DIERKS BENTLEY

Country music star Dierks Bentley grew up in Phoenix and moved to Nashville at the age of 19 to attend Vanderbilt University. He broke onto the scene in 2003 with his platinum self-titled debut. In 2005 Bentley won the CMA "Best New Artist" Award and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, its third-youngest member. After selling almost 5 million copies of his previous four studio efforts, Bentley released Feel That Fire in February 2009. The album debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and recently produced two consecutive No. 1 hits on Billboard's Country Singles Chart, bringing the artist's career tally to seven No. 1 hits. His latest album, Up on the Ridge, was released in 2010 and reached No. 1 on the Bluegrass chart and #2 on the Country chart.

Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame keyboardist for Booker T & the MGs, which played on dozens of R&B classics for Stax Records. He released his first solo album in two decades in April 2009 – Potato Hole, featuring Neil Young and the Drive-By Truckers, which The New York Times hailed as "more pithy and forceful than ever."

Corinne Bailey Rae

In 2006 neo-soul songstress Corinne Bailey Rae became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album enter the charts at number one — her self-titled solo debut, which earned her Grammy nominations for "Record of the Year," "Song of the Year," and "Best New Artist." Corinne's highly anticipated follow-up album, The Sea, was released in February 2010 and debuted at #7 on the Billboard Top 200.

The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes — a rock band Billboard coined an "Allmans-to-Zappa synthesis of influences" — broke onto the scene with their multiplatinum 1990 debut, Shake Your Moneymaker. The Georgia band has since released six studio albums, which have racked up worldwide sales exceeding 19 million. The Crowes' 2008 LP, Warpaint, includes, according to Rolling Stone, "some of the best range and craft of the band's career" — not a small feat for a group that's been on the scene for two full decades.

Ringo Starr

Since beginning his career with The Beatles in the 1960s, Ringo Starr has been one of the world's brightest musical luminaries. He has enjoyed a successful and dynamic solo career as a singer, songwriter, drummer, active musical collaborator, and actor. Drawing inspiration from classic blues, soul, country, honky-tonk, and rock 'n' roll, Ringo continues to play an important role in modern music with his solo recording and touring — most recently with his new album, Y Not.

David Gray

British singer-songwriter David Gray burst onto the world stage in 2000 with his multiplatinum fourth album White Ladder (which remains the bestselling album in Ireland ever), boosted by the success of the international hit single, "Babylon." In the decade since, the Grammy-nominated artist has sold over 12 million CDs and released three consecutive chart-topping albums in the UK. His first new project in four years, Draw the Line was proclaimed by USA Today "some of his most ambitious, affecting, and densely musical work to date."

Tori Amos

Tori Amos is one of the most influential and respected artists of the modern era. The double-digit Grammy nominee has recorded 11 acclaimed studio albums (and gone platinum nearly 20 times) since emerging in the early '90s. She released two new CDs in 2009: Abnormally Attracted to Sin and her first seasonal project, Midwinter Graces.