Aaron Pritchett (born August 2, 1970) is a Canadian

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singer. He had a #1 hit on the ''

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chart with " Better When I Do", and has landed gold-certified hits with " Hold My Beer", " Dirt Road in 'Em", " When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl", and " Worth a Shot".

Biography

Pritchett got his start as a DJ at Rooster's Country Cabaret bar in

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, BC, and played in a house band performing cover tunes. He recorded his first album in 1996 titled ''Young in Love''. In 2001, after years of playing clubs in BC and Alberta, Pritchett entered a singing contest called "Project Discovery" sponsored by CMT and won a professional music video directed by internationally acclaimed director, Steven Goldmann as well as $10,000 cash. He put the money towards recording his first album, titled "Consider This". The title track was co-written by Pritchett and longtime BC Country artist Rick Tippe. Pritchett then released his next two albums ''Something Going On Here'' in 2003 and ''Big Wheel'' in 2006. The latter included the single " Hold My Beer", which won Songwriter(s) of the Year at the 2007

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. In 2008 he was signed to 604 Records, the production company of

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. Pritchett toured Western Canada with

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and fellow 604 Records artist Jessie Farrell to promote his album, ''Thankful'', which was released on September 9, 2008. Pritchett released the album ''In the Driver's Seat'' on November 9, 2010, under his own record label Decibel Music. Pritchett's first greatest hits album, ''Body of Work: A Collection of Hits'', was released on May 12, 2015. under Big Star Recordings. In June 2016, Pritchett released his album ''The Score'', a title that commemorated his 20th year recording and releasing music. The lead off single " Dirt Road in 'Em" went to No. 6 on the charts and marked a comeback in Pritchett's career as it was his first top 10 single since 2009. The second release, "Out Of The Blue" followed suit reaching number nine. The album was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2017 Juno Awards. His release " When A Momma's Boy Meets A Daddy's Girl" peaked at number five on the Billboard Canada Country chart. In April 2019, Pritchett scored his first number one hit on the ''

chart with " Better When I Do". In July 2024, Pritchett released the album ''Demolition'', which included the single "Just Wanna Feel It". He supported the album with the "Liquored Up Tour" across Canada with

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and Matt Lang.

Band

Current

*Jayson Brinkworth – Drums *John Sponarski – Guitar, Vocals *Scott Smith – Guitar, Steel Guitar, Vocals *Shane Hendrickson – Bass, Vocals *Emil Gawaziuk – Monitors, stage tech *Kirby Barber – Guitar, vocals

Former

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*Jay Buettner *Mike Sanyshyn *Ron Briggs *Mike Norman *Dennis Marcenko *Darren Parris *Bruce Morrison * Peter Sweetzir *Ken Friesen

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

2000s

2010s-20s

Featured singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Aaron Pritchett
* https://web.archive.org/web/20111114185423/http://www.decibelmusic.ca/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Pritchett, Aaron 1970 births Living people People from Terrace, British Columbia Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian country singer-songwriters Singers from Vancouver 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian Country Music Association Songwriter(s) of the Year winners 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters