Dierks Bentley Art Print | Discography Tube Map
Studio albums are stations, musicians are transit lines | Discographies mapped more deeply than anywhere else | Researched and plotted for fans of real music.
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Why is this Dierks Bentley Music Art Print a perfect gift for Dierks Bentley fans?
Dierks Bentley fans tend to think of him as a country radio act. This Dierks Bentley art print maps the albums in order, and there is a banjo credit on nine of the ten. The bluegrass is not a phase: it is the spine.
Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.
I plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.
The stations run chronologically from the 2003 debut to Gravel & Gold in 2023.
This map is unusually even. There is no sudden jump in scale, just the same handful of names returning again and again.
That steadiness is what makes the one near-unbroken sideman line so easy to spot. The full story on your wall.
Contributing musicians on the discography tube map
Dierks Bentley is credited on all ten albums, and Bryan Sutton on nine of them. Across those records, Sutton is credited for acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, resonator guitar, gut string guitar, electric guitar and something listed simply as guitjo.
The Del McCoury Band is there from the start. Del, Ronnie and Rob McCoury, Jason Carter on fiddle and Mike Bub on upright bass all appear on the 2003 debut and on Modern Day Drifter. Up on the Ridge in 2010 is the station where the bluegrass surfaces completely, with Ronnie McCoury, Jason Carter and Mike Bub back again.
Alison Krauss sings on two albums. Randy Kohrs takes Dobro across five, and Russell Terrell holds the background vocal line for much of the catalogue.
Steve Brewster on drums, Jimmy Carter on bass and J.T. Corenflos on electric guitar ran the early records, with Gary Morse and Russ Pahl trading the steel guitar chair.
The steel and Dobro lines are worth following on their own. Between them, the players cover pedal steel, lap steel, Sho-Bud, tricone Dobro, metal-body Dobro and Weissenborn across the print.
Art Print Specifications:
Each one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A3, A2 or A1 unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.
| Size | UK | USA / CAN / AUS equivalent | Orientation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 420 x 297 mm (16 x 12 in) | 16 x 12 in | Landscape |
| A2 | 594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in) | 24 x 18 in | Landscape |
| A1 | 841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in) | 36 x 24 in | Landscape |
FAQ
How many albums are on the map?
Ten, from the 2003 debut to Gravel & Gold in 2023.
Who comes closest to being on every album?
Bryan Sutton, on nine of the ten. The Mountain in 2018 is the only one he misses.
Is the Del McCoury Band on it?
Yes. All five members appear on the 2003 debut and on Modern Day Drifter in 2005.
Is Alison Krauss on the map?
Yes, on background vocals on two of the albums.
Is the map in release order?
Yes, chronologically from 2003 onwards.
What are the framing options?
Unframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.
Why is this not sold as a Dierks Bentley poster?
Because the detail needs better paper than a poster gives it. I print each map as a Giclée on 230gsm acid-free fine art paper with a textured matte finish. It comes in A3, A2 or A1, unframed or in a wood frame.
Explore Dierks Bentley’s Discography for FREE
I am turning the research behind these maps into FREE interactive radar charts, where you pick a musician and follow their line around the albums. I have not charted Dierks Bentley yet, so request it here and I will research the most requested artists first. The David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, and Steely Dan charts are free to use now.
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Alison Krauss and several of the same session players appear on both, so the Cody Johnson Discography Map Art Print is a direct companion piece, and Bryan Sutton connects this map to the Lainey Wilson Discography Map Art Print.
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What people say about my tube map designs
“Brilliant idea... really like what you’ve done, Mike.”
Billy Bragg, on the Billy Bragg discography map
“It is truly amazing.”
Bruce Springsteen Archives, Monmouth University, on the Bruce Springsteen discography map
“Awesome!”
Warren Ellis, on the The Shining plot map
