Aaron Lewis

Aaron Lewis grew up in rural New England listening to country music, and it has never been far from his heart, even while fronting hard-rocking Staind, where he spent the 2000s supporting the most played rock and roll song of the decade ("It's Been Awhile").

"Country was the background music to my childhood," Lewis said, in a press release..

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