DIERKS DOES IT HIS WAY, COVERS COUNTRY WEEKLY AGAIN!

Dierks Bentley is Doing It His Way and Country Weekly tells us all about it in their feature story on our DB Congress president! This solo cover marks the third time Dierks has landed on the front of Country Weekly magazine. We couldn't be more thrilled!

"Dierks Bentley is taking his music in a new direction with his new bluegrass-flavored album, Up on the Ridge. Dierks talks with Country Weekly about his love for bluegrass and acoustic music and the recording of the new album. “Every record I’ve done has always had a bluegrass track on it,” Dierks explains. “You can hear the influence.” Dierks also hopes that country radio will come to accept the new release. “There are a couple songs on there that I think would work,” Dierks tells Country Weekly. “If country radio can lean toward pop or rock, it can certainly lean a little bit towards ’grass.”

Read Full Article in the June 21 Issue!"

*Special thanks to Steve Morley for bringing me an advanced copy!

DIERKS TV ALERT: 6/13 CBS SUNDAY MORNING

To close out a busy release week of his critically acclaimed, bluegrass-influenced album UP ON THE RIDGE, country music maverick Dierks Bentley will be profiled on CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, June 13 at 9:00am ET.

Over the past 12 months, CBS Sunday Morning traveled the country with Bentley, taking a broad look at his career, on and off the touring circuit, and went behind the scenes into the studio for the recording of UP ON THE RIDGE. Sunday Morning also sat down with Bentley to trace his roots from childhood to becoming an award-winning singer/songwriter.

Mark your calendars and set your DVRs!

BENTLEY SINGS AT BLAKE'S FAN CLUB PARTY

Dierks sings Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound:


Dierks sings Lonesome, Onry and Mean:

"D" BENTLEY TALKS "RIDGE" & MORE ON BIG D AND BUBBA

During what seems to be a never-ending parade of interviews and tv stops to promote his most recent release "Up on the Ridge" (which hit stores yesterday, have you gotten yours yet?), Dierks Bentley called into the Big D & Bubba show and talked about his trusty old truck (we know it as Big White), why he decided to do a bluegrass album, and about the album itself!

You can listen to the interview in 3 parts here, and there's a video, too!



Enjoy!

~ Carrie S. (DBC Rep/Chart Reporter ~ NC)