Hot Country Knights

For the television series, see Hot Country Nights.

Hot Country Knights is an American country music and parody music band formed by country music singer Dierks Bentley 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, 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.^[1] Variety described the band as "a full Spinal Tap-like musical-comedy act around the mullet-laden, '90s-spoofing conceit."^[2]

Hot Country Knights
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country, Parody, Comedy
Years active	2015-present
Labels	Capitol Nashville
Members	Douglas "Doug" Douglason Trevor Travis Marty Ray "Rayro" Roburn Terotej "Terry" Dvoraczekynski Barry Van Ricky Monte Montgomery

The band released its debut single, "Pick Her Up", a duet with Travis Tritt, in January 2020. It was accompanied by a music video starring Tiffani Thiessen.^[3] Hot Country Knights performed "Asphalt" on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 5, 2020.^[4]

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. The band also released a second music video for "Asphalt" at this point.^[5] 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, Jim Beavers, and Jon Nite. Terri Clark sings duet vocals on the track "You Make It Hard".^[6]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
The K Is Silent	Release date: May 1, 2020 Label: Capitol Records Nashville Format: CD, music download

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country Airplay[7]	CAN Country[8]
2020	"Pick Her Up" (featuring Travis Tritt)	41	42	The K Is Silent
2020	"Asphalt"	—	—	The K Is Silent
2020	"Moose Knuckle Shuffle"	—	—	The K Is Silent
2020	"The USA Begins With US"	—	—	The K Is Silent
2020	"You Make It Hard" (featuring Terri Clark)	—	—	The K Is Silent
2023	"Herassmeant" (featuring Darla McFarland)	—	—
2023	"Midnight Rodeo"	—	—

References

1. Jon Freeman (January 2, 2020). "Dierks Bentley's Faux Band Hot Country Knights Signs Real Record Deal". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
2. Chris Willman (January 2, 2020). "Dierks Bentley's '90s Parody Band, Hot Country Knights, Signs With Universal Nashville". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
3. Annie Reuter (January 24, 2020). "Hot Country Knights Enlist Travis Tritt, Tiffani Thiessen For 'Pick Her Up' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
4. Rania Aniftos (February 5, 2020). "Hot Country Knights Make Late Night TV Debut on 'Kimmel' With 'Asphalt' Performance". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
5. Jim Casey (January 31, 2020). "Hot Country Knights Announce "One Knight Stand Tour" & Drop Cheeky New Video for "Asphalt" [Watch]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
6. Jim Casey (March 4, 2020). "Dierks Bentley's Hot Country Knights Announce Debut Album, "The K Is Silent"". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
7. "Chart results for "Pick Her Up" (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
8. "Chart results for "Pick Her Up" (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2020.