Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Dierks Bentley had just released the song that would launch him into overnight stardom when he made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry on April 18, 2003. Bentley performed his debut single, “What Was I Thinkin’,’ during his first-ever performance on the hallowed stage of the country music institution. According to the Opry’s website, the song was actually inspired by a girl Bentley had met backstage at the Opry long before he was signed to a label deal. He was working a day job at the Nashville Network, which was located on the grounds of Opryland where th…