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Dierks Bentley Grammy Presenter

Dierks Bentley was born on November 20, 1975 and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. At 19, he moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. He grew disheartened when he failed to attract any significant public or professional interest. He secured a job at the Nashville Network doing research on classic country performances. 

In 2003, Capitol Records heard Dierks' music, signed him, and released his self-titled debut album Dierks Bentley. In 2005, his second album, Modern Day Drifter, became a Top Ten hit. Since then, Dierks Bentley has released four more albums, Long Trip Home in 2006, Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory in 2008, Feel That Fire in 2009, and Up on the Ridge in 2010 which has been nominated for Best Country Album for the 2011 Grammy awards. 

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/bentley_dierks/bio.jhtml  http://www.grammy.com/nominees 

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Dolly Parton Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Dolly Parton is one of 12 children.  She began her singing career at the age of 12.  Her first television appearance was on The Porter Wagoner Show in 1960. She continued to appear on the show for seven years.  Her first number one record was Joshua in 1970.  She received her first Grammy Award in 1977 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the song, “Here You Come Again”.  She has since been nominated and won several more Grammy Awards as well as other awards.  Parton made her film debut in 1980 with a starring role in the movie Nine to Five.  She continued acting in such movies as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Steel Magnolias.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000573/bio   

updated 2011-02-14 03:41:50

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Blake Shelton Grammy Presenter

Blake Shelton was born on June 18, 1976, in Ada, Oklahoma. As a teenager, Shelton played honkey-tonk bars and made appearances on a local country music show. At sixteen years old, Shelton won the Denbo Diamond Award, the highest award given by the state of Oklahoma to young entertainers. Taking advice from the songwriter Mae Boren Axton, Shelton moved to Nashville in 1994, two weeks after graduating from high school. After working for some time as a songwriter for Naomi Martin Music, Warner/Chappel Music, and Jerry Crutchfield Music, Shelton met the songwriter and producer Bobby Braddock who agreed to produce Shelton's debut album. Shelton would later credit Braddock as launching his career.http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003903/Blake-Shelton.html  

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