Booking Dierks Bentley

Dierks Bentley Biography

Dierks Bentley was born in 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in music when he was only nineteen. The move led to a job for Dierks at the Nashville Network, in an administrative capacity, before Capital Nashville recognized Bentley’s talent and signed him to a recording contract.

Bentley’s debut album, Dierks Bentley, was released in 2003 and spawned the hits “What Was I Thinkin’,” “My Last Name,” and “How Am I Doin’.” The album eventually reached platinum status and paved the way for Dierks’s follow-up efforts: Modern Day Drifter (2005), Long Trip Alone (2006), Feel that Fire (2009), and Up on the Ridge (2010.) Additional hit singles off the albums include: “Every Mile a Memory,” “Free and Easy,” “Trying to Stop Your Leaving,” “Sideways,” “I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes,” “Draw Me A Map,” “Am I the Only One,” and “Home.” In conjunction with the album releases, Dierks Bentley embarked on a number of tours, nearly every year, alongside such country music stars as Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, and Josh Thompson.

For his achievements, Dierks Bentley has been recognized with a number of industry awards, including Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Best Country Song, Academy of Country Music Awards for Top New Artist, and Country Music Association Awards for Best Male Vocalist, Single of the Year, and Album of the Year. Most recently, Dierks Bentley released his latest studio album, Home (2012), and embarked on the Locked and Re-Loaded Tour alongside Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, and Lee Brice.