Biography

Growing up in a non-musical family in Phoenix, Arizona, 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 again started 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 up to that point. A new album, Feel That Fire, was released in early 2009, followed by the bluegrass-themed Up on the Ridge in 2010.

His sixth album, Home, released in 2012, featured a dozen new songs that the singer road-tested on tour, and it was an eclectic and varied affair, with guest spots from Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild as well as Tim O'Brien and Sam Bush, among others. Capitol issued his self-funded EP, Country and Cold Cans, that summer, and before long he had begun sessions for what would be his seventh full-length release for the label in 11 years. "Bourbon in Kentucky," a duet with Kacey Musgraves, was the first single from the sessions, but it flopped upon its June 2013 release, going no further than 40 on the Billboard Country charts. A second single, "I Hold On," quickly followed and went into the Top Ten, but the lack of of success for "Bourbon in Kentucky" was a factor in pushing back the release of Riser; it didn't appear until February 25, 2014. ~ David Jeffries & Steve Leggett, Rovi

Top Albums
1. Riser	2. Home	3. Greatest Hit..	4. Up On the Ri..	5. Country &..
6. Feel That Fi..	7. Dierks Bentl..	8. Modern Day D..	9. Long Trip Al..	10. Live from Bo..
11. Live Session..	12. iTunes Live ..	13. The South (f..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Drunk On a Plane	Riser	4:14	$1.29
2.	Say You Do	Riser	3:40	$1.29
3.	I Hold On	Riser	4:40	$1.29
4.	5-1-5-0	Home	3:02	$1.29
5.	What Was I Thinkin'	Dierks Bentley	4:20	$1.29
6.	Come a Little Closer	Modern Day Drifter	4:41	$1.29
7.	Sideways	Feel That Fire	3:04	$1.29
8.	Tip It On Back	Home	3:26	$1.29
9.	Home	Home	3:58	$1.29
10.	Riser	Riser	4:10	$1.29
11.	Am I the Only One	Home	3:11	$1.29
12.	Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)	Greatest Hits - Every Mile ..	3:21	$1.29
13.	Settle for a Slowdown	Modern Day Drifter	3:43	$1.29
14.	Feel That Fire	Feel That Fire	3:21	$1.29
15.	Bourbon In Kentucky	Riser	3:44	$1.29
16.	I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes	Feel That Fire	3:59	$1.29
17.	What Was I Thinkin'	Greatest Hits - Every Mile ..	4:21	$1.29
18.	Pretty Girls	Riser	3:39	$1.29
19.	Sounds of Summer	Riser	3:23	$1.29
20.	Every Mile a Memory	Greatest Hits - Every Mile ..	3:54	$1.29
21.	Hurt Somebody	Riser	2:54	$1.29
22.	Back Porch	Riser	3:12	$1.29
23.	Up On the Ridge	Up On the Ridge	3:34	$1.29
24.	Lot of Leavin' Left to Do	Greatest Hits - Every Mile ..	4:33	$1.29
25.	Come a Little Closer	Greatest Hits - Every Mile ..	4:42	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Drunk On a Pl...	2. I Hold On	3. The South (fe...	4. Say You Do	5. What Was I Th...
6. 5-1-5-0	7. Come a Little...	8. Bourbon In Ke...	9. Free and Easy...	10. Home
11. Am I the Only...	12. Sideways	13. Tip It On Bac...	14. Settle For A ...	15. Settle For A ...
16. I Wanna Make ...	17. My Last Name	18. Feel That Fir...	19. Every Mile A ...	20. Up On the Rid...

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