Deric Ruttan is a Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based singer/songwriter and Canadian country music artist. The writer of nine Billboard Top 10 radio charting singles - including five #1 country songs - Deric was raised just outside Bracebridge, Ontario, on the same land his great-grandfather made moonshine on in the 1930’s. After touring with several country bar bands, Deric moved to Nashville, where his unique outlook and delivery attracted the attention and praise of songwriters Steve Earle, Steve Bogard, and Don Schlitz. Deric’s songs have been recorded by Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley and others. Bentley’s chart-toppers “What Was I Thinkin’” and “Lot Of Leavin’ Left To Do” are Ruttan co-writes, as are the Eric Church hits, “Guys Like Me” and “Hell On The Heart”. In 2013, Deric celebrated a multi-week #1 song with “Mine Would Be You”, recorded by Blake Shelton, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song, and an ACM Award for Song Of The Year. A short while later, Deric celebrated his second Blake Shelton #1 hit with the introspective “Came Here To Forget”. In 2017 country music superstar Jason Aldean tookDeric’s song “Any Ol’ Barstool” to the top of the charts to become the songwriter’s 4th #1 country single, and in 2020, “Die From A Broken Heart”, by Mercury Nashville duo Maddie & Tae, climbed the charts to become Deric’s 5th #1 song. As an artist, Deric has released 4 studio albums and one live album (recorded at the world-renowned Calgary Stampede), headlined 4 of his own coast-to-coast tours, and celebrated eleven Top 10 songs at country radio in Canada. Deric is an ASCAP (10x),SOCAN (11x), CCMA (2x) award winner, and the recipient of 3 NSAI “Top 10 Songs I Wish I’d Written” Awards. Deric has visited Washington, DC with NSAI, meeting with Senators and their staffs to advocate for the rights of his fellow songwriters, and has always answered the call to perform at NSAI fundraisers.
