Braxton Keith: From Dentistry to Honky Tonk Hustle
Whiskey Riff Raff
Whiskey Riff
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Braxton Keith, honky tonk country singer and rising star, joins us to talk life on the road, music, and finding balance in a crazy schedule. He shares what it’s been like performing 150 shows a year, how his band became like family, and the story behind his hit song “Cozy.” Braxton also opens up about embracing traditional country, navigating the modern music world, including his thoughts on AI in music, and creating his character Kick Stanley and the “Tonk News” brand. Plus, he clears up the Toby Keith question, talks about his family of dentists, and shares how he avoids burnout while staying busy offstage.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Whiskey Riff Raff. I'm Shelby. My name's Quinn. |
| 0:11.0 | And today we got a sit down with Braxton Keith, who was pretty great. |
| 0:15.8 | Great interview, yeah. And it's, he's, he's wise beyond his years. We just gathered that as we were kind of talking about it after the interview. But it was a great interview. Brackson Key, super talented. So it was great to get to talk to him about some of the stuff. The inner workings of his mind. That's what we get to do with all these podcast episodes. Yeah. And this is our last episode of 2025, which is crazy to think about. |
| 0:40.8 | But during the interview, he'll be wearing a sad country Christmas sweater that you can get at shop.wiskey riff.com. |
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| 0:59.7 | And while we're taking a break for the holidays, we'll be back in 2026. |
| 1:03.2 | And during that time, be sure to go back and check out all of our other interviews. |
| 1:06.9 | I mean, we've had some great ones this year. |
| 1:09.0 | Jamie Johnson was definitely a bucket list one for me. |
| 1:12.8 | Brent Cobb was really, really cool. |
| 1:14.9 | Yeah, we've had plenty of interviews, and we're sitting here, and we know if you're listening to this, |
| 1:20.6 | podcasts can stack up so easily. |
| 1:23.5 | So, yeah, over the holiday season, sneak away from your family. |
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