Tyler Booth Plans To ‘Keep It Real’ This September

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Singer-songwriter Tyler Booth is set to release his Keep It Real EP on Sept. 15. One of the tracks, “G.O.B. by the G.O.G.,” is available now.

The Campton, Kentucky native wrote the song, which stands for “good ol’ boy by the grace of God,” alongside Wesley Davis and Russell Sutton.

“One of the cool things about country music is it sheds light on things that people don’t necessarily look past but don’t acknowledge,” he says. “It could be the simplest things like loving somebody or getting your heart broke, but ‘G.O.B. by the G.O.G.’ sheds light on a way of life. I wanted to write a song that was the anthem of the way me and everybody that I grew up around in Kentucky live and how we see things.”

His upbringing made Booth who he is today, and contributes to his resolute values and a work ethic. The Sony Music Nashville artist shared that the distinctive style of music born in Appalachia trickles into his own songs, since it’s part of who he is. When recording Keep It Real, Booth even played mandolin on several tracks.

“Mandolin is an instrument I grew up around. I had a cousin who played mandolin for Keith Whitley, and I just thought it was so awesome. It’s cool that it traces back to where I come from in East Kentucky, and it’s a full circle thing that it fits into my new music so well.”

The project will also include previously released tracks “Bring On The Neon,” “Different Kind Of Blue” and “Real Real Country.”

When creating Keep It Real, Booth leaned in to who he is at his core and allowed that to lead the way.

“I’ve been circling around myself as an artist and a songwriter for so long, and now I feel like I’ve found my voice in songwriting and singing and I think it comes from writing so many songs, and writing so many of them by myself so they’re completely true to me. Then getting to perform them live and see what the crowds react to has been incredible,” he shares.

Booth is currently supporting Jake Owen on his “Loose Cannon Tour,” and has recently shared stages with Brooks & Dunn, Darius Rucker, Dwight Yoakam and Cody Johnson.

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