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Colt Ford Suffers Heart Attack

Posted by Mike Carroll at 1:24 pm on April 5, 2024

Apr 052024

Colt Ford

On Thursday, April 4th, country music star Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after a show in Gilbert, Arizona at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row. He is currently under care in the Intensive Care Unit at the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.

Ford is a multi-platinum singer-songwriter hailing from Athens, Georgia. Along with several #1 hits, he originally recorded Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” which has garnered over 927 million worldwide streams.

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2022 – Lauren Alaina parted ways with Mercury Records
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2020 – HCM Daily News – April 4th, 2020
2020 – In the aftermath of his passing, Kenny Rogers once again topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart with The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through The Years
2019 – Kenny Chesney‘s single “Get Along” was certified Platinum
2019 – Cole Swindell‘s single “You Should Be Here” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Chris Young‘s single “I’m Comin’ Over” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Kane Brown‘s single “Heaven” was certified Platinum
2018 – Kane Brown‘s self-titled debut album was certified Platinum
2018 – Kacey Musgraves‘ single “Follow Your Arrow” was certified Platinum
2018 – Kacey Musgraves‘ album Same Trailer Different Park was certified Platinum
2011 – Jason Aldean released his single “Dirt Road Anthem”
2006 – Rascal Flatts released their album Me And My Gang
2006 – Toby Keith released his single “It’s a Little Too Late”
1998 – Trisha Yearwood topped the charts with “A Perfect Love”
1987 – George Strait topped the charts with “Ocean Front Property”
1959 – Bill Anderson made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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Clay Davidson
Josh McSwain (Parmalee)
Steve Gatlin

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Today’s New Singles

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This Date in Country Music History

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2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – April 3rd, 2023
2023 – Weekly Country Music Chart Recap – April 3rd, 2023
2020 – Sam Hunt released his album Southside
2020 – Ashley McBryde released her album Never Will
2020 – HCM Daily News – April 3rd, 2020
2017 – Miranda Lambert released her single “Tin Man”
2016 – Chris Stapleton took home 4 ACM Awards – Male Artist, New Male Artist, Album, and Song
2012 – Rascal Flatts released their album Changed
2007 – Martina McBride released her album Waking Up Laughing
2004 – Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker topped the charts with “When The Sun Goes Down”
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Today’s New Singles

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Today’s Photo Flashback

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This Week’s Notable Events

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Miranda Lambert – Las Vegas, NV – Apr 06, 2024 – 8:00 pm
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2012 – Tim McGraw & Kenny Chesney released their single “Feel Like a Rock Star”
2007 – Miranda Lambert released her single “Famous In A Small Town”
2001 – Trisha Yearwood released her single “I Would’ve Loved You Anyway”
1994 – Little Texas scored their first career #1 hit with “My Love”
1988 – Reba McEntire topped the charts with “Love Will Find It’s Way To You”
1977 – Kenny Rogers scored his first career #1 hit with “Lucille”

Today’s Birthdays

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Today’s New Singles

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Today’s Photo Flashback

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This Week’s Notable Events

Miranda Lambert – Las Vegas, NV – Apr 03, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Eric Church – Nashville, TN – Apr 05, 2024
Tortuga Music Festival – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Apr 05, 2024
Miranda Lambert – Las Vegas, NV – Apr 05, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Tortuga Music Festival – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Apr 06, 2024
Miranda Lambert – Las Vegas, NV – Apr 06, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Travis Tritt – Fort Worth, TX – Apr 06, 2024 – 10:00 pm
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2021 – Charlie Worsham‘s wife gave birth to their son
2020 – Dolly Parton announced that she was donating $1 million towards COVID-19 research
2020 – HCM Daily News – April 1st, 2020
2017 – Josh Turner scored a #1 album with Deep South
2016 – Jason Aldean released his single “Lights Come On”
2014 – Dan + Shay released their debut album Where It All Began
2014 – Josh Thompson released his album Turn It Up
2009 – Zac Brown Band‘s single “Chicken Fried” was certified platinum
2008 – George Strait released his album Troubadour
2008 – Josh Gracin released his album We Weren’t Crazy
2006 – Eric Church made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2003 – Chris Cagle released his album Chris Cagle
2002 – Diamond Rio released their single “Beautiful Mess”
2000 – Yankee Grey made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Trace Adkins‘ management team sent his fiancee a $7,500 bill for Trace to sing at his own wedding as an April Fools joke
1989 – George Strait topped the charts with “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye”