Tyler Booth
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Often in country music, artists leave their small hometowns with big stories to tell — in singer-songwriter Tyler Booth’s case, those stories are his very own. From supporting some of the genre’s top stars including Joe Diffie, Brooks and Dunn, Dwight Yoakam, and Josh Abbott either in the studio or on the show bill to building a grass-roots fan base across the nation with nothing but a rigged-up home studio and workhouse attitude, the 25-year-old singer has already lived a life worth writing songs about. Now, as the first artist signed to Sony Music Nashville and Villa 40’s joint venture and flanked by a band of childhood friends, Booth is touring behind the arrival of his Grab The Reins EP, which includes “Already Got One” and the “enchanting” (American Songwriter) “Palomino Princess,” which Billboard commented “perfectly suit his deep, ranging voice.”
“There’s something about making a song and just dying to show it to people,” he says. “Ever since I was a kid, I was always writing them and begging my dad to listen. I don’t know if there’s a better feeling than letting people hear your music.”
Born and raised in the rule-class city of Campton, Kentucky, Booth always knew he wanted to be a singer. Musically, he grew up in a house divided — while his dad was managing a local rock group fronted by his uncle, down the road and “up the holler,” his grandparents were spinning Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson records. Originally, the young entertainer went the way of his old man. After “finally getting a guitar tuned” at 12 years old, he mastered a few power chords and sat in on his uncle’s band rehearsal. One year later, a chance listen to Jamey Johnson’s hit, “High Cost Of Living,” sent Booth down a country music rabbit hole. From that point on, in a town where everybody knew everybody, he became famous for his baritone and songwriting chops.