Hot Country Knights is an American
country music
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and
parody music
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band formed by country music singer
Dierks Bentley
Frederick Dierks Bentley (; born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's ''Modern Day Drifter'', ar ...
in 2015. The band is composed of Bentley and his own road band. Bentley portrays lead singer Douglas "Doug" Douglason, with the other members of his band performing under the names of Trevor Travis (bass guitar), Marty Ray "Rayro" Roburn (lead guitar), Terotej "Terry" Dvoraczekynski (fiddle), Barry Van Ricky (steel guitar), and Monte Montgomery (drums). The members of Bentley's road band have also fashioned fictitious backstories for their musical stage names. In 2020,
Capitol Records Nashville
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, the label to which Bentley is signed, also signed Hot Country Knights. The band is intended to be a satirical tribute to country music of the 1990s. ''
Variety
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'' described the band as "a full
Spinal Tap-like musical-comedy act around the
mullet-laden, '90s-spoofing conceit."
The band released its debut single, "Pick Her Up", a duet with
Travis Tritt
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, in January 2020. It was accompanied by a music video starring
Tiffani Thiessen
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. Hot Country Knights performed "Asphalt" on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live
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'' on February 5, 2020.
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
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. The band also released a second music video for "Asphalt" at this point. Capitol Records announced that the group's debut album, ''The K Is Silent'', will be released on May 1, 2020. Bentley co-wrote five songs on the album, with other collaborators including
Brett Beavers
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Education and early career
Beavers attended Baylor University, where he earned a bachelo ...
,
Jim Beavers
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Jim Beavers grew up in Garland and Jacksonville, Texas. His educational background includes a BBA from Baylor University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.
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, and
Jon Nite
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.
Terri Clark
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sings duet vocals on the track "You Make It Hard".
Discography
Albums
Singles
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