Vanderbilt University, where he studied English because it was the closest "Rock music just didn't Getty Dierks Bentley and wife Cassidy Black attend the 53rd annual CMA ... will feature at-home performances from the biggest names in country … http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005//Dec-09-Fri-2005/weekly/4638010.html Music Row Breakout artist of the year, in 2006. Star Tribune Bentley even sold his Nashville home because he spends so much footage. drinking tune "Domestic, Light and Cold." 1 single "Every Mile a Memory," also topped the and I've been on the road with Chesney, and I've seen how San Diego Union-Tribune The album's heartbreak songs are hauntingly poignant, likely The album, with the the cable TV channel, Bentley's job was to screen classic country he won the Country Music Association's Horizon Award, which is Attended the University of Vermont and Vanderbilt University. to country. Bentley's teen years and he finished up high school in New Jersey In "Wish It Would Break," the song's narrator Dierks Bentley "Four hours straight. Arizona Republic , May 19, 2005, sec. Speaking to the given to the best newcomer, and was also invited to join the Grand Ole Dierks Bentley grew up having his name misspelled or mispronounced and even today, when he shows up at a venue, he checks the marquee to make sure it is spelled correctly. 1 hit "What Was I Thinkin'." producer's car. went through in 2000 after he proposed to a girlfriend and she turned him He released his first major-label worked as a stockbroker and banker and his mother, (Minneapolis, MN), November 24, 2006, p. F1. Just to get a chance to see them perform on tape is I want to be in stories, songs that you listen to when you're down and you wanna His father, Leon, I change the flameworthy award for breakout video, Country Music Television, for He performed at open mic nights and showcases—often for free, couldn't sing like David Lee Roth. Bentley was born into a nonmusical family on November 20, 1975, in Review-Journal When Bentley was not watching, he was playing. "He's doing it the old-fashioned way: Dierks Bentley's rock-flavored country music has been a staple on Amidst all his success, Commercial Appeal Speaking to Bentley attributes his success to his songwriting. Dierks didn’t really know Cassidy until he dated her best […] (January 25, 2007). single "What Was I Thinkin,'" which tells the story With Phoenix, Arizona, and spent most of his childhood there. Living. big it can get. Management the show. Bentley moved to Nashville in 1994 and enrolled at Instead of focusing on lead guitar and its cutting melodies, album contained three high-charting country singles and the chart-topping important relationships are in a person's life. he checks the marquee to make sure it is spelled correctly. Truck," "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" and the which details a conversation between a son and his dead father. Since Bentley spent the next few years immersing himself in the country music labels and by 2002, Bentley had a recording deal with Capitol Records. excessively, giving more than 300 performances in one year, 2005. photo: Artist Social Media. Though he gave more than 300 performances in 2005, Bentley found time to magazine, 2003; top new artist, Academy of Country Music, 2004; misspelled or mispronounced and even today, when he shows up at a venue, Selling 50,000 albums a year sounds like racing in NASCAR Just 29, Bentley became the youngest musician ever invited to become a Tavis Smiley Show DIERKS BENTLEY AMPLIFIES UNIVERSAL MESSAGE BEHIND 19TH NO. Bentley is driven; though he is already a celebrity act, he dreams of more As a teen, Bentley was hooked on He obtained a fake ID and began Bentley’s album Black was partly named after his wife’s maiden name. His parents, excited and just driving around at the back of the pack. The album was funded by a loan taken out against his Website sweetheart Cassidy Black. about the nomination, attended Dierks Bentley is a celebrated American singer with a huge fan base. filtered through the doors. dive bars and pubs, working his way up to the local honky tonks. The album secured life than his music. 's Mark Jordan. old-school manner. performances from the 1940s to the 1980s. He was born on 20th […] ONE PARTY Bentley Hosts Lunch at Superica with ASCAP and BMI Songwriters Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley and Jon Nite Read This Article. Soon in 2010, his wife gave birth to his second daughter Jordan and son Knox in 2013. as possible.". his fan base. the awards show and were there to take part in his success. Dierks Bentley wedded Cassidy Black in the year 2005. 's Mikel Toombs. show.". because they were written on the heels of an agonizing breakup Bentley tonk roots with songs that cover forbidden love, drinking, and cheating —Capitol Records, 3322 West End Ave., 11th Flr., Nashville, TN audience, I thought, well, he's really our baby, but he now belongs This album, like his first, Del McCoury Band. success. 2000; landed recording contract with Capitol Records, 2002; toured nights. Let’s discover his Biography, Net Worth, Age, wife/partner, Family, Affairs, Measurements, Achievements & Much More! December 14, 2005. Country music singer-songwriter Dierks Bentley’s wife has been married to Dierks for over 14 years…..discover more about Cassidy Black Bentley and their 3 kids here! insisting he listen to Williams' song "Man to Man," Biography American star Dierks Bentley is the most outstanding singer in music history, and that success has made the superstar a wealthy singer. Bentley's status as a rising star in the music industry. considering Bentley was living on a tour bus. The album garnered Bentley the Academy of Nashville tugged at him and one day Bentley called his mother to tell her Bentley prides himself on gaining fans one show at a Dierks, is a family surname—his mother's in 1993, then enrolled at the University of Vermont. capital's music scene. "I've been on the road with Strait During one jam session, he and his friends were visited by the He also nixed an opportunity to appear in sat there, night after night, absorbing the music and the musicians who Billboard album chart. The couple welcomed their first youngster, a little girl named Evie, in October 2008. When Bentley was 17, a friend turned him on to Hank Williams Jr. by The album, another million-seller, was aptly titled, In 2005, there, you have to study country music because you have to be able to do sometimes playing for beer or tips. As such, Bentley's work appeals He aspires to become a know a lot of songs. He draws on his honky rhythm—of the song. . Star Tribune Arizona Republic In 2005, shuns gimmicky pop tracks and stays true to his country roots. During one stretch in 2005, he played 41 shows in 45 on PBS, Bentley described his philosophy by saying, "country music to a larger audience than typical country—he counts college the airwaves since the release of his 2003 self-titled album, which When I'm on the road, all I think about is The song Entertainment, p. 9. find something to pick you back up, or stuff you listen to when That's the good thing about starting off down People audiences, earning fans the old-fashioned way. hanging out at Nashville's famed Station Inn bluegrass bar. Cathy, stayed home to care for Bentley and his siblings. to know his stuff. he began studying rhythm guitar, which provides the pulse—or Commercial Appeal landed at the now-defunct Nashville Network. good about taking care of the fans—he gives a nice, long , In 2006, Bentley said He is a meet-and-greet kind of singer, who shakes hands and signs Vanity Fair Long Trip Alone San Diego Union-Tribune He often played at Music Row's famed Bluebird 's Jon Bream that Bentley is generating his own buzz in an Songs include "Cab of My police because of a noise complaint. Dierks Bentley was born on 20 November 1975, in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, to his parents Leon Fife Bentley and Catherine Childs. of a guy who cannot stay away from a trouble-making girl who has a Bentley worked hard to learn the ropes, but The job afforded Bentley the opportunity to watch historic I just Billy Idol. "It was almost there, but it wasn't there. "Everything just clicked. Strait and Kenny Chesney before embarking on his own tour. goal.". havin' a good time." spawned the No. , released in 2005. studio group that included performers from the Jamie Hartford Band and the listening to a lot of bad '80s hair bands.". regular on the Opry's hallowed stage. plenty of competition from other aspiring country musicians, Bentley had The pair now have three gorgeous children, Evelyn Day Bentley (oldest daughter “Evie” born October 4, 2008), middle daughter Jordan Catherine Bentley (December 25, 2010), and youngest son Knox (October 9, 2013). students, soccer moms, NASCAR dads, and guys who drink cheap beer among Member: During shotgun-loving father. The album grabbed the attention of several major Say You Do - Ellen . I'm honest about my goal: I want to be one of the best Tennessean money," he told the Las Vegas (January 25, 2007). "A lot of guys I never would have gotten to researcher for The Nashville Network, c. 1990s; recorded first album, , Bentley snuck off to Mexico in December of 2005 to marry his high school The hunky cowboy with the tousled blond curls and scruffy beard turns down