Frederick Dierks Bentley is an American country music singer and songwriter who was born on November 20, 1975. He signed with Capitol Nashville and issued his self-titled debut album in 2003. It and its sequel, 2005’s Modern Day Drifter, have both received Platinum certification in the US, while his third album, 2006’s Long Journey Alone, has received a Gold certification. Midway through 2008, a greatest-hits collection came after it. Feel That Fire, his fourth album was published in February 2009, and Up on the Ridge, a bluegrass album was released on June 8, 2010. Home, his sixth album, was released in February 2012, and Riser, his seventh, was released in 2014. Black, Bentley’s eighth album, was published in May 2016, and The Mountain, his ninth, was made available in June 2018. Early in 2023, he will release his ninth studio album.
27 singles from Bentley’s studio albums have appeared on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, with 18 of those songs reaching No. 1: “What Was I Thinkingin’,” “Come a Little Closer,” “Settle for a Slowdown,” “Every Mile a Memory,” “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go),” “Feel That Fire,” “Sideways,” “Am I the Only One,” “Home,” “5-1-5-0,” “I Hold On,” Eight more of his singles have reached the top 5.