Jessi Colter joins Bentley fundraiser
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 – Singer Jessi Colter, the widow of Waylon Jennings, was among the artists added to Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert in his hometown of Phoenix on Sat, Nov. 21.
Also joining Bentley for a post-ride jam at Tempe Marketplace will be Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers and Texas artist Stoney LaRue. All proceeds will benefit Phoenix Children's, a Children's Miracle Network Hospital.
For the first time in the event's four-year history, Miles & Music for Kids is hitting the road. Bentley also joined forces with Nationwide Insurance, CMT ONE COUNTRY and the Children's Miracle Network to expand the event to 6 cities across the country in 2009 and 2010 to support Children's Miracle Network hospitals in those areas. In the 4 previous years, the event raised more than $700,000.
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"
- 03/14/25: Bentley, Wilson think "Cold Beer Can"
- 02/17/25: Bentley announces Broken Branches Tour
- 02/17/25: Aldean, Bentley, Zimmerman headline Watershed
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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