Artist:Aaron Lewis
Song:Granddaddy's Gun
Album:The Road
Fans of the hard rock band Staind may be surprised to learn that Staind's screaming lead singer Aaron Lewis has been a country music singer songwriter since 2011. His songs are patriotic so that can be polarizing. I guess he's trying to be the new Lee Greenwood. He has had modest success on the country charts. Staind is active again. So it looks like Lewis is going to split his time between the two. He was born Apr. 13, 1972 in Rutland, VT. His family lived in a log cabin. When his parents split up, he moved with his father to Longmeadow, MA and attended high school there. He helped form Staind in 1995 and I guess his screaming lead vocals distinguish them from similar hard rock bands. While Staind was touring with Kid Rock in 1999, Lewis reignited his love for country music that he listened to as a child spending summers with his grandparents. He released the 2011 EP Town Line on James Stroud's Stroudavarious label and the single Country Boy featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels charted in Country and was certified Platinum. He followed this with the 2012 album The Road also produced by Stroud. Lewis wrote all the songs except his cover of the Rhett Akins song Granddaddy's Gun. The album is available as a digital download. The success of the album led him to signing with Big Machine. His patriotic tone in the Granddaddy's Gun video convinced Lewis to continue that tone in subsequent albums. Is the patriotism real or a gimmick? Probably both as it distinguishes Lewis from other country artists. It also divides Staind fans as some of them like it and some don't. Lewis released his most recent country album in 2024. Meanwhile, Staind has reformed. They are currently touring and will release a new album in 2027. At first, Lewis said he would record with Staind but not tour. So now he is doing both. How long before Aaron Lewis burns out? Here's the video for Granddaddy's Gun by Aaron Lewis.






