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

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singer. He has one #1 hit on the ''

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chart with " Better When I Do".

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 to see any radio success, titled "Consider This". The title track was co-written by Pritchett and BC Country legend Rick Tippe. Pritchett's success continued with the release of his next albums "Something Going On Here" in 2003 and "Big Wheel" in 2006. In 2008 he was signed to

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, the production company of

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. Pritchett toured Western Canada with

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and fellow 604 Records artist

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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 the much anticipated 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 real comeback in Pritchett's career as he hadn't had a top 10 single since 2009. The second release, "Out Of The Blue" followed suit reaching No. 9. 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 No. 5 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. In April 2019, Pritchett scored his first #1 hit on the ''

chart with " Better When I Do".

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 Musicians from Vancouver 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian Country Music Association Songwriter(s) of the Year winners