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One of country music’s own needs your prayers right now. Life has never been easy for Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter J.D. Graham. Although music has always been an outlet and a passion of his, he spent the majority of his adult life in the throes of drug addiction, and his dangerous lifestyle came to a head in 2017 when he landed in jail for negligent homicide following a fatal car crash. Since then, though, Graham has proved that no one is too far gone for redemption. During his five-year stint in an Arizona prison, Graham found sobriety, and acknowledging the profound impact music had on his recovery, he started a program to teach songwriting to other prisoners to aide in their rehabilitation. He even recorded  and released his poignant 2019 record Razorwire Sunrise while incarcerated. Now nearly nine years sober, Graham has been writing and touring non-stop, playing his music all across the country for anyone who will listen. But on February 24th, while traveling through New Mexico, he was involved in a catastrophic car accident. Hit by a semi-truck and forced into another semi on the interstate, Graham was reportedly unable to move his limbs at the scene, and had to be airlifted to a hospital in Amarillo where he has remained in the ICU. Texas/Red Dirt media outlet Galleywinter has been keeping fans updated on the matter through Instagram, and shared these chilling photos of Graham’s car in the accident’s aftermath, and it’s clear that he is lucky to still be alive: Galleywinter also shared an update directly from Graham in the hospital: “I’m barely alive here. Thank you guys, I’m still discombobulated, but my daughter said that people were helping out with some things. I’ve got a broken back, broken ribs, broken heart. My dog died in the car that was with me. It’s a tragedy, and thank you guys for the support. I hope to see you guys soon. I’m not too worried about music stuff right now. But I just gotta get better. Just giving you guys an update. Love you.” View this post on Instagram An absolute tragedy. Since Graham is unable to make money from touring to pay his hospital bills, and his wife is unable to work following recent cancer treatments, his daughter set up a GoFundMe to help out. In an outpouring of support from the Red Dirt music family, over $43,000 has already been raised. Though I had heard his name a handful of times, I wasn’t too familiar with Graham’s music until he played a show alongside his close friend Justin Clyde Williams at The Evening Muse here in Charlotte about a month ago. Taking the stage by himself and commanding the room with just his voice and guitar, he amazed me with his storytelling, lyricism, and positive outlook despite his troubled life. I’ve witnessed few artists live that are able to evoke emotion in the crowd, both happy and said, just like Graham did that night. Taking a request from a fan in the crowd, Graham played his heavy song “As For Me” that night, and it has quickly become my favorite in his catalog. Check out a couple more songs of J.D. Graham’s below, and if you have the ability to do so, consider contributing to the GoFundMe linked earlier in this article to aide in his recovery efforts. Either way, let’s pray for a miraculous recovery for an artist who has inspired and helped so many others over the years. The post Singer-Songwriter J.D. Graham Seriously Injured In Catastrophic Car Accident first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Hitting the road on an extensive world tour. Today, Koe Wetzel announced his The Night Champion World Tour, which will kick off in May in Melbourne, Australia and run through October ending in Lubbock, Texas. It’s an extensive 45-city headlining run, which will feature a rotating group of great openers in Shane Smith & The Saints, Ole 60, Wyatt Flores, Corey Kent, Wade Bowen, Bayker Blankenship, Kolby Cooper and Logan Jahnke. Koe built his career by being a road warrior and staying on the move for years, gaining a very dedicated fan base by playing rowdy shoes that are unlike anyone else in country music. It’s been a couple years since he’s been on a run like this, so I’m sure fans will be more than ready to see him onstage again putting on a high-energy show that is incredibly unique and all Koe. He says that he can’t believe he’s not “dead or in jail” at this point, but he feels like he’s the “best version” of himself he’s ever been and he’s ready for this next chapter of his career: “It’s kind of crazy that I’m not dead or in jail with everything that’s gone on in my life. Coming into 2026 and this tour, I feel like I’m the best version of myself I’ve ever been. I survived the night side of me. I’m coming out of it a champion.” Koe has been teasing new music is on the way this year too, so I’m sure there will be an announcement for that before too long as well, certainly before the tour kicks off, and he will also celebrate his fan-favorite holiday of sorts named for his song “February 28th, 2016,” with a couple shows in Texas this weekend. He’s recently put out new songs in “Surrounded” and “Time Goes On,” which I’m sure will be part of said album, but until there’s more news about that, fans can focus on getting tickets to the tour, which will likely be coming somewhere near you this spring and summer: “Register now for first shot at tickets at koewetzelmusic.com. Presale starts Tuesday, 3/10 at 10am local time. General on sale Friday, 3/13 at 10am local. See y’all out there!” General on sale for tickets starts on Friday, March 13th: View this post on Instagram You can view the full list of tour dates below. The Night Champion World Tour Dates May 3 | Melbourne, Vic. (Australia) | Forum Melbourne May 5 | Sydney, N.S.W (Australia) | Enmore Theatre May 9 | Brisbane, Qld. (Australia) | Fortitude Music Hall July 8 | Edmonton, Alb. (Canada) | Rogers Place July 10 | Penticton, B.C. (Canada) | South Okanagan Event Center July 11 | Abbotsford, B.C. (Canada) | Abbotsford Centre July 23 | Nampa, Idaho | Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater July 24 | Stateline, Nev. | Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic July 25 | Las Vegas, Nev. | The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas July 30 | Airway Heights, Wash. | Northern Quest Casino July 31 | Bend, Ore. | Hayden Homes Amphitheater Aug. 1 | Tacoma, Wash. | Dune Peninsula Aug. 6 | Bonner Springs, Kan. | Azura Amphitheater Aug. 7 | Evansville, Ind. | Ford Center Aug. 8 | Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena Aug. 12 | New York, N.Y. | Pier 17 Aug. 13 | Reading, Pa. | Santander Arena Aug. 14 | Gilford, N.H. | BankNH Pavilion Aug. 19 | Boston, Mass. | Leader Bank Pavilion Aug. 20 | Washington, D.C. | The Anthem Aug. 21 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center Aug. 26 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B Aug. 27 | Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center Aug. 28 | Rochester Hills, Mich. | Meadow Brook Amphitheatre* Sept. 3 | Austin, Texas | Moody Center Sept. 4 | Baton Rouge, La. | Raising Cane’s River Center Sept. 5 | Bossier City, La. | Brookshire Grocery Arena Sept. 10 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center Sept. 11 | Greensboro, N.C. | First Horizon Coliseum Sept. 12 | Wilmington, N.C. | Live Oak Bank Pavilion Sept. 17 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Sept. 18 | Columbia, S.C. | Colonial Life Arena Sept. 19 | Richmond, Va. | Virginia Credit Union LIVE! Sept. 24 | Pikeville, Ky. | Appalachian Wireless Arena Sept. 25 | Huntsville, Ala. | The Orion Amphitheater Sept. 26 | Brandon, Miss. | Brandon Amphitheater Sept. 30 | Rogers, Ark. | The Walmart AMP Oct. 1 | North Little Rock, Ark. | Simmons Bank Arena Oct. 2 | Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center Oct. 3 | Wichita, Kan. | INTRUST Bank Arena Oct. 8 | Chicago, Ill. | Salt Shed Fairgrounds Oct. 9 | Fishers, Ind. | Fishers Event Center Oct. 10 | Milwaukee, Wis. | Fiserv Forum Oct. 28 | Morrison, Colo. | Red Rocks Amphitheatre Oct. 30 | Lubbock, Texas | Cook’s Garage * on sale at 11 a.m. local time on March 13 Additional Live Shows March 7 | Norco, Calif. | Boots in the Park March 18 | Houston, Texas | Houston Rodeo April 10 | Gonzales, Texas | Cattle Country April 18 | Fresno, Calif. | Boots in the Park April 25 | Arlington, Texas | Lone Star Smokeout May 15 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, N.M. | Boots in the Park May 30 | Panama City Beach, Fla. | Gulf Coast Jam June 12 | Del Mar, Calif. | San Diego County Fair June 20 | Lewisburg, W.Va. | Wild Trails Festival June 27 | Ashland, Neb. | Country Drive Music Festival July 3 | Winnipeg, MB | Country Thunder Winnipeg July 16 | Eau Claire, Wis. | Country Jam USA July 17 | Manchester, Iowa | Delaware County Fair Aug. 15 | Montreal, Que. (Canada) | Lasso Aug. 22 | Lima, Ohio | Allen County Fair Aug. 29 | Lucknow, Ont. (Canada) | Lucknow’s Music in the Fields Nov. 20 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | St. Pete Country Fest “Time Goes On” The post Koe Wetzel Announces ‘The Night Champion World Tour’ Featuring Shane Smith & The Saints, Wade Bowen, Wyatt Flores & More first appeared on Whiskey Riff.