{"id":61867,"date":"2026-04-07T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/drake-whites-driver-still-fighting-needs-prayers-after-stroke\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:57:26","slug":"drake-whites-driver-still-fighting-needs-prayers-after-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/drake-whites-driver-still-fighting-needs-prayers-after-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake White&#8217;s Driver Still Fighting, Needs Prayers After Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/drake-white\" target=\"_blank\">Drake White<\/a>&#8216;s tour bus is officially road-ready again, five months after an accident occurred after his bus driver suffered a stroke behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The journey continues!&#8221; White wrote on social media, sharing a photo of the refurbished vehicle as well as several shots of the damage incurred in the accident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers getting our home away from home back and ready to hit the road,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/drake-white-bus-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drake White&#8217;s Show Canceled, Bus Driver Hospitalized After Accident<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The journey will continue without the driver, who is still at home recovering from his stroke. In his bus update, White also shared the latest on the driver, who still needs prayers as he continues to heal.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How is Drake White&#8217;s Bus Driver Doing After Suffering a Stroke Behind the Wheel?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The accident, which occurred on Oct. 23, 2025, took place after bus driver Daveo Wilmont suffered a stroke behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>In White&#8217;s update, the singer says Wilmont is &#8220;still battling at his home in Natchez, Mississippi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please continue to pray for his recovery,&#8221; White added.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-daveos-road-to-recovery\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0page was established to support Wilmont&#8217;s recovery in October. The campaign\u00a0has\u00a0raised nearly $16,000 as of Tuesday (April 7.)<\/p>\n<p>Details in the GoFundMe explain that Wilmont&#8217;s stroke was a result of a blood clot in his brain, and he spent several days in the intensive care unit (ICU).<\/p>\n<p>In an update from March 30, Wilmont&#8217;s wife Leone describes him as a talented musician who is &#8220;one of the best drummers I have seen play&#8221; and &#8220;played drums with some of the greatest artists in the music industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She says that music is crucial to his recovery.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>READ MORE<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/country-stars-living-with-illness\/\" target=\"_blank\">Country Singers Who Are Living With Serious Chronic Health Conditions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just asked him a simple question and he couldn&#8217;t remember nothing,&#8221; Leone continues. &#8220;However, I pulled out this drum pad and every song he hears he remembers them! Wow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His music was not damaged, it was just buried within,&#8221; she adds.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How Can Fans Help Support Drake White + His Crew As They Resume Touring in Their Bus?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In his update, the singer emphasized that it takes a group effort to put on a musical tour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next time you go to a concert and watch a band that you love, remember, there&#8217;s a whole host of lives that sacrifice a lot to put a show on!&#8221; White writes. &#8220;Buy the ticket, support live music! Peace and love! Let&#8217;s go JAM!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">14 Country Stars Who Are Living With Serious Health Conditions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Carly Pearce, Mark Chesnutt and Colt Ford have all made headlines recently for serious medical problems, but they&#8217;re not the only country stars living with chronic illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/sterlingwit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sterling Whitaker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=75&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/drake-white-bus-accident-driver-stroke-update\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake White&#8216;s tour bus is officially road-ready again, five months after an accident occurred after his bus driver suffered a stroke behind the wheel&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":61868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}