J. T. Harding

J. T. Harding
J. T. Harding
Birth name	John Thomas Harding
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country, pop, rock
Occupation	Songwriter
Years active	2000s-present

John Thomas "J.T." Harding is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs for Uncle Kracker, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, and Darius Rucker.

History

Harding is the biological son of actor and comedian Jay Thomas, who put him up for adoption at an early age (the two later met and reconciled). His adoptive parents, Larry and Kendra Harding, moved from Nashville to Grosse Pointe, Michigan when Harding was young.^[2] Harding's adoptive father worked at a rock music radio station in Detroit. In the late 1990s, Harding moved to California, where he worked at Tower Records. He also competed on Rock & Roll Jeopardy!^[3] He performed and released music under the stage name JTX.^[4]

Harding moved to Nashville at the suggestion of a song publisher while working as an assistant for the band Linkin Park. After that, Harding co-wrote Uncle Kracker's "Smile". He has also written number one songs for other country music artists including Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, and Kenny Chesney.^[1]

Discography

(as JTX)

Albums

Year	Album	Record label
2009	From Detroit With Love	Next Plateau Entertainment
2020	Empire	self-published

Singles

Year	Single	Record label
2009	(I'm Gonna) Party Like a Rockstar	Next Plateau Entertainment
2010	Love In America	Next Plateau Entertainment
2012	Seven Day Weekend	Next Plateau Entertainment
2013	Summer Lover	Next Plateau Entertainment

References

^ ^a ^b Graff, Gary (June 29, 2015). "Grosse Pointe songwriter becoming Nashville's new go-to". The Oakland Press. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^ Stark, Phyllis (August 1, 2016). "Hollywood Actor and Hit Nashville Songwriter Share a Surprising Bond". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^ Stowers, Mark (November 2, 2016). "One minute with Michigan native, hit songwriter J.T. Harding". Spinal Column. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^ O'Loughlin, Eddie (February 25, 2010). "I'm Gonna Party Like A Rockstar". Record of the Day. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[oakland-1] Graff, Gary (June 29, 2015). "Grosse Pointe songwriter becoming Nashville's new go-to". The Oakland Press. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

[2] Stark, Phyllis (August 1, 2016). "Hollywood Actor and Hit Nashville Songwriter Share a Surprising Bond". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

[3] Stowers, Mark (November 2, 2016). "One minute with Michigan native, hit songwriter J.T. Harding". Spinal Column. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

[4] O'Loughlin, Eddie (February 25, 2010). "I'm Gonna Party Like A Rockstar". Record of the Day. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

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