michael booth

Michael David Booth was born in Tampa, Florida and lived there most of his life, until his family moved to Spring Hill, Tennessee in 2004. His introduction to music came through hearing his dad’s Southern Gospel group ‘war stories,’ as well as listening to Southern Gospel music. He became a born-again Christian at the age of seven. He credits his story in the Word as a teenager in being instrumental in strengthening his relationship with the Lord. As a youngster, Michael became interested in playing drums, and would use his mother’s pots and pans as a drum set. He continued to play drums throughout junior high and high school, winning trophies and being awarded a jazz scholarship to college upon his graduation from high school.

Singing came late for Michael compared to his brother, Ronnie. His first attempt to sing came in 1990 at the age of 19. Although he had plenty of confidence when he was playing drums on stage, singing on stage was a different story. Eventually, with lots of practice, his desire to minister through song overcame his fear and started him on the road to becoming the artful singer he is today.

Michael met his future wife, Vicki, at an early Booth Brother concert in Temple Terrace, Florida in 1992. They were soon married and today live in Tennessee with their sons, Christian Michael, Jonathan David, and Austin Neil. All three boys have little glimmers of Michael’s unforgettable personality shining through here and there. Michael enjoys every opportunity he has to spend time with his family “It’s amazing how the days fly by and the kids grow so fast,” he says. “I don’t want to look back in 20 years and regret that I missed an opportunity to make a difference in my kids’ lives.”