Aaron Pritchett

Aaron Pritchett (born August 2, 1970) is a Canadian country music singer. He had a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Canada Country 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".^[2][3]

Aaron Pritchett
Background information
Birth name	Aaron Ronald Pritchett
Born	(1970-08-02) August 2, 1970 (age 55) Terrace, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
Origin	Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Big Star Recordings Royalty Records 604 Records
Website	Official website

Biography

Pritchett got his start as a DJ at Rooster's Country Cabaret bar in Pitt Meadows, 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 Canadian Country Music Awards.^[4]

In 2008 he was signed to 604 Records, the production company of Nickelback's Chad Kroeger. Pritchett toured Western Canada with Toby Keith 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.^[5] 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 Billboard Canada Country chart with "Better When I Do".^[6]

In July 2024, Pritchett released the album Demolition, which included the single "Just Wanna Feel It".^[7] He supported the album with the "Liquored Up Tour" across Canada with Cory Marks and Matt Lang.^[7]

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

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

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Young in Love	Release date: October 21, 1996 Label: self-released
Consider This	Release date: August 13, 2002 Label: Royalty Records
Something Goin' On Here	Release date: September 9, 2003 Label: Royalty Records
Big Wheel	Release date: April 18, 2006 Label: OPM Records
Thankful	Release date: September 9, 2008 Label: 604 Records
In the Driver's Seat	Release date: November 9, 2010 Label: Decibel Records
The Score	Release date: June 24, 2016 Label: Big Star Recordings
Demolition	Release date: July 5, 2024 Label: Big Star Recordings

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
Body of Work: A Collection of Hits	Release date: May 12, 2015 Label: Big Star Recordings

Extended plays

Title	EP details
Out on the Town	Release date: January 11, 2019[8] Label: Big Star Recordings

Singles

2000s

Year	Single	Peak positions		Certifications	Album
		CAN [9]	CAN Country [10][11]
2002	"Consider This"	—	*		Consider This
	"You Can't Say I Didn't Love You"	—	*
2003	"New Frontier"	—	*		Something Goin' On Here
2004	"My Way"	—	7
2005	"John Roland Wood"	—	22
	"Lucky for Me"	—	10
2006	"Big Wheel"	—	3		Big Wheel
	"Hold My Beer"	—	9	MC: Gold[3]
	"Warm Safe Place"	—	6
2007	"The Weight"	90	6
	"Done You Wrong"	79	7
2008	"Let's Get Rowdy"	98	13		Thankful
	"How Do I Get There"	79	8
2009	"Hell Bent for Buffalo"	84	10
	"Hard to Miss"	—	18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart "*" denotes releases where no chart existed

2010s-20s

Year	Single	Peak positions	Certifications	Album
		CAN Country [11]
2010	"Nothing but Us"	23		Thankful
	"Light It Up"	28		In the Driver's Seat
2011	"Drive"	26
	"Coming Clean"	42
2012	"I Want to Be in It with You"	31
	"Summertime"	31		Non-album single
2013	"Suntan City"	18		Body of Work: A Collection of Hits
	"You Should Be"	—		Non-album singles
2014	"Hold You Like My Whiskey"	—
	"Boat on the Water"	28		Body of Work: A Collection of Hits
2015	"Wake You with a Kiss"	29
2016	"Dirt Road in 'Em"	6	MC: Gold[3]	The Score
	"Out of the Blue"	13
2017	"When a Momma's Boy Meets a Daddy's Girl"	5	MC: Gold[3]
2018	"Worth a Shot"	6	MC: Gold[3]	Out on the Town
	"Better When I Do"	1
2019	"Good Thing"	33		Non-album singles
2020	"Never Seen Me Like This"	50
2021	"Not Enough You"	—
2024	"Just Wanna Feel It"	—		Demolition
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Featured singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions	Album
			CAN Country [11]
2021	"Catch and Release"	The Heels	47	I Am

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		CAN Country [11]
2017	"Lit Up Tonight"	43	Non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single appearances, showing year released, other performing artists and album name

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Angels"[12]	2009	One More Girl	Big Sky
"Home for Christmas"[13]	2013	George Canyon, One More Girl, Jordan McIntosh	Non-album song

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2002	"Consider This"[14]	Steven Goldmann
	"You Can't Say I Didn't Love You"	Stephano Barberis
2003	"New Frontier"
2004	"My Way"
	"John Roland Wood"
2005	"Lucky for Me"
2006	"Big Wheel"
	"Hold My Beer"	Stephano Barberis
	"Warm Safe Place"
2007	"Done You Wrong"
2008	"Let's Get Rowdy"	Colin Minihan
	"How Do I Get There"
2009	"Hell Bent for Buffalo"	Colin Minihan
2010	"Light It Up"	Carolyne Stossel
2011	"Coming Clean"	Stephano Barberis
2013	"Home for Christmas" (with George Canyon, One More Girl and Jordan McIntosh)	Stephen Lubig
2014	"Boat on the Water"	Stephano Barberis
2016	"Dirt Road in 'Em"	Cole Northey
	"Out of the Blue"
2017	"When A Momma's Boy Meets A Daddy's Girl"
2018	"Worth A Shot"
	"Better When I Do"	Cole Northey

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result	Ref
2004	British Columbia Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Won	[15]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
		Album of the Year – Lucky For Me	Won
	Canadian Country Music Association	Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award	Nominated	[16]
		Album of the Year – Something Goin' On Here	Nominated
		Independent Male Artist of the Year	Won
		Independent Song of the Year – "New Frontier"	Won
2005		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated	[16]
		CMT Video of the Year – "John Roland Wood"	Nominated
		Independent Male Artist of the Year	Won
	British Columbia Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Won	[15]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
		Songwriter of the Year – "Lucky For Me" (with Mike Norman, Mike Steen)	Won
		Single of the Year – "Lucky For Me"	Won
2006	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Nominated	[17]
		Album of the Year – Big Wheel	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "Big Wheel"	Nominated
		SOCAN Songwriter of the Year – "Big Wheel"	Nominated
		Independent Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Independent Single of the Year – "Big Wheel"	Nominated
	British Columbia Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Won	[15]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
		Album of the Year – Big Wheel	Won
		Songwriter of the Year – "Big Wheel" (with Mitch Merrett, Darryl Burgess)	Won
		Single of the Year – "Big Wheel"	Won
		Video of the Year – "Hold My Beer"	Won
2007	Juno Awards of 2007	Country Recording of the Year – Big Wheel	Nominated	[18]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Nominated	[19]
		SOCAN Songwriter of the Year – "Hold My Beer"	Won
	British Columbia Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Won	[15]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
		Songwriter of the Year – "Done You Wrong" (with Mitch Merrett, Tim Taylor)	Won
		Single of the Year – "Done You Wrong"	Won
2008	British Columbia Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Won	[15]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
		Fans Choice Award	Won
2009	Juno Awards of 2009	Country Recording of the Year – Thankful	Nominated	[20]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Fans' Choice Award	Nominated	[21]
		Album of the Year – Thankful	Nominated
	British Columbia Country Music Association	Album of the Year – Thankful	Won	[15]
2014	British Columbia Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Nominated	[22]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Nominated
		Fans Choice Award	Won
		Single of the Year – "Boat on the Water"	Nominated
		Video of the Year – "Boat on the Water"	Won
2015	British Columbia Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Nominated	[23]
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "Wake You With a Kiss"	Nominated
2016	British Columbia Country Music Association	Fans Choice Award	Won	[24]
		Single of the Year – "Dirt Road In Em"	Won
		Video of the Year – "Dirt Road In Em"	Won
		Album of the Year – The Score	Nominated
		Entertainer of the Year	Nominated
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Nominated
2017	Juno Awards	Country Album of the Year – The Score	Nominated	[25]
	Western Canadian Music Awards	Country Artist of the Year	Nominated	[26]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Nominated	[27]
		Video of the Year – "When A Momma's Boy Meets A Daddy's Girl"	Nominated
2019	British Columbia Country Music Association	Single of the Year – "Better When I Do"	Won	[28]
		Album of the Year – Out on the Town	Won
		Entertainer of the Year	Won
		Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	Western Canadian Music Awards	Country Artist of the Year	Nominated	[29]