Texas has produced some of country music's biggest legends, and Jody Booth is doing everything he can to be the next member to join that near-cosmic lineup. With a gritty edge that defies convention and a lyrical vulnerability startling in its honesty, this intense guitar-playing singer/songwriter from the tiny town of Livingston, Texas is hovering on the borderline between regional acclaim and national fame – hoping to reach the "big time." Booth's upcoming HEAVEN AND HELL is a 12-track tour-de-force akin to Jamey Johnson's much-heralded debut disc of 2008. It's good ole honkytonk music. Produced by veteran hit-maker Doug Deforest (Todd Fritsch, Doug Spartz, Jonathan Edwards), it's country, offering the soul-baring truths that hopefully remind the listener of Kristofferson, Haggard or Jones.
That Nashville Sound- What brought you to music in the first place?
Jody Booth- My mother's side of the family. Quite often the 5 brothers and 5 sisters would gather around a table of food and play music. Every single one of them either played something or sang.
TNS- Describe your music- what's the mission behind the music?
JB- The mission behind my music is to not sound like anyone else ,but rather sound like everyone I was influenced by-from Haggard to Jones, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Bill Monroe.
TNS- What might people be surprised to find out about you?
JB- That I was a father at 16 and I'm a 12 handicap.
TNS- What kind of music are you listening to? What's in your iPod?
JB- 80's country, Seth James' new record, and Hank Jr's new record.
TNS- If you had a crystal ball and looked forward five years, what do you see for yourself?
JB- Making a comfortable living playing music.
TNS- Nickname for your guitar or other instruments?
JB- I have so many guitars, I don't give any of them nicknames so I don't hurt the others’ feelings.
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