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On the surface, Dierks Bentley booked his show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night (Feb. 2) to preview material from his new album, Home. However, “on the surface” took on a whole new meaning because that famous wooden stage — where countless Grand Ole Opry stars have stood and [...]
Dierks Bentley shares his thoughts on country music’s “game.” Montgomery Gentry grab the bull by the horns — and pay the price. Drive-by Truckers’ Patterson Hood speaks out against Athens, Ga., Walmart. Jonny Corndawg shows that true outlaw country is not dead. Neil Young considers a solution to music’s piracy [...]
Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Country Strong star Gwyneth Paltrow have been announced as presenters at the Grammy Awards. The ceremony will air live from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 on CBS. Rapper-actor Drake will also present, while pop stars Adele and Katy Perry have been added as performers. Previously-announced [...]
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Everyone is doing it. They are compiling things that girls, single girls, married girls, guys, dads, teenagers, moms, monks and others say into videos that are half hysterical, [...]
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) In some genres, duets probably come about from a have-your-people-call-my-people way of making music. But that’s not the case in country, especially not for Dierks Bentley. He told [...]
Biography
Growing up in a nonmusical family in Phoenix, AZ, country singer Dierks Bentley got his country music education on his own, listening to recordings. A love of the music inspired him to move to Nashville at the age of 19, but he quickly grew discouraged by the lack of public and professional interest coming his way. It all changed when he walked into the Station Inn, a bar where the bluegrass faithful hang out. An all-night jam session recharged his batteries and he restarted pursuing gigs. He landed a job at the TNN television network doing research on classic country music and by night he worked on his demos. Capitol Records heard the artist, signed him, and released his self-titled debut, Dierks Bentley, in 2003, which yielded the impossibly catchy single “What Was I Thinkin’”. Bringing his love of Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings more to the forefront, Modern Day Drifter followed two years later and became a Top Ten hit. In 2006 he returned with Long Trip Alone, a more polished effort that was commercial but not crass. Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory arrived in 2008, a bit early in his career for that, perhaps, but it did contain his key charting singles and added in fan-selected live tracks as a bonus, making it a nice summation of Bentley’s work to date. A new album, Feel That Fire, was released in early 2009, followed by Up on the Ridge in 2010. ~ David Jeffries & Steve Leggett, Rovi