Dierks Bentley Takes Sick Fan on One Last Ride

Why do I love Dierks Bentley? Let's see...killer talent, really good good looks, ridiculously catchy hits...oh, and this: Bentley took a fan battling cancer out of the hospital and onto the road for a cruise in his '67 Camaro.

Bentley met fan Ann Soyars at the Station Inn in Nashville a long time before he became a well-known country artist. Back then, he was trying to make it big, playing whatever gigs he could get and building his group of loyal fans. Soyars was one of them. In fact, Bentley calls her 'O.F.' which stands for 'original fan.'

"Dierks Bentley was a kid who would sit in," Soyars told the Tennessean. "I heard him one night, found out he had an independent CD, got it and everything on it was great. We wound up being friends. I'd go to his shows, listen and sell his CDs, and I'd tell people, 'You better hang onto this, he's gonna be big someday.'"

Soyars has been battling cancer at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, and it's sadly, things don't look good for her.

"I thought I'd had a light stroke, so I went in for a CT scan yesterday," she said in early September, "Now I'd be happy if it was a stroke. Results were I have tumors on the brain, liver, kidney & lungs..." Just awful.

Bentley, now a mega star hasn't forgotten Soyars' devotion to his music and as any sweet friend would do, he decided to raise her spirits and show her some thanks, taking her for a pretty awesome ride. He even shared a picture of the ride on Instagram, captioning, "Taking my pal Ann Soyars for one last ride in the '67 camero. she's hanging tough. enjoying good friends and music."