Hoot Gibson grew up in Columbus, Indiana. To further his music career he moved from Indiana to Monterey, California in 1986 then in 1988 moved to Nashville, Tennessee. He started playing at the famous Broken Spoke in 1991 with artists like Darryl Singletary until he started playing with The "Jukebox Junkie" himself, Ken Mellons.

Hoot and his wife Tina enjoy songwriting together and are currently working on their 3rd CD.

Hoot is also working on a Hank Jr. tribute CD titled Before the Fall that showcases Hanks songs from 1967-1975 before he fell from the mountain.