While America may have come to know and love Laci Kaye Booth on the American Idol stage,
that’s not where her story starts. It starts on her grandma’s back porch, having karaoke
contests with her family. And now, some 16 years later, Booth is gearing up to make her
unmistakable mark on Country music. After a few of those family karaoke sessions, Booth
wrote her first song at just 9 years old and spent the years after getting to know her truly
unique voice. She recorded her first independent record at 18 and played weekend gigs around
Texas in her teens and 20’s. Then, she prayed.
Booth’s hometown of Livingston is the epitome of a small Texas town -- population 5,000 –
where everybody knows everybody. So, her upbringing was the stuff Country songs are made
of. Especially when it comes to her vocal and songwriting influences. “I was raised on old school
Country music, so I listened to a lot of great, classic artists like Merle Haggard. But what I found
myself obsessing over was Stevie Nicks and Norah Jones. They both had so much influence on
the way that I sing.”
Upon making the move to Nashville, Laci began honing in her songwriting skills. Treasured
Nashville songwriters who are not only prolific, they are good, kind people welcomed Booth
completely with open arms. It did not take long for her to prove herself in these rooms and
through word of mouth, the songwriting community became aware of Laci and her talent. And
so far, so good. Booth co-wrote all eight of the tracks on her debut project that was released in
2021. Booth’s new single “Damn Good In A Dive Bar,” was released on Nov 30, 2022.
