Leaning into his Appalachian roots, Campton, Kentucky-raised viral streamer Tyler Booth has always let the music lead in his career. Drawing inspiration from his rural upbringing and artists like Jamey Johnson, Waylon Jennings, and Merle Haggard, as well as some of the greats native to his area, like Keith Whitley, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, and Tyler Childers, Booth’s rootsy, back porch pickin’ sound and warm baritone vocals has won favor with well over 1 million collective social fans, who all together have streamed his music over 100 million times

 

Set to release his upcoming EP Downtown in June, Booth - who’s taken the stage with acts like Darius Rucker, Jon Pardi, Brooks & Dunn, Dwight Yoakum, and Johnson himself - kicks off the project with classic country tune “Talkin’ White Trash” - out April 4. “I wanted to bring it back a bit more grassroots. Bring it back a bit more to where I began. There’s not a ton of production on this project - two songs are just me and a