Singles:...
, 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 on country charts for the chart week ending February 19, 2011. "She Likes to Ride in Trucks", featuring Craig Morgan, serves as the album's second single.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Country |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
US Rap Top Rap Albums Top Rap Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks Rap and hip-hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart began publication for the week of November 13, 2004.... |
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| Ride Through the Country 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... |
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24 | 140 | 2 | 18 | 12 |
| Chicken & Biscuits Chicken & Biscuits -Album:-End of year charts:-Singles:... |
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8 | 28 | — | 4 | 4 |
| Every Chance I Get 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.... |
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3 | 26 | — | 5 | 3 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| Country Is as Country Does |
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41 | 14 | 46 |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Live from the Suwannee River Jam |
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45 | 17 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2009 | "No Trash in My Trailer" | — | Ride Through the Country |
| "Ride Through the Country" (with John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... ) |
57 | ||
| 2010 | "Cold Beer" (with Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson is an American Grammy Award nominated country music artist. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar," the title track to his 2006 album The Dollar... ) |
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| "Chicken & Biscuits" | 60 | Chicken & Biscuits | |
| 2011 | "Country Thang" | 54 | Every Chance I Get |
| "She Likes to Ride in Trucks" (with Craig Morgan) | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2010 | "Mr. Goodtime" | 60 | Ride Through the Country |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "No Trash in My Trailer" | The Brads |
| "No Trash in My Trailer" (version 2) | ||
| 2009 | "Mr. Goodtime" | Colt Ford |
| 2010 | "Chicken & Biscuits" | Potsy Ponciroli |
| "Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk" (with Kevin Fowler Kevin Fowler Kevin Fowler is an American Texas Country artist. He has released five studio albums, and has charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the top 40 hit "Pound Sign "... ) |
Wes Edwards Wes Edwards Wes Edwards is a music video and commercial director. He has directed several Jason Aldean videos, as well as others.-Music videos directed:This is a list of music videos directed by Wes Edwards... |
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| 2011 | "Country Thang" (with Dallas Davidson Dallas Davidson Dallas Davidson is an American country music singer-songwriter.Davidson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 and joined Broadcast Music Incorporated for performing rights representation and signed a publishing deal with Big Borassa Music, which is administered worldwide by Third Tier Music.Trace... ) |
Potsy Ponciroli |
| "Waste Some Time" (with Nappy Roots Nappy Roots Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."... and Nic Cowan) |
David Poag |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Vocal Event of the Year — "Cold Beer" (with Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson is an American Grammy Award nominated country music artist. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar," the title track to his 2006 album The Dollar... ) |
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