New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Country rap pioneer and million-selling artist COLT FORD tomorrow (August 9) releases "
Slow Ride" as the latest single from his seventh album WE THE PEOPLE VOLUME 1 (Average Joes Entertainment) due out this fall. The song's lyric video, featuring footage of FORD on tour, premiered today at Billboard.
On the groove-driven song, FORD raps alongside guest vocals by country artistMitchell Tenpenny to create a seriously infectious blend.
Notes Billboard: "'Slow Ride' features Ford's unique blend of country storytelling and urban production with his rapid fire lyrics, a thumping bass beat and Tenpenny's sultry falsetto...With soaring fiddle parts, infectious beats and a seamless blend of Ford and Tenpenny's distinct singing styles, 'Slow Ride' instantly captivates."
Says FORD: "I wrote 'Slow Ride' with Taylor Phillips, Josh Mirenda, Jared Sciullo and Justin
David Bertoldie, who plays fiddle in my band. I just love the way this song makes me feel, it takes me to a happy place and Mitchell's voice is Amazing. It gets ya hooked quick I think and you wanna roll the windows down, turn it up and head down the road "
"I've been a
Colt Ford fan for a long time," says Mitchell Tenpenny, "so when I got the call it was a no brainer."
"
Slow Ride" follows the first single, the anthemic and driving "We The People," fromFORD's upcoming album. The song's video was world premiered in June on CMT (https://averagejoesent.co/WeThePeople_Video), which also published FORD's moving essay, "We the People: Thoughts About Finding
Common Ground," about the need for unity: https://www.cmt.com/news/1808212/colt-ford-advocates-for-unity-in-we-the-people/
FORD and his band are currently touring the country this summer, with a special appearance set for
September 17 at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville alongside Dillon Carmichael, Mark Wills, The Mavericks and more. The entire line up will be announced the week of the show. Tickets are on sale now here.
Catch COLT on tour this year:
FRI Aug 9 Bristol, TN Thunder Mountain
Music Park
FRI Aug 16 Lapeer, MI Lapeer Days
SAT Aug 17 Sandusky, OH Sports Force Park
WED Aug 21 Jacksonville Beach, FL Surfer The Bar
THU Aug 22 Columbia, SC The Senate
FRI Aug 23 Annapolis, MD Union Jack's British Pub
SAT Aug 24 Maryville, TN The Shed
WED-THU Aug 28-29 Saint Paul, MN Minnesota
State Fair
FRI Aug 30 Milwaukee, WI Harley Davidson Museum
SAT Aug 31 Humboldt, SD Big J's Roadhouse
SUN Sep 1 Miami, OK Buffalo Run Casino
FRI Sep 6 Hattiesburg, MS Brewsky's
SAT Sep 7 Pocola, OK Gilley's Choctaw Casino
FRI Sep 13 Mt Vernon, KY Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
SAT Sep 14 Gibson City, IL Gibson City Harvest Festival
SUN Sep 15 Oakland, KY Vette City
Motorcycle Music Fest
TUE Sep 17 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry (Various Artists)
FRI Sep 20 Savannah, GA Saddle Bags
SAT Sep 21 Talladega, AL Top Trails
THU Sep 26 Mayetta, KS Prairie Band Casino & Resort
FRI Sep 27 Denver, CO Grizzly Rose
SAT Sep 28 Albuquerque, NM The Dirty Bourbon
THU Oct 3 Foxborough, MA Six String Grill & Stage
FRI Oct 4 Worcester, MA Palladium
SAT Oct 5 Laconia, NH Granite
State Music Hall NH
SUN Oct 6 Hermon, ME Morgan Hill Event Center
THU Oct 10 Cumming, GA Cummings Fairgrounds
FRI Oct 11 Hamilton, OH Big Buls Roadhouse
SAT Oct 12 Carmi, IL Corn Day
FRI Oct 18 Niceville, FL Boggy Festival
FRI Oct 25 Indianapolis, IN 8 Seconds Saloon
SAT Oct 26 Dubuque, IA Mississippi Moon Bar at Diamond Jo Dubuque
FRI-SAT Nov 1-2 Bensalem, PA Parx Casino
MON-FRI Nov 4-8 Miami, FL Brantley Gilbert's Kick It In The Ship Cruise
SAT Nov 9 Laughlin, NV Laughlin Event Center
SAT-WED Nov 16-20 Charleston, SC Carnival Sunshine
FRI Nov 22 Jupiter, FL Abacoa Town Center
SAT Nov 23 Sanford, FL The Barn
SAT Dec 7 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
