With his imposing physique, larger than life personality, and outrageous videos, it could
be easy to lose something important in Colt Ford’s ample shadow: the music. But make
no mistake, Colt Ford is a musician. A natural drummer, he is as comfortable laying
down a beat as he is in front of the mic, singing and talking honestly about the country
life he and his devoted audiences have in common.

And while some may consider the Academy of Country Music Award nominee’s style of
rhythmic sing-speak to be rural rap, what Colt does has been a part of country music for
ages. It’s in Hank Williams Sr.’s “Kaw-Liga,” and in his recitations recorded as Luke the
Drifter. It’s in the story songs of Johnny Cash. The double-talking jive of Jerry Reed. The
wild wordplay of Charlie Daniels. And in Jason Aldean’s swerving hit single “Dirt Road
Anthem”—a song co-written and originally recorded by Colt.

Like his heroes before him, the Athens, Georgia, native is the real deal. “Recitation
and talking records were here long before me, and they’ll be here long after me,” he
says. “I’m a country artist and I want people to know how much I genuinely respect this
music and my fans.”

That respect for the genre is evident throughout his latest album, Every Chance I Get, a
tight collection of backwoods boogies and rebel yells. There is even a sentimental ballad
or two. “This is the best combination of everything that Colt Ford is capable of doing on
one record,” he says. “I think I’ve grown a ton as an artist and as a songwriter since my
last record, Chicken And Biscuits. But I am still conscious of who my fans are and who I
am.”

And who is he exactly? Colt is, in part, a tireless worker, a passionate performer,
a devoted father—and a man not afraid to reveal his love for his daughter in the
heartfelt “She Wants to Ride in Trucks” or tout his country pride in first single “Country
Thang.” The latter boasts a defiant vocal by Eric Church, while “Ride in Trucks” features
Craig Morgan, carrying on a guest-vocalist tradition started on Colt’s debut album, Ride
Through the Country.

Luke Bryan handles the infectious chorus on “Work It Out,” a lighthearted recounting
of the daily domestic challenges facing husband and wife. Josh Thompson anchors
the slinking, swampy “Do It with My Eyes Closed.” The legendary Charlie Daniels
champions the working class in “Overworked & Underpaid.” And superstar Tim
McGraw lends his famous voice to the album’s final track and crown jewel, “Twisted.”

A cautionary tale of being careful what you wish for, the soaring cinematic epic tells the
story of a small-town high-school football star who is afforded the chance to play for
UCLA and leave behind the family farm. But success, as Tim sings, can leave someone
feeling “Twisted.”

“It’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever written. It’s like a real life story for me,” says
Colt, who envisions the song as this fall’s football anthem. “It’s about a rural kid, and
every day is the same for him: chores, school and practice. But he watches TV, like a lot
of country kids, and thinks, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to have a Ferrari and live in L.A.?’ Well,
maybe. But you might get out there and find it isn’t nearly as cool as you thought it was.”

The message, Colt says, appealed to Tim: “He just loved the song and is on the record
because of that. I have a huge amount of respect for him, and it’s a real honor to have him
sing on it.”

Still, Colt can hold his own just fine, thank you very much. He is especially proud of his
vocal on Every Chance I Get’s rock-and-roll title track. “I said to my producer, I don’t
want to get anybody else to sing this one. Let me do this song. And now we open our
show with it,” he says. “I wanted to show that, hey, I’m not a one-trick pony.”

Nor is he simply, as he’s sometimes considered, “a badass redneck.” “Oh, I’m that
too,” he laughs. “But I’m also an emotional guy.” And his big heart is very much on
display in “She Wants to Ride in Trucks,” about Colt’s daughter replacing her dad
with a boyfriend as she begins to date. “That song is very personal. It chokes me up.
Every record should have something adventurous like that, something that makes you
go, ‘Wow, I didn’t know he could do that.’ There are certain songs that need to be on a
record because they are important. If you think you have 12 singles on a record, you need
to rethink and redo something, because that means you didn’t do anything outside the
box.”

Every Chance I Get, produced by Shannon “Fat Shan” Houchins and Colt’s bandleader
Jayson Chance, has many such surprising moments, along with the honesty and
authenticity that Colt’s audiences have come to expect.

“The reason my fans come out to my shows is because they appreciate that I’m talking
honestly about their lives. I’m just like they are. When I get offstage, I don’t go eat tofu
and drink wine—that’s not who I am,” he says, before pausing to testify once again to the
power of the song.

“It’s all about the music, man. The songs come first, and everything else is second. And
because of that, I think this is the strongest record I’ve ever made.”

COLT FORD’S FIRST WEEK SALES REACH RECORD HEIGHTS New Album, Every Chance I Get, is Nielson Soundscan Top Country Debut Selling Over 19,000 Copies First Week, Marking Ford’s Highest Career Debut Ford’s Third Studio Album Charts #3 on Billboard Country Albums Chart and #24 in Top 200 

COLT FORD TO CO-HOST NEW SHOW ON THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL Music star will bring country life to the nation through new show “Mudslingers” debuting June 27 on The Outdoor Channel

"COLT FORD AND FRIENDS" BENEFIT RAISES OVER $85,000 FOR FALLEN AND INJURED POLICE OFFICERS' FAMILIES Families of Athens, Georgia Injured Senior Police Officer Tony Howard and Late Senior Police Officer Elmer “Buddy” Christian Honored at Sold-Out Georgia Theatre Event