Country Music Hall of Fame

Let's just say that Dierks Bentley has had a good past few months. His fourth CD, "Long Trip Alone," was released and debuted in the top spot on Billboard's country albums chart. Its first single, "Every Mile a Memory," is a major country hit. Bentley performed the song on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" and "Today," and did the same at the 2006 Country Music Awards, where he was a nominee for male vocalist of the year. The critics, not always big country boosters, have praised Bentley's latest: "An enormously likable and fat-free CD," said The New York Times. "A consistently top-notch album," said USA Today. "A fresh, cliche-free sound," said The Associated Press. LONG WAY TO GO "I really don't feel like I've made it yet," Bentley, 30, said in December.

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