Ridley Bent
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Ridley Bent is the stage name of Brian Daniel Fowler,[1] a Canadian country singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bent was raised throughout Canada in a military family.[2] He formally launched his musical career in 2000 in British Columbia, including performances as an opening act for Great Big Sea[3] and Sam Roberts.[4]
His debut album, Blam!, was released on MapleMusic Recordings in 2005, and was marked by a style that incorporated country, rock and hip hop influences, in a manner similar to Buck 65.[5] The album was produced by Chin Injeti, formerly of the R&B band Bass is Base. Described by Bent as "hick hop",[6] the album was best known for the single "Suicidewinder".[5]
His subsequent albums, 2007's Buckles and Boots and 2010's Rabbit on My Wheel, pursued a more conventional country sound.[7]
In early 2009, Bent's song "Nine Inch Nails" won in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards and Vox Pop vote for Best Country Song.[8]
More recently he has toured and recorded with a new backing band, the Killer Tumbleweeds. His first album with that band, Ridley Bent and the Killer Tumbleweeds, was released in 2018.[9]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Blam! |
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| Buckles and Boots |
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| Rabbit on My Wheel |
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| Wildcard |
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| Ridley Bent and the Killer Tumbleweeds |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Suicidewinder" | Blam! |
| 2008 | "Heartland Heartbreak" | Buckles and Boots |
| "Buckles and Boots" | ||
| 2009 | "Arlington" | |
| 2010 | "I Can't Turn My Back on the Bottle" | Rabbit on My Wheel |
| "Love Car" | ||
| "All the Heat Is in the Whiskey" | ||
| 2011 | "Living with Her Ex" | |
| 2014 | "The Most Beautiful Woman Around" | Wildcard |
| "You Got Lucky"[10] |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Arlington" | Christopher Mills |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canadian Country Music Association | Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated | [11] |
| Top New Talent of the Year – Male | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2010 | Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2011 | Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2012 | Roots Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated |
References
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- ↑ "Greased lightning", Chilliwack Progress, February 18, 2005.
- ↑ Patrick Langston, "'Hick-hop' worth hearing". Ottawa Citizen, July 16, 2005.
- ↑ Mike Devlin, "Great Big Sea rises despite turbulence". Victoria Times-Colonist, July 22, 2004.
- ↑ Mike Youds, "Roberts' power has Store rocking". Kamloops Daily News, September 4, 2004.
- ↑ a b Robert Everett-Green, "Blam: Ridley Bent". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 2005.
- ↑ "An earful of Bent 'Hick-Hop'". The Golden Star, October 26, 2005.
- ↑ Mark Weber, "Ridley Bent brings country tunes to City; Wild Card, his newest project, is the latest in a line of compelling recordings". Red Deer Express, February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Melissa Martin, "Move here in January? Must be love". Winnipeg Free Press, January 24, 2009.
- ↑ Greg Vandermeulen, "Ridley Bent & The Killer Tumbleweeds". Morden Times, August 22, 2019.
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- ↑ "CCMA list of nominees". Windsor Star, September 8, 2008.
- ↑ François Marchand, "And the winners could be ...". Regina Leader-Post, September 10, 2009.
- ↑ Elizabeth Withey, "Sounds like Job well done, Gord; New album puts Alberta singing star at head of CCMA nominations list". The Province, July 29, 2010.
- ↑ Jane Stevenson, "CCMA nominees announced". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, July 28, 2011.
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External links
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- Canadian country singer-songwriters
- Canadian rock singers
- Canadian male singer-songwriters
- Canadian people of British descent
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Open Road Recordings artists
- Canadian alternative country singers
- Independent Music Awards winners
- MapleMusic Recordings artists
- 21st-century Canadian male singers
- 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
- Singers from Nova Scotia