Before he became one of country music’s most beloved stars, Jelly Roll — born Jason DeFord in Antioch, Tennessee — lived a life marked by addiction, incarceration, and struggle. He began selling drugs as a teen and spent nearly a decade in and out of jail. Behind bars, he found music — and a reason to hope.
Fast forward to 2025: Jelly Roll is channeling his hard-won redemption into a new mission — transforming part of his Tennessee property into a mental health and addiction recovery center called “The Field of Grace.” “I believe in the healing power of music,” he said. “But I want to do more than sing about it — I want to help people live through it.”....
