LIVE OAK — With the Suwannee River Jam just three weeks away, three more artists have been added to the lineup.

Country legend Neal McCoy, multi-platinum selling artist Sara Evans and country hip-hop sensation Colt Ford will join the already announced artists for this year’s Suwannee River Jam on May 3-6 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.

Other artists already signed are Billy Currington, Randy Houser, Hunter Hayes, Montgomery Gentry, Jerrod Niemann, Roots and Boots Tour artists Sammy Kershaw, Collin Raye and Aaron Tippin. Those artists with entertain along with SRJ Audition solo winners Stephen Quinn (Jacksonville), Callie Leigh Johns (Jacksonville), Brittanie Powell (Live Oak), Darrell Rae (Jacksonville), Cole Tomlinson (Blackshear, Ga.), Josh Edwards (High Springs) and Jimmie Coleman (Jacksonville); duos Southern Sass with Kelby Cornman and Cassidy Kinsman, and Karley Scott Collins and Alex Sandlin (Lake City). They will be joined by 11 SRJ Audition winning bands — Bryan Wainwright Band (Live Oak), Exit 78 (Alachua), Sondra Hunt Band (Lake Butler), Jamey Michael King Band (Cross City), Middle Ground Band (Palatka), Jonathan Lee Band (Middleburg), Danny Dawson Band (Manor, Ga.), Andy Pursell Band (Bradenton), Colby Allen Band (Valdosta, Ga.), Trey Tucker Band (Jacksonville) and Treble Hook Band (Lake City).

McCoy has released 15 studio albums on various labels and 34 singles to country radio. In 1993, Neal broke through with the back-to-back No. 1 singles “No Doubt About It” and “Wink” from his platinum-certified album No Doubt About It. His commercial success continued into the late 1990s with two more platinum and one gold album, as well as six more Top 10 hits. A seventh Top 10 hit, the No. 10 “Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On,” came in 2005 from his self-released album, That’s Life. He was named Entertainer of the Year in 1997 and 1999 by Music City News Country Awards, received Video of the Year award for “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” in 1997 from TNN/Music City News Country Awards, received the ACM/Home Depot Humanitarium Award in 2005 and has recorded three Platinum albums and one Gold album.

Multi-platinum selling country singer and songwriter Evans has been called “one of the most compelling vocalists of her generation.” She’s had five No. 1 songs, four others appearing in the Top 10, two No. 1 Billboard Country Albums, five appearing on Billboard’s Top 200 all-genre chart and four consecutive RIAA certified Gold, Platinum or Multi-Platinum albums. She’s received awards from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Billboard Music Award and has garnered nominations for Grammy Awards (2), American Country Awards (10) and CMT Music Awards (5). Sara won the hearts of America as the first country artist to compete in ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

When Ford first came on the country music scene with his groundbreaking hybrid of country, blues, rock and rap rhythms, one of his first stops in 2008 was The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park at the statewide Country Showdown. His popularity took off from there and is legend today. In 2012, Colt co-wrote two No. 1 hits; Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem” and Brantley Gilbert’s, “Country Must Be Country Wide.” His album “Declaration of Independence” topped the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart at No. 1. It was followed by “Thanks For Listening” in July 2014. “Thanks For Listening” charted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums, No. 1 on Billboard’s Rap Albums chart, No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart and No. 10 on The Billboard 200 Albums chart. Colt and his band are featured in “Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser” starring David Spade, which was released in July 2015 on Crackle TV. To date, Colt has sold more than a million albums, millions more song downloads, has 1.6 million Facebook Likes and over 100 million YouTube views. Colt has toured with Florida Georgia Line, Eric Church, Toby Keith and Brantley Gilbert. In addition to being a gifted songwriter and artist, Colt is also a former professional golfer who resides with his family in Athens, Ga.

Ford will also be hosting the Average Joes’ After Party at the Dirt Road Disco in the Music Hall at midnight on Thursday night of the Jam. The event will celebrate the release of his new album, Love Hope Faith.