He's talented, he's smart, he's a great writer and an incredible performer. After exploding onto the country music scene with his self-titled debut album and #1 country radio smash 'What Was I Thinkin'?,' critics named Dierks the new artist of the year. His album debuted at #4 on Billboard's Hot Country Albums chart, and both USA Today and Country Weekly called it the year's best country debut. The Platinum-certified album established Bentley as a forward- thinking traditionalist, influenced by the musicianship of great bluegrass players while creating a hard-hitting country sound of his own. He will be joined at Emens by Cross Canadian Ragweed. The members of Cross Canadian Ragweed have all known each other pretty much since kindergarten in the band's hometown of Yukon, Oklahoma. When they all graduated they started jamming at a party and Cross Canadian Ragweed was born. The band quickly grew out of its Merle Haggard and classic rock covers and began focusing on uncommonly honest and straight-forward originals. A potent foursome of albums combined with the band's average of 200 gigs a year, Cross Canadian Ragweed cinched a place at the top of the Texas-Oklahoma music totem pole.

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