Dierks Bentley
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Dierks Bentley (born November 20, 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a country music singer.
Bentley was born in Phoenix. He graduated from The Lawrenceville School, a prestigious New Jersey prep school in 1993 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 19 where he attended Vanderbilt University for a short time. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity during his time at Vanderbilt. He worked at The Nashville Network (TNN, now Spike TV) researching old footage of country performances. In 2003, Capitol Nashville released Bentley's self-titled debut album, which featured his successful first single, "What Was I Thinkin'?," which went to number 1 on the country charts. Some of Dierks Bentley's more recent hits include "Come a Little Closer," "Settle for a Slowdown," and "Every Mile a Memory."
Bentley's musical style is considered to be more traditional than many of his contemporaries and often contains traditional themes of lost of forbidden love, drinking and cheating. "Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do", one of his biggest singles, is also reminiscent of Waylon Jennings' style of Outlaw country with Western Swing influences.
He was inducted in the Grand Ole Opry on October 1, 2005, becoming the youngest current member.
At the 2005 CMA Awards, Dierks Bentley won the Horizon Award.
He frequently performs with Cross Canadian Ragweed. He has also recorded two songs, "Train Travelin'" and "Good Man Like Me" with the Del McCoury Band.
Bentley is a frequent punchline on the Opie and Anthony show on XM Satellite Radio. Usually when country music and/or Arnold Schwarzenegger films are brought up, Anthony will launch into his Arnold impression as "Dierks Bentley" - a name that the hosts think is more fitting for Arnold's characters, rather than the Anglo-American names Arnold's characters usually have.
He is married to high school sweetheart Cassidy Black. They eloped to Mexico December 17, 2005.
On June 10, 2006, Bentley filmed his upcoming DVD release The Dierks Bentley Experience at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado. A release date for the DVD is sometime in February 2007. A number of minor music and film celebrities were reported as being in attendance.
On October 17, 2006, Bentley released the album Long Trip Alone.
Bentley is currently on his first headlining tour across the country entitled "Locked and Loaded Tour." Dierks follows in the footsteps of George Strait and Tim McGraw as the only other country artist to have a tour sponsored by Bud Light. It features the Randy Rogers Band and Miranda Lambert.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Don't Leave Me In Love - (2001 (ca), independent debut))
- Dierks Bentley - (2003, Capitol) Billboard 200 #26 / US Country #4 / Platinum
- Modern Day Drifter - (2005, Capitol) Billboard 200 #6 / US Country #1 / Platinum
- Long Trip Alone - (2006, Capitol) Billboard 200 #5 / US Country #1
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Country | |||
| 2003 | "Whiskey Tears" | #68 | #36 | Dierks Bentley |
| 2003 | "What Was I Thinkin'" | #22 | #1 Gold (Dig) | Dierks Bentley |
| 2003 | "My Last Name" | - | #17 | Dierks Bentley |
| 2004 | "How Am I Doin'" | #49 | #4 | Dierks Bentley |
| 2005 | "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" | #47 | #2 | Modern Day Drifter |
| 2005 | "Come a Little Closer" | #31 Gold (Dig) | #1 | Modern Day Drifter |
| 2005 | "Domestic, Light and Cold" | - | #51 | Modern Day Drifter |
| 2006 | "Settle For A Slowdown" | #42 | #1 | Modern Day Drifter |
| 2006 | "Every Mile A Memory" | #- | #1 | Long Trip Alone |
| 2006 | "Long Trip Alone" | #- | #- | Long Trip Alone |
