John Ford Coley

==After the 1980s==
Coley formed another group that released an album on A&M Records: Leslie, Kelly and John Ford Coley (featuring sisters Leslie and Kelly Bulkin).<ref name="Larkin"/> He [[acting|acted]] in teen films in the 1980s, acquired a small ranch in the 1990s, and wrote songs for film and television. He returned to touring in 1996. Coley plays with groups and artists including [[Ambrosia (band)|Ambrosia]] and [[Terry Sylvester]] (formerly of [[The Hollies]]), [[Three Dog Night]], [[Lou Gramm]] (of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]), [[Christopher Cross]], [[Poco (band)|Poco]], [[Stephen Bishop (musician)|Stephen Bishop]], [[Al Stewart]], [[Edgar Winter]] and others.

In 1996, Coley made a trip south for Tin Pan South and began making trips to Nashville to be part of the music community. He moved his family and horses across country to Tennessee in 1999. While in Tennessee, Coley, once a [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]], converted back to [[Christianity]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Bruce |first= Billy |date= August 31, 2000 |title= Born-Again Rock Stars |url= http://www.charismamag.com/site-archives/146-covers/cover-story/106-born-again-rock-stars |magazine= Charisma Magazine |access-date= September 16, 2016 |archive-date= September 27, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000412/https://www.charismamag.com/site-archives/146-covers/cover-story/106-born-again-rock-stars |url-status= dead }}</ref> Coley continues to perform internationally.

On August 11, 1997, a handyman in Long Island, New York was arrested for impersonating Coley.<ref>{{cite web |date= August 11, 2006 |title= This Day in Entertainment History |url= https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/today-in-entertainment-history-august-12/83-403249743 |magazine= WFMY News 2 website |access-date= June 4, 2021}}</ref>