Country music sensation Colt Ford was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack following his performance in Arizona this week.
According to Colt’s team, he is currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. The incident occurred after his show at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in Gilbert on Thursday night. Fortunately, the country singer’s condition is now stable.
Colt Ford has been battling an autoimmune disease known as Myasthenia Gravis since 2022, and it is speculated that this condition may have contributed to his heart attack, although the exact connection remains unclear.
Colt Ford is a prominent figure in the country-rap music genre, boasting several number one hits. Notably, he recorded the original version of Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” which has amassed over 927 million streams worldwide. Additionally, Ford has achieved five consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart, with his album “Declaration of Independence” reaching the number one spot in 2012.