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'''James Timothy DuBois''' (born May 4, 1948) is an American accountant, songwriter, and recording industry executive based in [[Nashville]]. He has headed both [[Arista Nashville|Arista Records (Nashville Division)]] and [[Universal South Records]]<ref name="unisouthlaunch">{{cite web |title=Universal South launches eb & flo Records |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2002/10/28/daily13.html |website=bizjournals.com |publisher=Nashville Business Journal |access-date=October 19, 2019 |date=October 9, 2002}}</ref>, and as a songwriter, he has written five No.{{Nbsp}}1 [[Country music|country]] hits, including "[[Love in the First Degree (Alabama song)|Love in the First Degree]]" which was a world-wide hit recorded by the group [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]
DuBois' started playing guitar in bands as a youth. He has received three academic scholarships to [[Oklahoma State University]] (OSU) to study accounting, earned two advanced degrees, and worked as a senior financial analyst for the Texas [[Federal Reserve Bank]]. He also worked for [[Arthur Andersen]]<ref name="Okla HOF">{{cite web |title=Tim DuBois, Class of 2024 |url=https://www.oklahomahof.com/hof/inductees/tim-dubois |website=oklahomahof.com |publisher=[[Oklahoma Hall of Fame]] |access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref>. While pursuing his PhD, DuBois became interested in country music and began writing songs. This eventually led him to move to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] to pursue music. Writing successful songs led him to become a record producer, creating over 20 No. 1 and top five singles and more than a dozen gold, platinum, and double-platinum country albums. In 1984, he created the musical group [[Restless Heart]], and in 1989, was tapped by [[Clive Davis]] to create a [[Arista Nashville|Nashville office of Arista Records]]. He discovered and signed country artists [[Alan Jackson]], [[Brooks & Dunn]], [[The Tractors]], [[Brad Paisley]], [[Blackhawk (band)|Blackhawk]], [[Pam Tillis]] and [[Diamond Rio]].<ref name="osuspearsbio">{{cite web |title=Spears School Tributes: 100 for 100/Tim DuBois DuBois married Pamela Smith from Texas in 1991. They have one daughter, Jamie Grace DuBois.
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