James Timothy Dubois (born May 4, 1948 in Southwest City, Missouri) is a Nashville-based songwriter and recording industry executive who has headed both Arista Records (Nashville Division) and Universal South Records.[1] As a songwriter he wrote five No. 1 country hits, the most successful being "Love in the First Degree" by the group Alabama. DuBois' early career path had nothing to do with music. He received three academic scholarships to Oklahoma State University to study accounting, earned two advanced degrees[2] and became a senior analyst for the Texas Federal Reserve Bank. While living in Texas, he became interested in country music and began writing songs, eventually leading him to move to Nashville to pursue music. Writing successful songs led to his becoming a record producer, creating over 20 No. 1 and top five singles and more than a dozen gold, platinum, and double-platinum country albums.
He was tapped by Clive Davis to create a Nashville office of Arista Records in 1989. He discovered and signed Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, Blackhawk, Pam Tillis and Diamond Rio, all within an 18 month period.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). As an undergrad at OSU, he worked as an internal auditor for the university. He was awarded an Arthur Anderson Scholarship and an Atlantic Richfield Scholarship.
- ^ "Universal South launches eb & flo Records". bizjournals.com. Nashville Business Journal. October 9, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Spears School Tributes: 100 for 100/Tim DuBois". business.okstate.edu. Oklahoma State University. Retrieved October 19, 2019.