JT Hodges
Encyclopedia
JT Hodges is an American country music
singer. In 2011, he signed to Show Dog-Universal Music
and released his debut single "Hunt You Down", which has charted on Hot Country Songs
.
. He graduated from Texas Christian University
and moved to Los Angeles
, spending several years on the coffeehouse circuit. He met his wife in California and they moved to Nashville in 2009.
, and his mother was briefly signed to MCA Nashville in the 1980s. She recorded a version of "The Bed You Made for Me
", later a top 5 hit for Highway 101
in 1987.
In mid-2011, Hodges signed to Show Dog-Universal Music
and released his debut single, "Hunt You Down", which he co-wrote with Rivers Rutherford
and Mark Collie
. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it had an "infectious melody" but criticizing the lyrics for being "too cool for the room". Kyle Ward gave an identical rating at Roughstock, also saying that the song had an original sound, although he thought that the "story is a bit implausible" and said that he did not understand the song's bridge. Hodges' debut album will include eleven songs, nine of which he co-wrote.
Hodges joined Toby Keith
's 2011 Locked and Loaded Tour.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. In 2011, he signed to Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...
and released his debut single "Hunt You Down", which has charted on Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
.
Early life
Hodges was born and raised in Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
. He graduated from Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
and moved to Los Angeles
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, spending several years on the coffeehouse circuit. He met his wife in California and they moved to Nashville in 2009.
Musical career
Hodges' parents are both involved in music: his father is a pianist who owns a recording studio in Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, and his mother was briefly signed to MCA Nashville in the 1980s. She recorded a version of "The Bed You Made for Me
The Bed You Made for Me
"The Bed You Made for Me" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music band Highway 101. Written by then-lead singer Paulette Carlson, it was the first single from the band's self-titled debut album...
", later a top 5 hit for Highway 101
Highway 101
Highway 101 is an American country music band founded by Paulette Carlson , Jack Daniels , Curtis Stone and Scott "Cactus" Moser . With Carlson as lead vocalist, the band recorded three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and charted ten consecutive Top Ten hits on the Hot Country Songs...
in 1987.
In mid-2011, Hodges signed to Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...
and released his debut single, "Hunt You Down", which he co-wrote with Rivers Rutherford
Rivers Rutherford
Rivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...
and Mark Collie
Mark Collie
George Mark Collie is an American country music artist and occasional actor. He has released eight albums, and has charted 16 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest peaking singles are "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" at #5, and "Born to Love You" at #6, from 1992 and...
. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it had an "infectious melody" but criticizing the lyrics for being "too cool for the room". Kyle Ward gave an identical rating at Roughstock, also saying that the song had an original sound, although he thought that the "story is a bit implausible" and said that he did not understand the song's bridge. Hodges' debut album will include eleven songs, nine of which he co-wrote.
Hodges joined Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
's 2011 Locked and Loaded Tour.
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2011 | "Hunt You Down" | 39 | TBD |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Hunt You Down" | Marcel Marcel (singer) Marcel Francois Chagnon is an American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name Marcel. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he released his debut album You, Me, and the Windshield that year and charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with the single "Country... |