A man named Will J. Burton holding a guitar and wearing a black cap, black t-shirt, and silver necklaces, standing in a dark room with a poster in the background.

Hotter than a cathead biscuit

Fifth-generation farmer turned full-time musician, Will crossed 1,800 miles from Tennessee to chase this dream; landing in Idaho and never looking back.

Today he plays 200+ shows a year across the country and beyond both solo and in pairings with other musicians like Jelly Roll, Struggle Jennings, Colt Ford and LOLO Lauren Pritchard. He is an independent award winning career musician who has social agency in any space, engaging the attention of anybody within earshot.

Since getting him out of the hay fields and across the plains to go full time in 2024, he's gotten nominated for multiple ISSA International Singer Songwriter Awards, a prestigious Josie nomination with invitation to the Grand Ole Opry and a local loved Boise weekly Best Live Music Artist in the span of just 22 months.

Behind the music is a family that took the leap right alongside him. His wife — a loved local Idaho business owner and animal welfare advocate — packed up her own business and moved it from Tennessee to Idaho, ready to make it work. And boy, did it WORK! Together, with 1 small dog and 3 awesome kids; they built a life out West. One show and one new adventure at a time.