JT Hodges

JT Hodges
JT Hodges in December 2012
Background information
Birth name	Justin Taylor Hodges
Also known as	JT
Born	(1977-07-06) July 6, 1977 (age 47) Fort Worth, Texas
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actor
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Show Dog-Universal

Justin Taylor Hodges (born July 6, 1977) is an American country music singer and actor. In 2011, he signed to Show Dog-Universal Music and released one album, which has produced three charting singles on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Early life

Justin Taylor Hodges was born on July 6, 1977, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, by father James McKinley Hodges and mother Marsha Kathleen McDade Hodges.^[1][2][3][4] He attended The Oakridge School for high school and graduated in 1996. He later graduated from Texas Christian University and moved to Los Angeles, spending several years on the coffeehouse circuit. He met his wife in Jay in California and they moved to Nashville in 2009.^[5][6]

Musical career

Hodges' parents are both involved in music: his father is a pianist who owns a recording studio in Fort Worth, Texas,^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[8] 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".^[9] 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.^[10] Hodges' debut album includes eleven songs, nine of which he co-wrote.^[11] "Goodbyes Made You Mine" and "Sleepy Little Town" also charted from it.

Hodges joined Toby Keith's 2011 Locked and Loaded Tour.^[12]

In 2015, Hodges released an EP, titled Locks on Doors.^[13] The EP sold 500 copies in its debut week.^[14]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [15]	US [16]	US Heat [17]
JT Hodges	Release date: August 21, 2012 Label: Show Dog-Universal Music	23	114	1

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Locks on Doors	Release date: April 22, 2015 Label: Buffalo Sound Records Formats: Music download
City Lights to Fire Sides	Release date: 2018 Label: Buffalo Sound Records Formats: Music download

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [18]	US Country Airplay [19]
2011	"Hunt You Down"	39	—	JT Hodges
2012	"Goodbyes Made You Mine"	43	—
	"Sleepy Little Town"	60	55
2014	"Already High"	—	—	Non-album singles
2017	"Dance Right Here"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2011	"Hunt You Down"	Marcel
2012	"Goodbyes Made You Mine"	Mason Dixon
2014	"Already High"
2015	"Ray Bans"[20]	Marcel
2016	"After Midnight"

Filmography

• Finding Christmas 2013 ^[21][22]
• Verizon Super Bowl Central Kickoff Concert ^[23]
• The Dust Storm ^[24]
• Christmas Stars 2019
• Christina In The Country Season 1 Episode 6 2023

References

1. "JT Hodges on Twitter". Twitter.
2. "Person Details for Justin Taylor Hodges, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org.
3. Songwriter/Composer: Hodges Justin Taylor^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. Conaway, Alanna. "JT Hodges Starts His 'Journey' into a Country Music Career". Taste of Country. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
5. "JT Hodges Biography". CMT. 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
6. McAuliffe, Josh. "Eric Church, JT Hodges join country superstar Toby Keith Thursday". The Times Tribune. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
7. Parton, Chris (17 August 2011). "JT Hodges Ramps Up His Hunt for Country Fans". CMT. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
8. Phillips, Jessica (5 September 2011). "Who's New: JT Hodges". Country Weekly. 18 (36): 18. ISSN 1074-3235.
9. Dukes, Billy (May 27, 2011). "JT Hodges — 'Hunt You Down' Single Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
10. Ward, Kyle (June 22, 2011). "JT Hodges — 'Hunt You Down'". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
11. Conaway, Alanna (17 June 2011). "JT Hodges Starts His 'Journey' Into a Country Music Career". Taste of Country. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
12. Conaway, Alanna. "JT Hodges Joins Toby Keith's 2011 Locked and Loaded Tour". Taste of Country. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
13. Jason Scott (April 24, 2015). "Review: JT Hodges stirs up a musical hurricane with 'Locks on Doors' EP". AXS.
14. Matt Bjorke (April 29, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For April 29, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
15. "JT Hodges Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
16. "JT Hodges Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
17. "JT Hodges Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
18. "JT Hodges Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
19. "JT Hodges Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
20. "CMT : Videos : JT Hodges : Ray Bans". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
21. JT Hodges at IMDb
22. Conaway, Alanna (5 November 2013). "JT Hodges Releases Holiday Classic "Joy to the World"". countryweekly.com. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
23. Verizon Super Bowl Central Kickoff Concert at IMDb
24. The Dust Storm at IMDb

External links

• Official website