JT Hodges

Justin Taylor Hodges (born July 6, 1977) is an American country music singer, songwriter 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. 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.

Musical career Hodges' parents are both involved in music: his father is a pianist who owns a recording studio in Fort Worth, Texas, and his mother was briefly signed to MCA Nashville in the 1980s. He recorded a version of "The Bed You Made for Me", later a top 5 hit for Highway 101 in 1987.

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

Hodges joined Toby Keith's 2011 Locked and Loaded Tour.

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

Discography

Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions US Country US USHeat 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 chartpositions Album US Country US Country Airplay 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" Marcel 2016 "After Midnight"

Filmography

Finding Christmas 2013 Verizon Super Bowl Central Kickoff Concert The Dust Storm Christmas Stars 2019 Christina In The Country Season 1 Episode 6 2023 Written in the Sand (2025 film)