Ridley Bent

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::summary Canadian singer-songwriter ::

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Field	Value
name	Ridley Bent
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Brian Daniel Fowler
birth_date
origin	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
genre	Country, rock, hip hop
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years_active	2000–present
label	MapleMusic Recordings
Open Road
website
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Ridley Bent is the stage name of Brian Daniel Fowler, a Canadian country singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bent was raised throughout Canada in a military family. He formally launched his musical career in 2000 in British Columbia, including performances as an opening act for Great Big Sea and Sam Roberts.

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. The album was produced by Chin Injeti, formerly of the R&B band Bass is Base. Described by Bent as "hick hop", the album was best known for the single "Suicidewinder".

His subsequent albums, 2007's Buckles and Boots and 2010's Rabbit on My Wheel, pursued a more conventional country sound.

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.

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.

Discography

Albums

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Title	Details	Blam!	Buckles and Boots	Rabbit on My Wheel	Wildcard	Ridley Bent and the Killer Tumbleweeds
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Singles

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Year	Single	Album	"Suicidewinder"	"Heartland Heartbreak"	"Buckles and Boots"	"Arlington"	"I Can't Turn My Back on the Bottle"	"Love Car"	"All the Heat Is in the Whiskey"	"Living with Her Ex"	"The Most Beautiful Woman Around"	"You Got Lucky"
2005	Blam!
2008	Buckles and Boots
2009
2010	Rabbit on My Wheel
2011
2014	Wildcard
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Music videos

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Year	Video	Director	"Arlington"
2009	Christopher Mills
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Association	Category	Result	Ref
2008	Canadian Country Music Association	Roots Artist or Group of the Year
Top New Talent of the Year – Male
2009	Roots Artist or Group of the Year
2010	Roots Artist or Group of the Year
2011	Roots Artist or Group of the Year
2012	Roots Artist or Group of the Year
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References

References

1. "ARLINGTON". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
2. "Greased lightning", ''[[Chilliwack Progress]]'', February 18, 2005.
3. Patrick Langston, "'Hick-hop' worth hearing". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', July 16, 2005.
4. Mike Devlin, "Great Big Sea rises despite turbulence". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', July 22, 2004.
5. Mike Youds, "Roberts' power has Store rocking". ''[[Kamloops Daily News]]'', September 4, 2004.
6. Robert Everett-Green, "Blam: Ridley Bent". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 13, 2005.
7. "An earful of Bent 'Hick-Hop'". ''The Golden Star'', October 26, 2005.
8. 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.
9. Melissa Martin, "Move here in January? Must be love". ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', January 24, 2009.
10. Greg Vandermeulen, "Ridley Bent & The Killer Tumbleweeds". ''Morden Times'', August 22, 2019.
11. (5 April 2014). "Ridley Bent releases fourth album Wildcard in Winnipeg". [[CBC News]].
12. "CCMA list of nominees". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', September 8, 2008.
13. François Marchand, "And the winners could be ...". ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]'', September 10, 2009.
14. 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.
15. Jane Stevenson, "CCMA nominees announced". ''[[Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune]]'', July 28, 2011.

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