Tim DuBois

Tim DuBois (born May 4, 1948 in Southwest City, Missouri) is a Nashville, Tennessee-based music executive. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a B.A. and M.A. in Accounting and in 2016 he was awarded an honorary PHD in Accounting. He then entered into the music business and has taken part in multiple aspects of the industry including songwriting, record labels, management, and production. DuBois has been recognized for numerous honors and awards for his contributions to the music industry.

DuBois became a Certified Public Accountant in the 1970s after becoming a silver medalist on his CPA exam. DuBois was offered highest paying job in his class. He went on to obtain his master's and in 2016 he was awarded an honorary PhD in accounting. DuBois moved to Dallas, Texas, where he held positions with Arthur Anderson & Co. and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas at 24 years old.

In 1977, DuBois moved to Nashville, Tennessee to foster his interests for songwriting and music. From 1977 to 1985, DuBois worked as both a publishing company staff writer and as an accounting professor at several universities including Vanderbilt University, Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee. Throughout that period, DuBois composed over 20 country singles. Five of those singles, including Alabama's "Love in the First Degree", "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" by Restless Heart and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" by Jerry Reed, reached No. 1 chart positions.

DuBois opened the Nashville branch of Los Angeles-based artist management firm Fitzgerald-Hartley in 1986. Country singer Vince Gill soon joined the company's inaugural client, Restless Heart. DuBois and Gill collaborated on some songwriting projects including the Country Music Association's 1990 Song of the Year, "When I Call Your Name".

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