Dierks Bentley rides single to number one, displaces Kenny Chesney
The song squeezes out Kenny Chesney and "Don't Blink" from the top of the chart.
Bentley and bandmates Rod Janzen (guitar) and Robbie Harrington (bass) started writing the song in the back lounge of the tour bus and finished it back in Nashville with Bentley's longtime producer Brett Beavers.
"This one is definitely special to me because the guys in the band were involved," said Bentley. "We've come a long way from the clubs and the bars, and as a band, this is definitely one of those moments that make me proud of what we've accomplished together so far."
After finishing up a four-day run on his "Throttle Wide Open" tour with opening act Jack Ingram, Bentley used his day off to jet to Kansas City to catch a Garth Brooks concert.
"He is an iconic live performer, and there continues to be a lot to learn from him," said Bentley. "But I mostly went because I wanted to complete a circle that began in 1992, when I was 17 and sitting so high up in the rafters at my first Garth show that I could touch the roof of the arena. Last night, I was backstage...with a number one song. That's a pretty amazing feeling."
"Throttle Wide Open" stops this week include Murray, Ky., Springfield, Ill. and Cincinnati.
More news for Dierks Bentley
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- 04/18/25: Bentley prefers "Well Well Whiskey"
- 04/15/25: Bentley deals with "Broken Branches"
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- 02/17/25: Bentley announces Broken Branches Tour
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CD reviews for Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley opens his first self-produced album with a song about personally stability, "Same Ol' Me." Although its lyric explains how while life circumstances may change, Bentley basically remains the same person. The same thing, though, can also be said about the country star's music. He's been recording for 20 years now. Yet Bentley has come this far with his integrity still intact. He's back with a strong, 14-song set that, like a good beverage, feels good ...
Dierks Bentley seems intent on expanding his musical boundaries, but he may have overreached too much in eschewing where he came from.
That most evident by the dominating textured beats. Producer Ross Copperman and Bentley seem hell bent on injecting odd meters and sounds, sharp detours from past efforts. Unfortunately, the atmospheric beats muddy up the vocal delivery on "Freedom," a song that stretches far too long at almost four minutes. Bentley also channels U2 with its ...
Change was in store for Dierks Bentley when it came to recording his seventh album, "Riser." On the personal front, he lost his father and added to his family, clearly affecting the subject matter of his latest. On the musical front, he traded long-time producer Brett Beavers, producer of every disc except "Up on the Ridge," for Ross Copperman, who has enjoyed more success as a writer, including several previous tracks for Bentley.
Bentley embraces current trends in country ...
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