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Dierks Bentley Profile |
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Birth Date: November 20, 1975
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Birth Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Birth Name: Dierks Bentley
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
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 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 or 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.
He is married to high school sweetheart Cassidy Black. They
eloped in Mexico Dec. 17, 2005.
On June 10, 2006, Bentley filmed his upcoming DVD release
Live And Loud at the Fillmore in Denver, Colorado. The DVD
-- directed by London-based filmmaker Russell Thomas and
also the first-ever of its kind by Bentley -- was released
March 20, 2007.
On Oct. 17, 2006, Bentley released the album Long Trip
Alone, which had a number 1 hit, "Every Mile a Memory."
Dierks Bentley's new album evokes a lot of religious
essence. Known previously to only have a few songs with
tainted religious undertones, from his new album "Long Trip
Alone", his belief in Christianity is really showcased in
songs like "The Heaven I'm Headed To" and "Prodigal Son's
Prayer".
In October 2006, Bentley launched his first headlining tour
across the U.S. and became only the third country act ever
to be sponsored by Bud Light. The "Locked and Loaded" tour
also featured Miranda Lambert and the Randy Rogers Band.
Bentley performed at historic Daytona International Speedway
in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 10, 2007 as part of
the race festivities for the 29th Annual Budweiser Shootout.
He performed two songs prior to the race, and held a
post-race concert on the famous track just past turn four.
Bentley also delivered the famous words, "Gentlemen, start
your engines" to kick off the 2007 Bud Shootout. |
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Other Information |
April 18, 2003, marked Bentley's first performance at the
Grand Ole Opry.
Has released three albums under the Capitol Records -
Nashville label: the self-titled "Dierks Bentley" in 2003,
"Modern Day Drifter" in 2005 and "Long Trip Alone" in 2006.
On Oct. 1, 2005, was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry,
becoming the youngest current member.
He eloped to Mexico on Dec. 17 and 18 with his high school
sweetheart Cassidy. |
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