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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Dierks Bentley| image = DierksBentleyApr10.jpg| caption = Bentley in April 2010| background = solo_singer| Born = birth date and age|df=yes|1975|11|20cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p559181|pure_url=yes |title=allmusic ((( Dierks Bentley > Biography ))) |accessdate=2007-11-13 |last=Jeffries |first=David |work= Allmusic | origin = Tempe, Arizona , USA | instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar | genre = Country music|Country , Bluegrass| years_active = 2003–present| label = Dangling Rope, Capitol Records Nashville | associated_acts = Brett Beavers , Deric Ruttan , The Warren Brothers | website = http://www.dierks.com/ Dierks Bentley (born November 20, 1975) is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled Dierks Bentley (album)|debut album . Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter , are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip Alone , is certified gold. It was followed in mid-2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, Feel That Fire was released in February 2009.
Bentley's studio albums have accounted for sixteen singles on the country singles charts, of which eight have reached No. 1: his debut single " What Was I Thinkin' ", as well as " Come a Little Closer ", " Settle for a Slowdown ", " Every Mile a Memory ", " Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) ", " Feel That Fire (song)|Feel That Fire ", " Sideways (Dierks Bentley song)|Sideways ", and " Am I the Only One ". Four more of his singles have reached Top Five on the country charts as well.
Early life
Bentley was born in November 20, 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona . He attended Culver Academies . After graduating from The Lawrenceville School , Bentley spent a year at the University of Vermont before transferring to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee , he successfully graduated. http://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-childhood-bruce-springsteen/ Dierks Bentley Opens Up About His Childhood and Finds a Fan in Bruce Springsteen http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story? id=6563304 Jumping into hockey with both boots He was initiated into Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity while at Vermont.
Music career
Dierks Bentley and Modern Day Drifter
Bentley worked at The Nashville Network (now Spike TV ), researching old footage of country performances. In 2003, Capitol Records|Capitol Nashville released Bentley's self-titled debut album. The album's first single, " What Was I Thinkin' ," reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts later that year. The next two singles from that album, " My Last Name " and " How Am I Doin' ," reached No. 17 and No. 4, respectively. The album was certified Platinum album|Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA .
Bentley's second Capitol album, Modern Day Drifter , was released in 2005. It spawned two Number One singles, " Settle for a Slowdown " and " Come a Little Closer ," and the Top 5 hit, " Lot of Leavin' Left to Do ." The album was also certified platinum.
Later in 2005, Bentley won the Country Music Association|CMA Award for the Horizon Award (now Best New Artist) and was invited to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry . The induction took place on October 1, 2005. Bentley stands as the third youngest member after Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner .
Long Trip Alone and Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008
On June 10, 2006, Bentley released his third album, Long Trip Alone . The album produced two No. 1 hits, " Every Mile a Memory " in 2006 and " Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) " in 2007. The title track reached No. 10 on the country charts. The fourth single from the album, " Trying to Stop Your Leaving ," peaked at No. 5.
In 2007, Bentley released a live DVD titled Live and Loud at the Fillmore , which was filmed in Denver, Colorado .
In a March 2008 interview, Bentley said he would let his fans be the executive producers of his first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008 . The album was released on May 6, 2008. http://video.ap.org/v/Default.aspx? partner=en-ap& g=5d8ecc65-3ecf-4b8f-bcbe-900be8b296ae& f=FLPET& mk=en-ap AP Video An album cut, "Sweet & Wild," reached No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song was an uncredited duet with fellow country singer Sarah Buxton (singer)|Sarah Buxton .
Feel That Fire and Up on the Ridge
Bentley's fifth studio album, Feel That Fire ,cite web |url= http://sessions.aol.ca/video/feel-that-fire/dierks-bentley/692/ |title=Dierks Bentley In Studio Performance at AOL Sessions |format= |work= AOL Sessions was released in February 2009. Its Feel That Fire (song)|title track , co-written by Brett Beavers and The Warren Brothers , reached Top 40 in October 2008 and became his sixth Number One in February 2009. The second single from the album, " Sideways (Dierks Bentley song)|Sideways ," was released on March 2, 2009 and went on to become his seventh Number One in the summer of 2009. The album's third and final single, " I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes ," was released on September 13, and peaked at No. 2.
Bentley released his sixth studio album, Up on the Ridge , on June 8, 2010. The Up on the Ridge (song)|title track was released to iTunes on April 20, 2010. The song peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and became Bentley's first single to miss the Top 10 since "My Last Name." The album's second single, " Draw Me a Map ," was released to radio on August 23, 2010 and peaked at No. 33, becoming his lowest-charting single to date.
Home
Bentley's seventh album, Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home , was released on February 7, 2012, lead by the single, " Am I the Only One " which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Singles. http://tasteofcountry.com/dierks-bentley-am-i-the-only-one-no-1/ http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/09/08/dierks-bentley-joe-walsh-jerrod-niemann-and-eli-young-band-to-play-okc-zoo-amphitheatres-family-jam-oct-14/ The second single off the album is " Home (Dierks Bentley song)|Home ."
Personal life
Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005 in Mexico . http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1519097/dierks-bentley-elopes-to-mexico.jhtml Dierks Bentley Elopes to Mexico They live in Nashville, Tennessee , with their dogs Jake (who has appeared in a few of Dierks' videos) and George.cite web |url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20264181,00.html |title=Dierks Bentley: Baby Bliss |accessdate=2008-10-05 |work= People (magazine)|People The couple welcomed their first child, Evelyn Day Bentley (nicknamed "Evie"), on October 4, 2008.cite web |url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231232,00.html |title=Country Star Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter |accessdate=2008-10-05 |work= People (magazine)|People Their second daughter, Jordan Catherine Bentley, was born December 25, 2010.cite web|url= http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/12/26/dierks-bentley-welcomes-daughter-jordan-catherine/|title=Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter Jordan Catherine|accessdate=2010-12-26|work= People (magazine)|People
Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008 (2008)
Feel That Fire (2009)
Up on the Ridge (2010)
Home (Dierks Bentley album)|Home (2012)
Awards and nominations
Year
Organization
Award
Result
2004
CMT Music Awards
Breakthrough Video of the Year
won
Academy of Country Music
Top New Artist
won
2005
Country Music Association Awards
Horizon Award
won
2007
49th Grammy Awards
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Every Mile a Memory"
nom
Best Country Song - "Every Mile a Memory"
nom
2008
50th Grammy Awards
Best Country Album - Long Trip Alone
nom
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Long Trip Alone"
nom
Best Country Song - "Long Trip Alone"
nom
2009
CMT Music Awards
CMT Performance of the Year — "Country Boy"
won #endnote_A> A
2010
52nd Grammy Awards
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Beautiful World"
nom
Country Music Association Awards
Male Vocalist
nom
Album of the Year - Up on the Ridge
nom
Musical Event - "Bad Angel" (with Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson )
nom
2011
53rd Grammy Awards
Best Country Album — Up on the Ridge
nom
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Bad Angel"
nom
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
nom
;Notes
A #ref_A| ^ Award is shared with Alan Jackson , George Strait , and Brad Paisley .cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/nominees.jhtml|title=2009 CMT Music Awards : Winners|publisher= Country Music Television |accessdate=2010-01-02
Film and television
Narrated and appeared in The Rise of Kahne (2009), a biography of NASCAR driver, Kasey Kahne . Bentley is featured in the DVD during an event benefiting the Kasey Kahne Foundation. http://www.motorsportsmanagement.com/blog/? tag=rise-of-kahne " The Rise of Kahne ," Motorsports Management International, November 24, 2009
References
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External links
Commons category|Dierks Bentley
http://www.dierks.com/ Official web site
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