Dierks Bentley

Mountain High Tour

with special guests Brothers Osborne and LANCO

 

Saturday, June 2 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 30 at 10am

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CITI BRINGS FANS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH DIERKS BENTLEY ON THE CITI CONCERT SERIES ON TODAY All photos: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Citi Dierks Bentley performs on the Citi Concert Series on TODAY at Rockefeller Center  on May 27, 2016 in New York City.  Dierks Bentley performs on the Citi Concert Series on TODAY at Rockefeller Center  on May 27, 2016 in New York City.  Dierks Bentley performs on the Citi Concert Series on TODAY at Rockefeller Center  on May 27, 2016 in New York City.  WHO: Dierks Bentley   WHAT: A live performance by Dierks Bentley on the Citi Concert Series on TODAY WHEN: Friday, May 27th WHERE: Rockefeller Center in New York City / NBC WHY: Through the Citi Concert Series on TODAY, Citi is offering new ways for fans and customers to experience live music, as well as custom created-content via digital and social platforms and on-site activations.  Citi cardmemberse also have opportunities for exclusive access and VIP experiences at Citibank's Rockefeller Plaza branch, adjacent to the TODAY plaza. The Citi Fan Cam pulls live tweets from fans around the world that are projected on a large video wall next to the stage.     Fans can view a list of upcoming performances on the Citi Concert Series on TODAY by visiting www.today.com. More information about Citi's entertainment access program can be found on www.citiprivatepass.com.  About Citi Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citi.com |Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog: http://new.citi.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/citi    # # #

Dierks Bentley
Somewhere On A Beach Tour

with special guests Randy Houser
Cam and Tucker Beathard

Friday, August 12 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis

Part of the SIU Edwardsville Concert Series

Tickets On Sale Friday, April 22 at 10am

Save with the Four Pack, Get 4 Lawn and Select Reserved Tickets for $84 while supplies last!

 

DIERKS BENTLEY ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR HIS 2015 SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR

Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith Plunge Into the New Tour With Exclusive Video on PEOPLE.com

NASHVILLE, TN -  Coming off of an electric year with capacity crowds in amphitheaters across the country, PLATINUM selling singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley announced his plans for the 2015 SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR today. The 40 city run will kick off June 5 in Raleigh, NC and continue through the summer with friends Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith stacking the lineup. Fans can purchase tickets beginning Jan. 26 for first cities as part of tour promoter Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com with additional ticket info for each market coming available in the weeks ahead at www.dierks.com.

"There have been tours in my career that I thought would be impossible to top, and the past 12 months certainly rank as some of the best and most fun nights of my life," said Bentley. "I expect 2015 to beat all of it. II've really loved having three other artists out there with us…just more fun on and off the stage and knowing that the fans are getting more music for their money is important to me. Kip, Maddie & Tae and Canaan are three of the hottest rising artists out there right now, and I feel fortunate to be spending the summer with them. If our first 'tour meeting' is any indication, they are up for anything, which is awesome. No one is going to have more fun this summer than us!"

Earlier this morning, Bentley invited his tourmates to a meeting in Nashville where they were challenged with plunging into the new year and new tour with him, and the challenge was accepted. Click here to watch PEOPLE's exclusive video.

Last year’s RISER TOUR found Bentley commanding the attention of media across the country, with critics calling his performances “captivating” with a “new depth” (The Plain Dealer) and affirming “crowds from coast to coast now know Bentley’s strengths as a headliner” (Indianapolis Star). Night after night, Bentley “rose to the occasion like a pro, as though headlining is what the man was born to do” (Arizona Republic).

First Announced Cities on the 2015 SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR:
Raleigh, NC
Cleveland, OH
Buffalo, NY*
Lansing, MI*
St. Louis, MO
Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh, PA
New York, NY
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Tampa, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Virginia Beach, VA
Washington, DC
Schaghticoke, NY*
Morristown, OH
Charlotte, NC
Birmingham, AL
Oshkosh, WI*
Twin Lakes, WI*
Ft. Wayne, IN*
Sweet Home, OR*
Merritt, BC, CA*
Quincy, WA*
Detroit Lakes, MN*
Prairie du Chien, WI*
Norfolk, NE
Denver, CO
Albuquerque, NM
Phoenix, AZ
San Diego, CA
Fresno, CA
Mt. View, CA
Sacramento, CA
Corpus Christi, TX
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
Cincinnati, OH
Indianapolis, IN
*Openers may vary

Bentley's critically acclaimed and No. one selling album RISER has already produced back-to-back hits “I Hold On” and “Drunk On A Plane," making him one of only three country artists to earn two RIAA certified PLATINUM and No. one hits in 2014. Bentley has notched 12 chart-topping singles, over five million albums sold, countless CMA, ACM and CMT nominations and membership into the Grand Ole Opry. Bentley recently received his 12th GRAMMY nod with “Country Album Of The Year” for RISER at the upcoming 57th Annual Awards airing in Feb. 2015. The Phoenix native will kick off the year as part of CBS Radio’s “The Night Before” the Super Bowl special airing from his hometown on Jan. 31.

Since the release of MCA Nashville Kip Moore's debut album, UP ALL NIGHT, the singer-songwriter has earned multi-platinum sales and critical acclaim for his "high energy" (Rolling Stone) live show. Recently named American Country Countdown Award's "Breakthrough Artist Of The Year," Moore launched his own headlining tour last fall with multiple sold-out dates and recently earned PLATINUM certification for his No.One smash hit "Hey Pretty Girl," and DOUBLE PLATINUM status for his chart-topping breakout hit "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck."

The fastest rising female act in eight years, Maddie & Tae introduced their Dot Records' debut single “Girl In A Country Song” with a No. one at Country radio and GOLD certification. The two songstresses penned all four songs on their self-titled EP, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s New Artist Heatseekers chart. Maddie & Tae have made national television appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman and TODAY.

Mercury Nashville singer/songwriter Canaan Smith was named a 2015 Artist To Watch by both The Huffington Post and Yahoo! Music. Smith’s current single “Love You Like That” has already sold an impressive 139,000+ tracks and continues to climb the country airplay charts reaching No. one on SiriusXM’s The Highway Hot 45 Countdown. Currently, Smith is in the studio finalizing his debut album expected to release later this year. Ole Smoky® Tennessee Moonshine will return as tour sponsor of the 2015 SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR. For more information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.dierks.com.

Dierks Bentley Sets His Life to Song on Riser

By Vernell Hackett

© 2014 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.

Any successful career requires time away from home. No one knows that better than Dierks Bentley. And few artists are as willing to share what this means in song, as Bentley does on his most personal album to date, Riser.

The overall theme of Riser is discovery and allowing fans a more intimate glimpse into Bentley. To that end, his manager, Mary Hilliard Harrington, suggested he make a documentary of his life and the things he was going through.

“We could hear that in the music, from the first songs he turned in from the first writing sessions,” she said. “I knew early on that this was going to be more of an album project in a singles-driven world and that we would need to tell the story of the entire project in order for the fans to truly understand and appreciate it. I hope the documentary helps do that.”

Directed by Wes Edwards and premiered on CMT in February, “Dierks Bentley: Riser” is less a music video than it is a candid, slice-of-life documentary. When first approached about it, Bentley was skeptical. “I didn’t feel like I had time,” he said. “I had my hands full trying to tour and finish a record, and I didn’t want to add more work to that. Mary pushed me into doing it, but once we started I was like, ‘Thank God we are doing this.’

“It’s an interesting time in my life right now, having these kids at a certain age, going full bore with my career, my dad passing away, my son being born,” he continued. “I’m glad we captured it all. You see the show and backstage, but you also see me in my kitchen and me pushing the kids on the swing. And you’re in the hospital with us when Knox was born. It’s pretty personal.”

“The video is just as I envisioned it,” Harrington said. “It gives a complete picture of Dierks and this album. I love the moments with Evie, Jordan and Knox because it shows what an incredible dad he is. I get choked up hearing him talk about his dad Leon because I know what a special relationship they had.”

After the recording was completed, Capitol Records Nashville released “Bourbon in Kentucky” (Ryan Tyndell, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson) as its first single. With its theme of drowning the pain of lost love in drink, it wasn’t exactly a typical summer-fun song for the season. Some radio stations even declined to play it.

“I was proud we put that one out there first, even though we knew it was against the grain,” Bentley said. “I got honest feedback from radio. Some guys just said, ‘When we play it, it is so real and honest, it just sticks out in the midst of these summertime radio songs.’”

Capitol decided not to release Riser as early as first announced, which proved be a blessing in disguise for Bentley. “I would love for ‘Bourbon’ to have been a hit for the songwriters, but it allowed me to step back, write some more songs and incorporate all the fun I had on the road with Miranda (Lambert) on the ‘Locked & Reloaded Tour.’”

Bentley’s “Riser” tour kicked off May 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Jon Pardi, Chase Rice and Chris Young. “These guys have so much energy and they are fired up to be out there,” the headliner said. “I want it to be a testosterone-driven, fist-pumping deal. I’m throwing everything into it. I’m going out as if it were the last tour of my life.”

On the Web: www.Dierks.com

On Twitter: @DierksBentley
Bentley will be bringing his Riser Tour to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Sunday July 20. For show and ticket information, log on to www.livenation.com

Dierks Bentley

Riser Tour 2014 

with special guests Chris Young, Chase Rice, and Jon Pardi

 

July 20th at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis

Tickets on sale Friday, April 25^th at 10am.

 

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Mountain Dew® Welcomes Country Music Star Dierks Bentley Into DEW® Nation

Today, Mountain Dew® welcomes Grammy-nominated country artist Dierks Bentley to the DEW family, creating a dynamic new partnership that pairs the iconic brand's one-of-a-kind flavor and heritage as a cultural instigator with Bentley's trailblazer attitude and authentic sound.
The partnership names Mountain Dew as a tour sponsor, helping Bentley take the personal and genre-bending tunes featured on his seventh studio album, "RISER," across the nation this summer for his headlining tour. The tour will also feature special guests Chris Young, Chase Rice and Jon Pardi.
"Fans know that they are getting something real when they listen to Dierks Bentley – he expresses who he is through his music and that's a trait that vibes really well with the Mountain Dew brand," said Greg Lyons, Vice President of Marketing, Mountain Dew.  "We're so excited to welcome him into the DEW family, and know that DEW Nation will be a big supporter of his."
"I'm fired up about the tour this summer and happy to have Mountain Dew and the DEW Nation joining us out on the road," said Bentley. "DEW is a brand that encourages individuality and doing things your own way, and that's something I can definitely identify with and get behind."
Join the conversation about Bentley and DEW @mtn_dew #DierksJoinsDEW. A list of RISER tour dates and cities is available at www.dierks.com. The Riser album is available beginning February 25, 2014.
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About Dierks Bentley Seven albums into one of country music's most-respected and most-unpredictable careers, award-winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley continues to grow. His latest evolution comes in the form of RISER out Feb. 25, Bentley's first album since the death of his father and the birth of his first son. Throughout his career, Bentley has mixed elements of modern country, classic country, bluegrass and rock, maintaining an unmistakable identity while constantly reinventing his sound. His last album HOME debuted at No. one on the Billboard Country Album Charts and spawned three consecutive chart-topping hits, marking 10 career No. one songs for Bentley as a singer and songwriter. His five previous studio albums have sold more than five million copies and earned 11 GRAMMY nominations, countless CMA, ACM and CMT nominations and membership at the Grand Ole Opry. Bentley will kick off his headlining RISER TOUR on May 9 in Charlotte, NC. For more information on the upcoming tour and new music, visit www.dierks.com.

Dierks Bentley announces Riser Tour today, St. Louis show is included

Rick Diamond, Getty Images

Dierks Bentley will soon be loading up his bus for the 2014 Riser Tour — and he’s bringing along some very special guests!
Jon Pardi, Chase Rise, and Chris Young will join the ‘I Hold On’ hitmaker on his 2014 road run, which he announced via Twitter in a seriously creative way, hacking CMT’s page to share clues.
“Can’t wait to ‘Stay Up All Night’ and “party” with this dude,” Bentley wrote, hinting at Pardi’s place on the tour. “Here comes the next artist on the #RISERTOUR! Ready, set, roll..” he added, breaking the news about Rice.
“The last guy on the #RISERTOUR sounds good in the AM or PM. Can’t wait to see him play under the ‘Neon,’” the singer concluded, giving away the final act on his Riser Tour — Chris Young.
With a slew of talented acts booked to light up the stage, the 2014 Riser Tour is poised to please not only fans, but Bentley, too.
“This tour is the culmination of everything I’ve been working on for the past two years, both out on the road and in the studio recording Riser,” the star says. “I know what my fans want: a kick a– show, an affordable ticket and a good parking lot scene to get the pre-gaming going! The guys opening the show and getting the party started all know how to put on a great live show, and when it comes time for my set, I can promise that we are going big!”
He adds, “I have never been more excited about a tour.” The run kicks off May 9 in Charlotte, N.C.
In addition to his tour, the singer is also preparing to release his seventh studio album, ‘Riser,’ which will street Feb. 25. That same week, Bentley will appear at the first-ever Tropical Nights: Boots in the Sand event in Mexico. This summer, he’s booked for the 2014 Taste of Country Music Festival.
Dierks Bentley 2014 Riser Tour Stops:
Charlotte, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C.*
Virginia Beach, Va.
Washington, D.C.
Holmdel, N.J.
Bossier City, La.*
Robinsville, Miss.*
Detroit, Mich.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Scranton, Pa.
Hunter Mountain, N.Y.*
Thornville, Ohio*
Craven, Saskatchewan *
Eau Claire, Wis.*
St. Louis, Mo.
Morrison, Colo.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Phoenix, Ariz.
San Diego, Calif.
Mt. View, Calif.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Sixes, Ore.*
Havelock, Ontario*
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Indianapolis, Ind.
*Opening acts may vary. See Bentley’s website for more details.

JOSH TURNER, KENNY ROGERS, MONTGOMERY GENTRY
AND DIERKS BENTLEY JOIN GEORGE JONES
FOR HIS FINAL NASHVILLE CONCERT

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013
AT NASHVILLE’S BRIDGESTONE ARENA
 

Nashville, TN (February 19, 2013) –  Montgomery Gentry, Kenny Rogers, Josh Turner, and Dierks Bentley are the latest additions to the ever-growing list of talent set to take stage for the final Nashville concert of George Jones’ career.  Taking place at the Bridgestone Arena on Friday, November 22, 2013, the sure-to-be unforgettable show is already gearing up to be a star-studded event with already announced artists Charlie Daniels, Lorrie Morgan, Randy Travis, Jamey Johnson, and Gene Watson. 

“I am excited that my friends all want to be with me on this show,” says George Jones.  “This is sure going to be a fun and emotional night with lots of memories, friends, and great country music.”

Tickets for the Nashville finale are currently on sale at all Ticketmaster locations.

George Jones, often referred to as the "the greatest living country singer" will mark the end of an era with 2013’s farewell tour titled "The Grand Tour". The tour is expected to make approximately 44 stops this year. "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair", "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", "White Lightning" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today" will surely be part of each night’s set list, along with plenty of guests and surprises.
 
George Jones on Tour
02/22 – Greenville, TX – Greenville Memorial Auditorium
02/23 – Forrest City, AR – East Arkansas Community College
03/15 – Joliet, IL – Realto Square Theater
03/16 – Muncie, IN – Emens Auditorium
03/22 – Chattanooga, TN – Memorial Auditorium
03/23 – Evansville, IN – The Centre 
04/05 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
04/06 – Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Coliseum
04/19 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater
04/20 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center
04/27 – Huntsville, AL – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
05/17 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
05/18 – Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium
06/01 – North Tonawanda, NY – Riviera Theater
06/02 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theater
08/02 – Columbus, OH – Ohio State Fair
08/03 – Watertown, NY – Watertown Fairgrounds Arena
09/13 – Biloxi, MS – IP Casino
09/27 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
09/28 – Milwaukee, WI – Potawatomi Casino
10/11 – Branson, MO – The Mansion Theater
10/25 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino
10/26 – Pikeville, KY – Eastern KY Expo
11/09 – Grant, OK – Choctaw Event Center
11/10 – Branson, MO – The Mansion Theater
11/22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

About George Jones
George Jones is the #2 best-charting country artist of all time, with a staggering list of hit singles since the ‘50s.  The Beaumont, Texas native also has 143 Top 40 hits to his name, has received two Grammy Awards, was a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor recipient, is a Country Music Hall of Fame member, was presented with a GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and holds a National Medal of Arts medallion.

For more information on George Jones, please visit www.georgejones.com

CMA PRESENTS TRIPLE PLAY AWARDS AT ANNUAL SONGWRITERS LUNCHEON

During the Luncheon, CMA Chairman Troy Tomlinson Announces $250,000 CMA Foundation Donation to Help Construct the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at the new Music City Center NASHVILLE – Third time’s the charm at the annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon with the presentation of the CMA Triple Play Awards, which honor songwriters who pen three chart-topping hits in a 12-month period. During the event held today at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, a dozen songwriters received the three-peat trophy from CMA Board Chairman Troy Tomlinson, President and CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville. “People from all over the world recognize that Nashville is not only Music City, but the epicenter of the songwriting community,” said Tomlinson. “CMA celebrates this important membership group. The presentation of the Triple Play Awards is just another example of CMA’s commitment to honoring the creators of song.” CMA leadership gathers with the newly named CMA Triple Play Award winning songwriters on Jan. 29, 2013 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tenn. Back row (l-r): CMA Board President, Ed Hardy; Neil Thrasher; Rodney Clawson; Ben Hayslip; CMA Chief Executive Officer, Steve Moore; Josh Kear; CMA Board Chairman, Troy Tomlinson; and Brantley Gilbert. Front row (l-r): Eric Paslay; Dierks Bentley; Shane McAnally; and Chris Young. Photo credit: Donn Jones/CMA “Nashville is legendary for its songwriters and CMA is proud to recognize this important segment of our industry,” said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “It is an honor to present these songwriters and songwriting artists with the Triple Play Award and acknowledge this incredible accomplishment and their significant contributions to our format.” Attending today’s luncheon were Dierks Bentley, Rodney Clawson, Brantley Gilbert, Ben Hayslip, Josh Kear, Shane McAnally, Eric Paslay, Neil Thrasher, and Chris Young. Also in attendance were hit tunesmiths from ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC, as well as songwriter members of CMA and representatives of some of the most successful publishers in Music City. Recognizing excellence is central to CMA’s mission and the Association recognizes songwriters throughout the year with the CMA Award for Song of the Year, which is presented on the annual broadcast to the winning songwriters, and the creation of a rotating category for songwriters in the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame. In addition, the CMA Board of Directors created and launched the CMA Songwriter Series in 2005 at Joe’s Pub in New York City, which has grown to include shows in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Washington D.C. In 2012, the series expanded to the U.K. and Ireland and will be going back for a second time in February. On March 1, the Songwriter Series will take place in Paris for the first time as part of the CMA International Marketing Summit. In alphabetical order, the recipients of CMA’s Triple Play Award: Dierks Bentley: “Am I The Only One,” “Home,” “5-1-5-0” Rodney Clawson: “Drink On It,” “Drunk On You,” “Take A Little Ride” Eric Church: “Drink In My Hand,” “Springsteen,” “Creepin’” Brantley Gilbert: “Dirt Road Anthem,” “Country Must Be Country Wide” “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” Ben Hayslip: “Honey Bee,” “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” Dave Haywood: “Just A Kiss,” “We Owned The Night,” “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” Josh Kear: “Dancin’ Away With My Heart,” “Drunk On You,” “Blown Away” Charles Kelley: “Just A Kiss,” “We Owned The Night.” “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” Shane McAnally: “Alone With You,” “Come Over,” “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” Eric Paslay: “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” “Angel Eyes” Neil Thrasher: “Tattoos On This Town,” “Banjo,” “Fly Over States” Chris Young: “Voices,” “Tomorrow,” “You” Brantley Gilbert (center) accepts his CMA Triple Play Award from CMA Chief Exectuive Officer Steve Moore (left) and Board Chairman Troy Tomlinson (right). Photo credit: Donn Jones/CMA “I'm so grateful to be a part of the Nashville family,” said Paslay. “One of my biggest dreams was to have a song on Country radio. Getting a No. 1 was sugar on top. Being honored by the CMA with a Triple Play Award has made 2012 the sweetest year of my life so far!”   “Considering my love for Country Music and my lifelong dream to have songs on the radio, I am blown away by the idea that I would have a No. 1 at all, much less three in one year,” said McAnally.   Dierks Bentley (center) accepts his CMA Triple Play Award from CMA Chief Exectuive Officer Steve Moore (left) and Board Chairman Troy Tomlinson (right). Photo credit: Donn Jones/CMA During the luncheon, Tomlinson also presented a $250,000 donation from the CMA Foundation to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation to help construct the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at the new Music City Center and “Songwriters Square,” an exterior plaza and walkway leading into the state-of-the-art Center, which will be engraved with the names of Songwriters Hall of Fame members and the titles of their most beloved compositions. About CMA More than 11,000 industry professionals and companies around the globe are members of the Country Music Association. Formed in 1958 as the first trade association for a single genre of music, the organization’s objectives are to serve as an educational and professional resource for the industry while advancing the growth of Country Music around the world. This is accomplished through CMA’s core events – CMA Music Festival and the CMA Music Festival television special, “CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock”; the annual CMA Awards, which are recognized as Country Music’s Biggest Night™; and CMA’s newest TV property, “CMA Country Christmas.” All of CMA’s television properties will air on the ABC Television Network through 2021. For more information about CMA visit www.CMAworld.com.

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Dierks Bentley Returns to CMA Songwriters Series in New York

By Bob Doerschuk

© 2012 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.

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Bob DiPiero, Jim Beavers, Dierks Bentley and Jaren Johnston perform at Joe’s Pub in New York City.  

Photo credit: Kevin Yatarola

On Sept. 6, former CMA intern Dierks Bentley renewed his ties to the organization during a visit to New York City. Midday was devoted to a visit to PS 103, the Hector Fontanez School, in the Bronx, where a CMA donation of $20,000 enabled the school to open a music program for students for the first time.

Dierks Bentley performs at PS 103, The Hector Fontanez School, in the Bronx.  

Photo credit: Fernando Leon

To commemorate this first outreach beyond the Nashville area of CMA’s Keep the Music Playing program, the artist shared his thoughts with an assembly of fourth-graders about the value of learning about music – and was delighted when they started singing along as he performed “5-1-5-0,” which they had rehearsed prior to his arrival.

“It’s a great honor to be a part of this, to get a bunch of musical instruments to the classroom so teachers for the first time can have music as an option for their curriculum,” he reflected while on his way out from Manhattan for this event. “I’m really excited to see how all the money that’s been raised through CMA is being used here.”

Hours after receiving his surprise serenade, Bentley was back in Manhattan to participate in that evening’s CMA Songwriters Series show at Joe’s Pub, along with Jim Beavers, Jaren Johnston and host Bob DiPiero. The atmosphere there was a bit different than at PS 103. Certainly the audience was older. But both of these CMA initiatives are about bringing music to people in ways they might not yet have experienced.

“The big goal tonight is just to represent Country Music and CMA, to show all the work that goes into Country Music and provide a wide spectrum of what it is,” Bentley said. “What makes Country Music great, what comes out of these writers’ nights, is the song. We pass along, hopefully, some great songs to people, whether they’re Country fans or not. If they weren’t Country fans before, hopefully they’ll walk out as new ones.”

Most who take part in the Songwriters Series work behind the scenes, writing words and music that singers might turn into hits. Usually, though, at least one participant is a high-profile performer too. For them, these shows provide an interesting contrast to their usual onstage presentations.
“It’s totally different,” Bentley acknowledged. “Before my live shows, I’ll be listening to the Foo Fighters or Van Halen at the loudest possible volume, jumping up and down, going crazy. You have to get ready to go out and fight. Tonight, it’ll be a laid-back hang with the guys. We’ll have some beers, laugh and catch up. Then we’ll go out onstage with that same vibe, sit down on our stools, tell some stories and have fun with the crowd.”
Some preparation is involved, but spontaneity characterizes most of what happens in the CMA Songwriters Series. “There are definitely no set lists,” Bentley said. “You keep some songs in the back of your head and pick what you’re going to do by feeding off the guy before you and setting up the guy after you. If the two songs before you are about whiskey or something depressing, you want to pick it up — or vice versa. That’s completely different from what I do every other day.”

A key goal is to introduce the unsung heroes of Music Row and spotlight their songs as examples of modern Country craftsmanship. But there are performance elements in this setting too, just as on an arena stage. “This is really Bob DiPiero’s thing,” Bentley said. “He’s the top — the Kenny Chesney of writers’ rounds. He can hold the audience in the palm of his hand. Guys like Bob and Rivers Rutherford, they just smoke me every time in these writers’ nights.”

Having played his share of writer nights at the Bluebird Cafe, Douglas Corner Café and elsewhere as a newcomer to Nashville in the mid ‘90s, Bentley more than holds his own in any live situation — including a roomful of young fans at PS 103. That experience stirred memories of his experiences with music education, at Phoenix Country Day School in Arizona.

“They didn’t have electric guitars in the school band,” he remembered. “So I wanted to play bass guitar, but a guy named Ryan Fox had already lined that up. So I had to go with the saxophone, which was definitely not my instrument of choice. But it ended up being great. I learned to read music and to play along with other people. It definitely planted a seed and showed me that music could be played rather than just listened to.

Bentley thought for a second and then laughed. “I should have brought that saxophone along and donated it today. It might have had more use than it’s getting now.”

Upcoming shows in the CMA Songwriters Series will include Oct. 24 at Joe’s Bar in Chicago and Oct. 25 at Joe’s Pub in New York City; both will feature DiPiero as host, with Kendell Marvel, Leslie Satcher and Sunny Sweeney at both shows. And on Wednesday, Oct. 31, the CMA Songwriters Series debuts at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, with host DiPiero, Kristian Bush of Sugarland and Brantley Gilbert confirmed thus far.

For more information on the CMA Songwriters Series, visit www.CMASongwritersSeries.com.

DIERKS BENTLEY TO PLAY CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES AT NEW YORK CITY’S JOE’S PUB ON SEPT. 13

Jim Beavers, Jaren Johnston, and Host Bob DiPiero Round Out the Line Up NASHVILLE – The CMA Songwriters Series takes over New York City’s Joe’s Pub on Thursday, Sept. 13 (6:30 and 9:00 PM/ET show times, doors open 30 minutes prior to show). Tickets for this popular series go on sale today (3:00 PM/ET). Featuring the 2005 CMA Horizon Award winner Dierks Bentley, the CMA Songwriters Series allows music fans insight into the stories behind some of their favorite songs. “The CMA Songwriter series is a really cool gig,” said Bentley. "Joe's Pub is so intimate and the audience is a huge part of those shows because they're so close. It's like everybody in the room is in on a secret or something. You've got four guys with guitars, telling stories and drinking whiskey…anything can happen!” CMA Award winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley has forged his own brand of Country Music combining classic Country songwriting, influences of bluegrass instrumentation and the energy of rock & roll. He recently made plans to toast the end of summer with the release of a four song EP titled Country & Cold Cans available Aug. 21 on iTunes, while simultaneously kicking off tailgating season with a limited Country & Cold Cans: Back To College Tour. The new music follows Bentley’s sixth studio album Home, released earlier this year, which debuted at No. 1 and has spawned three chart-toppings hits marking 10 career No. 1 songs as a singer and songwriter. His five previous studio albums have sold over five million copies and garnered an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. Joining Bentley will be Jim Beavers (“Felt Good On My Lips” recorded by Tim McGraw, “Why Don’t We Just Dance” recorded by Josh Turner, “5-1-5-0” and “Trying to Stop Your Leaving” both recorded by Bentley), Jaren Johnston (“You Gonna Fly” recorded by Keith Urban, “Anywhere” recorded by Sara Evans, and “The Woods” recorded by Bentley), and the evening’s host, Bob DiPiero (“Southern Voice” recorded by Tim McGraw, “Blue Clear Sky” recorded by George Strait, and “You Can’t Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl” recorded by Brooks & Dunn). Tickets for the Sept. 13 CMA Songwriters Series at Joe’s Pub are $40 and $35 each. For information about Joe’s Pub or to order tickets, visit www.joespub.com or call (212) 967-7555 between the hours of noon and 8:00 PM/ET. Joe’s Pub is located at 425 Lafayette St. in New York City. For more information on the CMA Songwriters Series, visit www.CMAworld/events/songwritersseries. ASCAP, BMI, GAC and SESAC are the official partners of the CMA Songwriters Series. Don't Forget: Dierks will be playing at the SI Country Fest, October 6 at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex at Sparta, IL. Tickets are available at www.sicountryfest.com