New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Platinum-selling country/country rap star
Colt Ford travels back to his roots down an old dirt road to the place he knows best in his new music video, "Back to Them Backroads" feat./Jimmie Allen, premiering today, March 3, on CMT
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Music at 12am EST, 6:06am EST, 9:39am EST, 12:24pm EST, 3:26pm EST, 7:07pm EST, 10:17pm EST, and on March 4 at 2:28am EST and 5:08am EST. Directed by Potsy Ponciroli for Hideout Pictures, the cinematic clip features number-one hit country star, Jimmie Allen, singing the catchy hook alongside Colt Ford. Following a string of sell-out shows on the West Coast, Ford hits the road today on his 34-date "Back To Them Backroads" headlining tour kicking off in Hopewell, Virginia.
Written by Colt Ford, Taylor Phillips, Josh Mirenda, Jared Sciullo and Justin
David Bertoldie, "Back To Them Backroads" feat./Jimmie Allen is an uptempo song espousing the virtues of living the simple life in the country. In crafting this song, Ford wanted to remind fans how he and
Brantley Gilbert were the first to take them down an old dirt road when they wrote "
Dirt Road Anthem" which became a #1 multi-platinum smash hit for Jason Aldean.
"I wanted to return to my roots - show fans just where these dirt roads are," commented Ford about the new song, the video for which was filmed in the rural countryside just northwest of Nashville. "It still feels damn good to just take a ride in the country, crank it up loud and let the music do some good for your soul!" "Back To Them Backroads" feat./Jimmie Allen appears on Ford's acclaimed seventh album, We The People V.1, released in late 2019.
Consistently entertaining fans from coast to coast, Ford will again hit the road on his "Back To Them Backroads" 34-date tour commencing March 5, 2020. A complete list of shows follows with more to be added in the coming weeks.
"Back to Them Backroads" Tour:
3/5/20 - Hopewell, VA - Beacon Theater
3/6/20 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
3/7/20 - Medina, OH - Thirsty Cowboys
3/10/20 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
3/11/20 - Gainesville, FL - Knockin' Boots
3/12/20 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
3/13/20 - Fort Myers, FL - The Ranch
3/14/20 - Ormond Beach, FL - Iron Horse Saloon
3/19/20 - Waterloo, NY - Del Lago Resort
3/20/20 - Warrendale, PA - Jergel's Rhythm
3/21/20 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
4/3/20 - Houston, TX - Stampede Houston
4/4/20 - West Siloam Spring, OK - Cherokee Casino
4/5/20 - The Colony, TX - Lava Cantina
4/10/20 - Fredericksburg, VA - Hard Times Café
4/11/20 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
4/16/20 - Jackson, TN - Hub City Brewing
4/17/20 -
Oliver Springs, TN - Windrock ATV Park
4/18/20 - West Columbia, SC - The Skyline Club
4/23/20 - Neward, OH - 31 West
4/24/20 - Indianapolis, IN - 8 Seconds Saloon
4/25/20 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverfront Live
4/30/20 - Panama City Beach, FL -
Thunder Beach
5/15/20 - Lakeland, FL - Wild Gregs Saloon
5/16/20 - Anderson, SC - Wendell's Dippin Branch
6/19/20 - Billings, MT - MetraPark
6/20/20 - Loveland, CO - Budwiser Events Center
6/21/20 - Wildwood, NJ - Spence & Schellenger
6/26/20 - Johnstown, PA -
Thunder Valley
6/27/20 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
7/17/20 - Lake Charles, LA - Golden Nugget
7/31/20 - Corvallis, OR - Benton County Fair & Rodeo
8/15/20 - Maryville, TN - The Shed
8/29/20 - Luray, VA - Page Valley Fair
Colt Ford consistently blazes his own trail. By doing so, the Georgia singer, songwriter, rapper, musician, performer, and co-founder and co-owner of Average Joes Entertainment keeps up pace as country's preeminent independent maverick. Selling over 3 million albums, attracting millions of followers on social media and hitting 1 billion-plus streams, the country artist's dynamic discography spans collaborations with everyone from Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, and
Jermaine Dupri to members of No Doubt, Lit, and Lady Antebellum. Additionally, he co-wrote Jason Aldean's #1 hit "
Dirt Road Anthem" and Brantley Gilbert's #1 hit "Country Must Be Country Wide" as a behind-the-scenes force in the studio. His album, Declaration of Independence, topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at #1, and was followed by, Thanks For Listening, in July 2014. Thanks For Listening charted at #1 on Billboard's Independent Albums, #1 on Billboard's Rap Albums chart, #2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and #10 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. We The People V.1, his seventh album, was released to critical acclaim in 2019.
