I am very proud to announce
that we will be celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of The Producer’s
Chair on Thursday, August 27th @ Douglas Corner @ 6pm. I’m honored
to have Tim Dubois as my guest and I hope all of you, will mark it
on your calendars.
Tim Dubois
Appearing on the Producers Chair
August 27, 2009
Douglas Corner at 6pm
Tim DuBois is long known
as one of Nashville’s top visionary and artist-minded music
executives. An Oklahoma native, DuBois became a Certified Public Accountant
in the 1970s before moving to Texas, photo where he successfully held
positions with Arthur Anderson & Co. and the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas. Country music was in the air there, and soon DuBois had
become drawn to the notion of writing country songs himself. From
1977 through 1985, DuBois, whose passion to become a songwriter had
instigated a move from Texas to Nashville, continued to inhabit the
worlds of finance and songwriting, working as both a publishing company
staff writer, and as an accounting professor at several Nashville
universities. Eventually, he proved himself a songwriter of no small
consequence, composing over 20 country singles including five #1 records,
like Alabama’s "Love in the First Degree" and "The Bluest Eyes in
Texas" by Restless Heart. Restless Heart became DuBois’ first
client when he exchanged his academic post for a job as artist manager,
opening the Nashville branch of Los Angeles-based Fitzgerald-Hartley.
The new office signed Vince Gill, resulting in DuBois-Gill songwriting
collaborations including the 1992 Country Music Association Song of
the Year "When I Call Your Name."
When legendary founder and then
chief of Arista Records Clive Davis was looking for someone to open
a Nashville division, DuBois got the nod. The company sold 80
million albums in its first eleven years, breaking and sustaining
acts like Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Pam Tillis, Diamond Rio,
Steve Wariner, and Brad Paisley. His subsequent partnership with legendary
producer Tony Brown heading up Universal South Records launched the
careers of Joe Nichols, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and Shooter Jennings.
In 2007, DuBois returned to the faculty of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate
School of Management, where he is currently developing courses related
to the music business. He has also recently rejoined forces with Marc
Dottore to form Dottore-DuBois Artist Management, dedicated to providing
their clients with the tools and guidance to navigate and thrive in
the music industry of the 21st century.
Tim currently serves on the
boards of the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music,
Americana Music Association, SunTrust Bank, and as chairman of the
Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau. He is a past board
member of Leadership Music, National Academy of Recording Arts &
Sciences, and Nashville Songwriters Association International.
For his many accomplishments, he has been named “Record Executive
of the Year” by Pollstar, and one of the entertainment industry’s
“101 Most Powerful People” by Entertainment Weekly.
RECORD PRODUCTION
CREDITS
BlackHawk, Strong Enough, Arista Records, 1996 (certified gold)
Diamond
Rio, IV, Arista Records, 1995 (certified gold)
BlackHawk, BlackHawk,
Arista Records, 1994 (certified double-platinum), Diamond Rio, Love
A Little Stronger, Arista Records, 1994, (certified platinum), Diamond
Rio, Close To the Edge, Arista Records, 1993 (certified gold), Steve
Wariner, Drive, Arista Records, 1993, Diamond Rio, Diamond Rio, Arista
Records, 1991 (certified platinum), Exile, Justice, Arista Records,
1991, Steve Wariner, I Am Ready, Arista Records, 1991 (certified gold),
Restless Heart, The Best of Restless Heart, RCA Records, 1991, Exile,
Still Standing, Arista Records, 1990
Restless Heart, Fast Movin’ Train,
RCA Records, 1990 (certified gold), Restless Heart, Big Dreams In
A Small Town, RCA Records, 1988 (certified gold), Restless Heart,
Wheels, RCA Records, 1986 (certified gold), Restless Heart, Restless
Heart, RCA Records, 1985
SONGWRITING HONORS AND AWARDS
5 Number
1 Singles
24 Top Ten Singles
6 ASCAP Awards
9 BMI Country Awards
2 BMI
Pop Awards
Country Music Association, Song of the Year
When I Call Your
Name,” 1991
Academy of Country Music, Song of the Year Nomination
“When
I Call Your Name,” 1991
Grammy Awards, Song of the Year Nomination
“When
I Call Your Name,” 1991
Music City News Awards, Single of the Year
“When
I Call Your Name,” 1991
Nashville Songwriters Association International,
Award of Merit
“When I Call Your Name,” 1991
Academy of Country Music,
Song of the Year Nomination
“She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft),”
1982
Grammy Awards, Song of the Year Nomination
“She Got the Goldmine
(I Got the Shaft),” 1982
Nashville Songwriters Association International,
Award of Merit
“She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft),” 1982
Academy
of Country Music, Song of the Year Nomination
“Love In the First Degree,”
1982
Music City News Awards, Top Country Hits Awards,
“Love In the First
Degree,” 1982
Nashville Songwriters Association International, Award
of Merit
“Love In the First Degree,” 1982
Nashville Songwriters Association
International, Songwriter of the Year Finalist, 1982
Tim Dubois will
be appearing on The Producer’s Chair on August 27 @ Douglas Corner
@ 6pm. Complete details @ www.rama-info.com
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DISCOGRAPHY
A Good Nights
Love - Tammy Wynette
A Good Old Fashioned Saturday Night Honky - Vernon
Oxford
Tonk Barroom Brawl - Vernon Oxford
Back To The Heartbreak
Kid - Kathy Mattea
Back To The Heartbreak Kid - Restless Heart
Big Dreams
In A Small Town - Restless Heart
Blind Faith And The Naked Truth -
Razzy Bailey
Blue Rendevouz - Lloyd David Foster
Crazy Blue - Billy
Montana
Dancys Dream - Restless Heart
Don't Ask The Reason Why - Secret
Of My Success
D-R-U-N-K - David Allen Coe
Few And Far Between - Restless
Heart
Gone Away - Steve Ripley
Hard Times - Restless Heart
Have Your
Memory Come Again - Kenny Dale
Heartbreak Kid - Juice Newton
Heaven
Sent - Sylvia
Heaven Sent - Bryan White
Hummingbird - Ricky Skaggs
Hummingbird
- Restless Heart
I Forgot How Bad My Good Woman Can Be - Razzy Bailey
I
Love The Way She Keeps Me In The Dark - Conway Twitty
I Was Meant To
Be With You - Diamond Rio
It's Been One Of Those Days - Bobby Vinton
It's
Been One Of Those Days - Lang Scott
I've Never Been So Sure - Restless
Heart
Jenny Come Back - Restless Heart
Jesse's Soul - Radney Foster
Julie
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Wood Newton
Let The Heartache Ride - Restless
Heart
Love In The First Degree - Alabama
Love The Hurt Away - Wood Newton
Love
Will Get Your Through Time With No Money - The Girls Next Door
Midnight
Hauler - Razzy Bailey
Oklahoma Swing - Vince Gill & Reba McEntire
Quittin
Time - Asleep At The Wheel
Restless Heart - Juice Newton
Restless Heart
- Restless Heart
Say You'll Stay - Wayne Massey
She Got The Goldmine
- Johnny Paycheck
She Got The Goldmine - Jerry Reed
She's Got A Drinkin'
Problem - Gary Stewart
She's Got A Drinkin' Problem - Johnny Paycheck
Somewhere
There's A Love Song – Charlie Rich
Southern Comfort - Joe Stampley
Straight
For Your Love - Terri Heart
Sweet Temptation - The Kendalls
Sweet Red
Wine - Gary Morris
Tell Your Dream To Me - Marty Robbins
The Bluest
Eyes In Texas - Restless Heart
The Boys On A Roll - Restless Heart
The
Truth Hurts - Restless Heart
This Road - Mike Reid
This Time -
Restless Heart
Too Many Hearts In The Fire - Bobby Smith
Tryin To Get
To New Orleans - The Tractors
Unconditional Love - Glen Campbell
Vicitim
Of The Game - Restless Heart
We Owned This Town - Restless Heart
When
I Call Your Name - Vince Gill
Who Better Than an Angel - Janie Frickie
Working
Woman - Rob Crosby
You Seen One You Seen'em All - Bettye Lovette
You
Seen One You Seen'em All - Ruth Ann
You've Got The Touch - Lloyd David
Foster
MUSIC AFFILIATIONS
Country Music Association, Board of
Directors
Academy of Country Music, Board of Directors
Country Music
Foundation, Former Board Member
Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Former
Board Member
Nashville Songwriters Association International, Former
Board Member
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Former
Board Member
Leadership Music, Former Board Member
BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS
Nashville
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Sun
Trust Bank, Nashville, Board Member
