Country singer and rapper Colt Ford, the cowriter of the hit tune Dirt Road Anthem, has been hospitalized after struggling a coronary heart assault Thursday in Gilbert, Ariz.
Ford was stricken after a efficiency at at Dierks Bently’s Whiskey Row. He is in important situation within the intensive care unit at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, however is taken into account steady, experiences point out.
Ford is multiplatinum singer-songwriter with a number of No. 1 hits to his title. Dirt Road Anthem, recorded with Brantley Gilbert, was lined by Jason Aldean for his 2010 album, My Kinda Party. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance.
Ford’s personal albums embrace Ride Through the Country, Declaration of Independence, and Must Be the Country.
Ford had prior well being points earlier than, together with eye most cancers and myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune illness.
Ford had tour dates scheduled for the weeks forward, together with a Friday present in Primm, Nev., and a Saturday slot on the Wake the Lake Country Festival in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.