DIERKS BENTLEY CAPS OFF

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR DIERKS BENTLEY
CAPS OFF A DIZZYING 2012 WITH HIS CAREER
10th NO. ONE HIT, 11th GRAMMY NOMINATION
AND ATOP CRITICS’ END OF YEAR LISTS
 Dierks Bentley


Nashville, TN – Dec. 17, 2012 – Award winning singer/songwriter Dierks
Bentley has one of the most recognizable voices in country music, and
this year, that signature sound that could only be Dierks was
heard more than ever on country radio with three consecutive No. one
hits off his sixth studio album HOME bringing his total as both a singer
and a songwriter to 10. It was a dizzying 2012 for the artist, who also
toured internationally, nabbed award nominations from the ACMs, CMAs
and most recently the GRAMMYs, mined GOLD singles and found himself
sitting at the top of critics’ year end lists.


“Seems like every man in Nashville wants to be the Nashville Everyman.
Here, Bentley actually pulls it off, singing from various vantages with
smarts and charm. Bonus points for the patriotic title track, which
still sounds sensible after an election season that left America covered
in red-and-blue bruises.”
Washington Post, 2012’s Top 10 Albums


“Bentley always utilizes banjo, fiddle, mandolin and especially dobro
in his music, but with a modern beat and energy that, along with his
distinctive voice, gives him a compelling sound of his own.” – Associated Press


“Dierks Bentley’s music reaches all the way from Nashville to my
kitchen in Dublin. When he sings “Home” I feel patriotic about America
and I’m not even American. I think anyone who hears it understands that
America is not just a geography, it’s not just a country, it’s an idea. I
think country fans get that deeper than most.”  – Bono

Bentley’s tribute to Johnny Cash on the GRAMMY Nominations Concert capped off 2012’s string of television appearances this year that included TODAY, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock, CBS’ Teachers Rock, and awards shows including the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, 47th Annual ACM Awards, 46th Annual CMA Awards and the 2012 American Country Awards.


Bentley toured the US and beyond to Canada and Australia during his
55-city Country & Cold Cans Tour. The road warrior sold out shows
across the country including the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater, and
along the way notched the one millionth mile on his faithful tour bus
“Goldie.”  He also shared the stage with iconic rock guitarists Mike McCready of Pearl Jam on Record Store Day and Chris Shiflett
from Foo Fighters at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The Grand Ole
Opry member lent his voice to the theme song of the final season of “Weeds” and set down his guitar to test his hosting skills at the 2012 ACM Honors
where he charmed the industry-filled audience with jokes about his
peers, thoughtful stories about his idols and obscure facts about
Country Music history.  Not done yet, Bentley also found time to record
and release the fan inspired COUNTRY & COLD CANS EP, as well as design and unveil his signature HD Dierks Bentley Custom Signature Artist Edition Martin guitar.

After some time off the road for the holidays, Bentley will ring in the New Year with pre-game concerts at both the Capitol One Bowl in Orlando and the BCS National Championship Game
in Miami. From Florida, preparations will begin for the launch of the
Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley: Locked & Reloaded Tour set to
kick off Jan. 17 in Columbia, SC.  

For a video look at the year in review and a full list of upcoming appearances and tour dates, visit www.dierks.com. 

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