On April 4, 2024, Colt Ford and his band were performing their signature blend of country, rap and hip-hop music. It was a sold out crowd. Colt was feeling at the top of his game and the concert was shaping up to be one of band's best shows ever. Minutes after exiting the stage, Colt suffered a massive heart attack. He was found slumped over in a chair backstage by one of his fellow band members. Colt went into cardiac arrest twice. He was revived with electric shocks from a defibrillator to res