Country singer Colt Ford suffers heart attack after show

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Musician Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after a show at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in Gilbert, Arizona on Thursday, April 4.

According to a press release, Ford is currently under care in the Intensive Care Unit at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.

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Ford, whose real name is Jason Brown, is a singer-songwriter hailing from Athens, Georgia. He is best known for his original recording of Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” which has garnered over 927 million worldwide streams.

No additional information was immediately released.

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