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, evolved from 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. Pryor 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," Pryor says. "It was the coolest thing I'd ever seen." Pryor was 3 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.   After graduation, Baird moved to San Diego and played 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 10 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. He started to question himself. His 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.