Country singer who was nearly killed in crash returns to stage: ‘Back to what I love’

Life & CulturePublished: Aug. 13, 2026, 2:00 a.m.J.D. Graham was nearly killed in a crash on Saturday.Getty ImagesBy Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.comJ.D. Graham nearly lost his life in an interstate crash earlier this year, but he is one tough dude.We know that because, despite a long list of injuries that included a broken neck, he has already returned to the stage. Graham returned to performing in Texas on July 11–12 and has played several shows since. “I’m saturated with anxiety, everything feels different but I need to know what it feels like to get back to what I love,” he wrote on Facebook. “It’s been almost 5 months.”Graham did say he is “gonna mostly take it easy until next year.”And that is understandable because of what he went through in his crash back in February.“I got my C