Dierks Bentley Becomes Opry Member
Jul 27, 2005 15:00:35 GMT -5
Post by musicfan_84 on Jul 27, 2005 15:00:35 GMT -5
from Grandoleopry.com... Dierks is indeed our next superstar!
July 27, 2005
Dierks Bentley Invited to Become Member of Grand Ole Opry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 27, 2005) Capitol Records recording artist Dierks Bentley was asked to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Opry member Marty Stuart briefly interrupted Bentley's performance in Los Angeles at the House of Blues to issue the welcome invitation. Bentley's formal induction is set for October 1, when he'll become the youngest current member of the Opry.
Stuart walked onto the stage an hour into Bentley's set and said, ¡°will you do it...will you marry the Grand Ole Opry?¡±¡°Hell yeah!,¡± Dierks replied. On Stuart's command the Opry microphone stand was positioned at center stage.
After the invitation, Bentley was left speechless and had a hard time getting through his next song, ¡°What Was I Thinkin'?¡±. ¡°This is the greatest night of my life. Thanks you guys for sharing this with me,¡± he stated to the packed house. ¡°I had no idea what was going on.¡± As the show wrapped up, Opry general manager Pete Fisher and Bentley's crew threw out little white tank tops into the crowd that read, ¡°I ¢¾ future Opry member Dierks.¡±
¡°Dierks has come a long way in a short period of time,¡± says Opry general manager Pete Fisher. ¡°Despite his very heavy touring schedule, he's made a personal commitment to be at the Opry as much as he can. It seems like just yesterday when he was an intern for the networks on the Opry's back lot and we had to speak with him about limiting his backstage visits. Those many visits were the early signs of a special connection that Dierks continues to share with the Opry family. And on October 1 we look forward to granting him an All Access backstage pass as our newest Opry member.¡±
When the platinum-selling recording artist exploded onto the country music scene with his self-titled debut album and the No. 1 country radio smash ¡°What Was I Thinkin'?¡± in 2003, critics everywhere were naming Bentley the new artist of the year. USA Today and Country Weekly called the album the year's best country debut. The album helped earn him the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male Artist award and sold more than a million copies. His second CD, Modern Day Drifter, debuted at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Chart earlier this year, spawned the hit single ¡°Lot of Leavin' Left To Do,¡± and cemented his reputation as a forward-thinking traditionalist with a hard-hitting country sound all his own. The future Opry member is widely known as the hardest working man in country music, logging 300 dates on the road each year.
July 27, 2005
Dierks Bentley Invited to Become Member of Grand Ole Opry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 27, 2005) Capitol Records recording artist Dierks Bentley was asked to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Opry member Marty Stuart briefly interrupted Bentley's performance in Los Angeles at the House of Blues to issue the welcome invitation. Bentley's formal induction is set for October 1, when he'll become the youngest current member of the Opry.
Stuart walked onto the stage an hour into Bentley's set and said, ¡°will you do it...will you marry the Grand Ole Opry?¡±¡°Hell yeah!,¡± Dierks replied. On Stuart's command the Opry microphone stand was positioned at center stage.
After the invitation, Bentley was left speechless and had a hard time getting through his next song, ¡°What Was I Thinkin'?¡±. ¡°This is the greatest night of my life. Thanks you guys for sharing this with me,¡± he stated to the packed house. ¡°I had no idea what was going on.¡± As the show wrapped up, Opry general manager Pete Fisher and Bentley's crew threw out little white tank tops into the crowd that read, ¡°I ¢¾ future Opry member Dierks.¡±
¡°Dierks has come a long way in a short period of time,¡± says Opry general manager Pete Fisher. ¡°Despite his very heavy touring schedule, he's made a personal commitment to be at the Opry as much as he can. It seems like just yesterday when he was an intern for the networks on the Opry's back lot and we had to speak with him about limiting his backstage visits. Those many visits were the early signs of a special connection that Dierks continues to share with the Opry family. And on October 1 we look forward to granting him an All Access backstage pass as our newest Opry member.¡±
When the platinum-selling recording artist exploded onto the country music scene with his self-titled debut album and the No. 1 country radio smash ¡°What Was I Thinkin'?¡± in 2003, critics everywhere were naming Bentley the new artist of the year. USA Today and Country Weekly called the album the year's best country debut. The album helped earn him the Academy of Country Music's Top New Male Artist award and sold more than a million copies. His second CD, Modern Day Drifter, debuted at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Chart earlier this year, spawned the hit single ¡°Lot of Leavin' Left To Do,¡± and cemented his reputation as a forward-thinking traditionalist with a hard-hitting country sound all his own. The future Opry member is widely known as the hardest working man in country music, logging 300 dates on the road each year.
