Aaron Pritchett
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aaron Ronald Pritchett |
| Born | August 2, 1970 Terrace, British Columbia, Canada |
| Origin | Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Big Star Recordings Royalty Records 604 Records |
| Website | www.aaron-pritchett.com |
Aaron Pritchett (born August 2, 1970 in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada[1]) is a Canadian country music singer.
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. Pritchett co-writes much of his own material and he eventually put together some independently produced songs and released a couple of CDs. Since 2002, local radio station JRfm has picked up Pritchett's songs. His exposure has also grown with a number of videos getting airplay on CMT Canada.
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. He also released the album In the Driver's Seat on November 9, 2010 with Decibel Records.
Pritchett's first greatest hits album, Body of Work: A Collection of Hits, was released on May 12, 2015.[2]
Band
Current
- Jayson Brinkworth - Drums
- John Sponarski - Guitar, Vocals
- Scott Smith - Guitar, Steel Guitar, Vocals
- Shane Hendrickson - Bass, Vocals
- Emil Gawaziuk - Monitors, stage tech
- Ken Friesen - Front of house mixer
Former
- Mitch Merrett
- Jay Buettner
- Mike Sanyshyn
- Ron Briggs
- Mike Norman
- Dennis Marcenko
- Darren Parris
- Bruce Morrison
- Peter Sweetzir
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details |
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| Young in Love |
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| Consider This |
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| Something Goin' On Here |
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| Big Wheel |
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| Thankful |
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| In the Driver's Seat |
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| Body of Work: A Collection of Hits |
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| The Score |
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Singles
2000s
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| CAN [3] | |||
| 2002 | "Consider This" | — | Consider This |
| "You Can't Say I Didn't Love You" | — | ||
| 2003 | "New Frontier" | — | Something Goin' On Here |
| 2004 | "My Way" | — | |
| "John Roland Wood" | — | ||
| 2005 | "Lucky for Me" | — | |
| 2006 | "Big Wheel" | — | Big Wheel |
| "Hold My Beer" | — | ||
| "Warm Safe Place" | — | ||
| 2007 | "The Weight" | — | |
| "Done You Wrong" | 79 | ||
| 2008 | "Let's Get Rowdy" | 98 | Thankful |
| "How Do I Get There" | 79 | ||
| 2009 | "Hell Bent for Buffalo" | 84 | |
| "Hard to Miss" | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
2010s
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| CAN Country [4] | |||
| 2010 | "Nothing but Us" | — | Thankful |
| "Light It Up" | — | In the Driver's Seat | |
| 2011 | "Drive" | — | |
| "Coming Clean" | — | ||
| 2012 | "I Want to Be in It with You" | — | |
| "Summertime" | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Suntan City" | 18 | Body of Work: A Collection of Hits |
| "You Should Be" | — | — | |
| 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 | The Score |
| "Out of the Blue"A | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
- ACurrent single.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2002 | "Consider This"[5] | 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" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
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| 2004 | Canadian Country Music Association | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Nominated |
| 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 | |
| CMT Video of the Year – "John Roland Wood" | Nominated | ||
| Independent Male Artist of the Year | Won | ||
| 2006 | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 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 | ||
| 2007 | Juno Awards of 2007 | Country Recording of the Year – Big Wheel | Nominated |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| SOCAN Songwriter of the Year – "Hold My Beer" | Won | ||
| 2009 | Juno Awards of 2009 | Country Recording of the Year – Thankful | Nominated |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated | |
| Album of the Year – Thankful | Nominated |
References
- ^ Aaron Pritchett leads pack in CCMA nominations
- ^ "Aaron Pritchett releases a collection of hits May 12". CKDM. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Aaron Pritchett Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Aaron Pritchett Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Toronto Film & Television Office" (PDF). December 20, 2002. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
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