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Debut EP from Stud Ford & Will Coppage slated for Spring 2025

It’s with great pleasure to announce the upcoming EP, "Ain't No Love," from Stud Ford & Will Coppage will be released in Spring of 2025. The EP was tracked at the award winning, Delta Music Institute (DMI) on the Campus of Delta State University.  Ford & Coppage enlisted longtime friend, musician, and engineer, Chris “Brisket” Livingston for guidance along with engineer and DMI student, Joshua Cockrell. The sessions were great with lots of energy. With the anticipation of the debut release, Stud Ford & Will Coppage are heavily touring nationally and internationally on The Mississippi Shake Tour. 

Hitting the stage is a new duo from musical veterans, Stud Ford (drums) and Will Coppage (guitar). Together they have created a sound that weaves the legacy of blues with deep grooves all the while crafting lyrics that blend real life sincerity and anthem-like chants. In Ford and Coppage’s eyes, less is more to allow for their music to breathe and entwine with the crowd’s energy. 

Stud Ford from Greenville, MS., is the grandson of legendary Delta-Blues artist T-Model Ford. Stud was raised in the Hill Country Blues tradition of Northern Mississippi, and often shared the stage with his grandfather. Stud has also toured with such names as; North Mississippi Allstars, Lightnin' Malcolm, and many more.
 
Will Coppage from Greenville, MS., cut his teeth in local bars along side blues legends like T-Model Ford, Willie Foster, and Little Bill Wallace. He holds both a BFA and a MFA in writing, along with a strong publication resume of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and songwriting. In 2024, Coppage was listed as a pro songwriter at the annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival.
 
With both artist hailing from Greenville, MS., a river city that boasts more creative minds and published authors per capita than any other place in the country, it is no wonder that Stud Ford and Will Coppage are able to bring forth authentic tone and power to conjure the legacy of the blues and chart out new destinations for their powerful sound.

"Ain't No Love," Stud Ford & Will Coppage's debut release will drop Spring 2025. Check back for official release date.

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