Not so many years ago, Dierks Bentley was singing for tips in Second Avenue bars and soaking up country music history at his day job. Today he's among the most successful and relevant country singers in the business. Bentley's kind of country has never been straight-up-the-middle. Instead, the Arizona-native grew up on a potent hybrid of honky-tonk, bluegrass, singer/songwriters, classic country and modern rock & roll, forging his own sound along the way. This unique blend of genres can be heard in his hit singles "Feel That Fire," "Sideways," and "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes."