Frederick Dierks Bentley (/ˈdɜːrks/; born November 20, 1975)[2] is an American country music singer and songwriter.

1: his debut single, "What Was I Thinkin'", "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", "Drunk on a Plane", "Say You Do", "Somewhere on a Beach", "Different for Girls", "Woman, Amen", "Living" and "Beers on Me".

During this time, Bentley was banned from the Grand Ole Opry for trespassing on the grounds of the Opry House for research purposes, a ban that would be lifted when Bentley's first album was released.

Bentley stands as the third-youngest member after Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner.

[10] The song was an uncredited duet with fellow country singer Sarah Buxton.

Bentley's fourth studio album,[12] Feel That Fire,[13] was released in February 2009.

Its title track, co-written by Brett Beavers and The Warren Brothers, became Bentley's sixth No.

The third and final single, "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes", peaked at No.

21 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,[10] becoming Bentley's first single to miss the Top 10 since "My Last Name".

[10] Bentley's sixth album, Home, was released on February 7, 2012, led by the single, "Am I the Only One", which reached No.

[10][14][15] The second single off the album is "Home", which was co-written by Bentley, Brett Beavers and Dan Wilson, and also reached No.

"[16] On August 21, 2012, Bentley released the Country & Cold Cans EP on iTunes.

[17] On October 23, Bentley and Miranda Lambert announced the co-headlined 33-show Locked and Reloaded Tour, which began on January 17, 2013.

[19] The album's first single, "Bourbon in Kentucky", was released to country radio on June 10, 2013.

45 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart,[20] becoming Bentley's lowest-charting single to date.

Bentley, along with Eric Paslay, is featured on Charles Kelley's debut solo single, "The Driver", which was released on September 28, 2015.

[25] The album's second single, "Different for Girls" featuring Elle King, was released to country radio on June 6, 2016.

The album's title track was released to country radio as the third single on November 14, 2016.

[28] On June 8, 2018, Bentley released The Mountain, his ninth studio album, via Capitol Records Nashville.

All three singles from the album – "Women, Amen", "Burning Man" and "Living" – reached No.

Bentley's side project, a '90s country parody band called Hot Country Knights, signed on with Bentley's label Universal Music Group Nashville as a separate recording act in 2020.

[31] The song was his highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 since his 2003 debut, "What Was I Thinkin'".

[4][34] On November 19, he released "High Note", a bluegrass track featuring Billy Strings.