Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley is a Phoenix-born country star who came up through Nashville's traditional and bluegrass scene before mainstream success, frequenting the Station Inn and cataloging country performances at The Nashville Network. That grounding fueled his 2010 all-acoustic album Up on the Ridge, which topped Billboard's Top Bluegrass Albums chart.
- Born November 20, 1975, in Phoenix, Arizona, and moved to Nashville in the 1990s.
- Inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2005.
- Released the bluegrass-leaning Up on the Ridge (2010, Capitol Nashville), produced by Jon Randall.
- That album drew on the Del McCoury Band, the Punch Brothers, Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, and Tim O'Brien.
- Built a long run of country hits across albums from his 2003 debut through Gravel & Gold (2023).
- Returned to roots textures on The Mountain (2018), written partly around the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
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The Infamous StringdustersPlayed on recordings with The Infamous Stringdusters
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Dierks Bentley and Harley AllenPlayed on recording with Dierks Bentley and Harley Allen