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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005 in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1519097/dierks-bentley-elopes-to-mexico.jhtml |title=News : Dierks Bentley Elopes to Mexico |publisher=CMT |date=2005-12-21 |accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref> They live in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], with their dogs Jake (who has appeared in a few of Dierks' videos) and George.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> The couple welcomed their first child, Evelyn Day Bentley (nicknamed "Evie"), on October 4, 2008.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> Their second daughter, Jordan Catherine Bentley, was born December 25, 2010.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> Their son Knox was born on October 9, 2013.
Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005, in [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1519097/dierks-bentley-elopes-to-mexico.jhtml |title=News : Dierks Bentley Elopes to Mexico |publisher=CMT |date=2005-12-21 |accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref> They live in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], with their dogs Jake (who has appeared in a few of Dierks' videos) and George.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> The couple welcomed their first child, Evelyn Day Bentley (nicknamed "Evie"), on October 4, 2008.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> Their second daughter, Jordan Catherine Bentley, was born December 25, 2010.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> Their son Knox was born on October 9, 2013.


On June 2, 2012, Bentley announced his father had died the previous day.
On June 2, 2012, Bentley announced his father had died the previous day.

Revision as of 23:16, 25 March 2014

Dierks Bentley
Bentley in April 2010
Bentley in April 2010
Background information
Born (1975-11-20) November 20, 1975 (age 48)[1]
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
OriginTempe, Arizona, United States
GenresCountry, Bluegrass
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2003–present
LabelsDangling Rope, Capitol Records Nashville
Websitewww.dierks.com

Dierks Bentley (born November 20, 1975[1] is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled 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. A bluegrass studio album, Up on the Ridge, was released on June 8, 2010, and then a sixth album, Home, followed in February 2012, as did a seventh one, Riser, in 2014.

Bentley's studio albums have accounted for eighteen singles on the country singles charts, of which ten 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", "Sideways", "Am I the Only One", "Home", and "5-1-5-0". Four more of his singles have reached Top Five on the country charts as well.

Early life

Frederick Dierks Bentley was born on November 20, 1975[1] in Phoenix, Arizona, son of Leon Fife Bentley, a bank vice-president, and Catherine Childs. His father was born in Glasgow, Missouri, to Richard Thomas and Mary Cecile Fife Bentley and was a First Lieutenant in World War II. His middle name, Dierks (which he now uses as his first name publicly) is actually his maternal great-grandmother's surname. He attended Culver Academies and graduated from The Lawrenceville School. Afterward, he spent a year at the University of Vermont before transferring to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where he graduated in 1997.[2][3] He was initiated into Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity while at Vermont.

Music career

Dierks Bentley opening for Brad Paisley 14 Feb 2009 at Scotiabank Place, Ottawa

Dierks Bentley and Modern Day Drifter

Bentley worked at The Nashville Network (now Spike TV), researching old footage of country performances. In 2003, 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.[4] The next two singles from that album, "My Last Name" and "How Am I Doin'," reached No. 17 and No. 4, respectively.[4] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Bentley's second Capitol album, Modern Day Drifter, was released in 2005. It spawned two Number One singles,[4] "Settle for a Slowdown" and "Come a Little Closer," and the Top 5 hit,[4] "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do." The album was also certified platinum.

Later in 2005, Bentley won the CMA Award for the Horizon Award (now Best New Artist) and was invited to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.[5] 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

Bentley performing in Saginaw, Michigan, March 31, 2007

On June 10, 2006, Bentley released his third album, Long Trip Alone. The album produced two No. 1 hits,[4] "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.[4] The fourth single from the album, "Trying to Stop Your Leaving," peaked at No. 5.[4]

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.[6] An album cut, "Sweet & Wild," reached No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs chart.[4] The song was an uncredited duet with fellow country singer Sarah Buxton.

Feel That Fire and Up on the Ridge

Bentley's fifth studio album, Feel That Fire,[7] was released in February 2009. Its title track, co-written by Brett Beavers and The Warren Brothers, reached Top 40 in October 2008 and became his sixth Number One[4] in February 2009. The second single from the album, "Sideways," was released on March 2, 2009 and went on to become his seventh Number One[4] 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.[4]

Bentley released his sixth studio album, Up on the Ridge, on June 8, 2010. The title track was released to iTunes on April 20, 2010. The song peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart[4] 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.[4]

Home and Country & Cold Cans EP

Bentley's seventh album, Home, was released on February 7, 2012, led by the single, "Am I the Only One" which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Singles.[4][8][9] The second single off the album is "Home", which also reached No. 1[4] on March 24, 2012. A third single, "5-1-5-0", was released shortly after "Home" fell from Number One on the country chart.[4] Dierks has been quoted by American Songwriter explaining “I wrote too many songs. I wrote 70. I wrote a lot. There’s 64 that are never going to see the light of day. That’s 64 days that I can’t get back.”[10]

On August 21, 2012, Bentley released the Country & Cold Cans EP on iTunes. It includes five songs, including a radio edit of the track "Tip It On Back" from his album Home. Bentley paid for the studio time to record the EP himself.[11] On October 23, Bentley and Miranda Lambert announced the co-headlined 33-show Locked & Reloaded Tour, beginning on January 17, 2013.[12]

Riser

Bentley's eighth album, Riser, was released on February 25, 2014.[13] The album's first single, "Bourbon in Kentucky", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013. It peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart,[14] becoming Bentley's lowest charting single to date. The album's second single, "I Hold On", was released on August 26, 2013.

Personal life

Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17, 2005, in Mexico.[15] They live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their dogs Jake (who has appeared in a few of Dierks' videos) and George.[16] The couple welcomed their first child, Evelyn Day Bentley (nicknamed "Evie"), on October 4, 2008.[17] Their second daughter, Jordan Catherine Bentley, was born December 25, 2010.[18] Their son Knox was born on October 9, 2013.

On June 2, 2012, Bentley announced his father had died the previous day.

Tours

Discography

Main article: Dierks Bentley discography

Albums

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" Nominated
Best Country Song - "Every Mile a Memory" Nominated
2008 50th Grammy Awards Best Country Album - Long Trip Alone Nominated
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - "Long Trip Alone" Nominated
Best Country Song - "Long Trip Alone" Nominated
2009 CMT Music Awards CMT Performance of the Year — "Country Boy" Won[A]
2010 52nd Grammy Awards Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Beautiful World" Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Male Vocalist Nominated
Album of the Year - Up on the Ridge Nominated
Musical Event - "Bad Angel" (with Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson) Nominated
2011 53rd Grammy Awards Best Country Album — Up on the Ridge Nominated
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Bad Angel" Nominated
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Pride (In the Name of Love)" Nominated
2012 Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
American Country Awards Album of the Year- "Home" Nominated
2013 55th Grammy Awards Best Country Solo Performance- "Home" Nominated
Notes

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.[21]
  • Sang the theme song for Season 8 Episode 9 of Showtime's television series Weeds.

References

  1. ^ a b c Jeffries, David. "allmusic ((( Dierks Bentley > Biography )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  2. ^ "Dierks Bentley Opens Up About His Childhood and Finds a Fan in Bruce Springsteen". Tasteofcountry.com. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  3. ^ "Country music star Dierks Bentley jumps into hockey with both boots - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "Opry Member List PDF" (PDF). April 23, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ "Dierks Bentley In Studio Performance at Sessions@AOL". Sessions@AOL. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  8. ^ "Dierks Bentley Goes No. 1 With 'Am I the Only One'". Tasteofcountry.com. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  9. ^ McDonnell, Brandy (2011-09-08). "Dierks Bentley, Joe Walsh, Jerrod Niemann and Eli Young Band to play OKC Zoo Amphitheatre's Family Jam Oct. 14 | News OK". Blog.newsok.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  10. ^ Evan Schlansky (February 24, 2012). "Great Quotations: Dierks Bentley". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 6 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Dierks Bentley's 'Country & Cold Cans' EP: Hear 'Back Porch' here -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. August 15, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  12. ^ "Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley Announce 2013 Locked & Reloaded Tour". Taste of Country. October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  13. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (January 6, 2014). "Dierks Bentley Sets Release Date for 'Riser'". The Boot. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  15. ^ "News : Dierks Bentley Elopes to Mexico". CMT. 2005-12-21. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  16. ^ "Dierks Bentley: Baby Bliss". People. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  17. ^ "Country Star Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter". People. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  18. ^ "Dierks Bentley Welcomes Daughter Jordan Catherine". People. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  19. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (May 13, 2013). "Dierks Bentley Readies New Album". MusicRow. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  20. ^ "2009 CMT Music Awards : Winners". Country Music Television. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  21. ^ [2] [dead link]
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