19 Facts About Dierks Bentley

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Frederick Dierks Bentley is an American country music singer and songwriter.

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Dierks Bentley was born on November 20,1975, in Phoenix, Arizona, as the son of Leon Fife Dierks Bentley, a bank vice president, and Catherine Childs.

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Dierks Bentley's father was born in Glasgow, Missouri, to Richard Thomas Bentley Jr.

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Dierks Bentley attended Culver Academies in Indiana and graduated from The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey in 1993.

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Dierks Bentley worked at The Nashville Network, researching old footage of country performances.

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In 2005, Dierks Bentley won the CMA Award for the Horizon Award and was invited to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

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Dierks Bentley stands as the third-youngest member after Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner.

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8.

On June 10,2006, Dierks Bentley released his third album, Long Trip Alone.

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In 2007, Dierks Bentley released a live DVD titled Live and Loud at the Fillmore, which was filmed in Denver, Colorado.

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Dierks Bentley released his fifth studio album, Up on the Ridge, on June 8,2010.

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Dierks Bentley paid for the studio time to record the EP himself.

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Dierks Bentley released his eighth album, Black, on May 27,2016.

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Dierks Bentley co-hosted the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3,2016, where he was nominated for the Male Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year awards.

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Dierks Bentley released a series of four short films for songs from Black, with episode 1 being the song "I'll Be the Moon" featuring Maren Morris.

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On June 8,2018, Dierks Bentley released The Mountain, his ninth studio album, via Capitol Records Nashville.

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Dierks Bentley released a new single, "Gone", on October 22,2020.

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Dierks Bentley joined James Barker Band on the single "New Old Trucks" in October 2021.

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Dierks Bentley married Cassidy Black on December 17,2005, in Mexico.

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Dierks Bentley owns a Cirrus SR22T and flies a Cessna Citation CJ4.