Dynamic songwriter, guitarist, and artist Pryor Baird has done it all. He learned to play the guitar as a toddler, fronted a band in high school, moved to Music City to start a solo career in country music, and evolved from a bluesy country solo contestant on NBC's The Voice into a soulful country-rock duo, all the while perfecting his authority as a guitar-wielding country-rock artist. On Friday (1/26), Baird stepped into the coveted Circle as he made his Grand Ole Opry debut. The soulful country riser released his newest track, "Mighta Met A Girl," and the song's accompanying lyric video on the same day (1/26). Co-written by Black River Publishing's Baird with Chris Gelbuda and David Tolliver, "Mighta Met A Girl" is produced by Doug Johnson. This Thursday (2/1), Pryor is slated to kick off four special dates with Nashville Hits the Roof with a performance in Nashville before hitting the road for shows in South Carolina and North Carolina. Baird delivered his debut single on Black River, "You Are To Me," in June 2023 and his second offering, "Chasin' Shadows," the latter which was produced by Doug Johnson and Bobby Terry, as a solo artist on Black River in August of the same year. Produced by Johnson alongside Jonathan Smith, the heartfelt "You Are To Me" continues to set the tone for the "soulfully fueled" (Today's Country Magazine) singer's career, with more than 300,000 streams since its June 2 release. Both tracks have received strong DSP support, earning spots on top playlists, including Spotify's New Music Friday Country, CMT: The Roundup, and Next From Nashville; Apple Music's New in Country, CMT: The Roundup and Breakthrough Country (Canada); Pandora's New Country Now and TIDAL's Country Pop, solidifying Pryor Baird as a country riser to watch. Baird embarked on a 12-city trek in support of hitmaker David Nail where he performed his new music for eager fans this past summer. Baird — an Orcutt, California, native — was captivated by guitar when he saw his uncle strumming in the kitchen. He was barely a toddler, and more than 30 years later, he remembers the man was sitting in the old green chair. Pryor hurried past the hutch and sat down in front of his uncle to stare at the strings. "I was completely enamored," the "multi-talented guitarist, songwriter, and artist" (Country Now) says. "It was the coolest thing I'd ever seen." Pryor was three years old when he asked for a guitar and started lessons six months later. His parents got him a Fender amplifier that clipped to his belt loop, and he walked around playing in the wide-open space surrounding his home. While in college, Baird spent summers in San Diego playing with a couple of different groups before starting a band of his own. The newly formed band, Pryor Baird and the Deacons, played five nights a week for almost a decade, and he supplemented his income tending bar. The job ended, and unsure and nervous, he went to talk to his dad and told him he was moving to Nashville. Two weeks later, Baird sold everything except ten guitars, an amplifier, a suitcase, and his bed, which he strapped on top of his Ford F-150 truck. The bluesy singer and guitarist didn't know anyone in Music City but made the cross-country drive to give it a shot. At the time, he got a job waiting tables before shifting to construction work. When he started questioning himself, a friend recommended him for The Voice. Two weeks later, he was in Los Angeles to play a blind audition. He got a four-chair turn, joined Team Blake, and ultimately made it to Season 14's Top Six. Following his return to Nashville, a never-ending passion combined with his tireless work ethic paid off, and God stepped in. Baird signed a recording and publishing deal with Black River Entertainment in 2020. 

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