The members of Bentley's road band have also fashioned fictitious backstories for their musical stage names.
[1] Variety described the band as "a full Spinal Tap-like musical-comedy act around the mullet-laden, '90s-spoofing conceit.
"[2] The band released its debut single, "Pick Her Up", a duet with Travis Tritt, in January 2020.
[3] Hot Country Knights performed "Asphalt" on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 5, 2020.
[4] In February 2020, Bentley announced in-character as Douglason that Hot Country Knights would begin touring starting in April 2020, which would later be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.