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After 15 years of bending strings for bands across the region, JT Hubbard decided it was time to do the damn thing and step out front. He’s joined by Steve Carney (bass) and Andrew Holland (drums)—together bringing over 30 years of combined experience—to form JT and the Damn Thing.
Based out of Fort Smith, Arkansas, right on the Oklahoma border, the band is carving a renegade sound that blends red dirt grit with Nashville shine. Refusing to stay boxed into one genre, their music stitches together country, rock, blues, Americana, and radio-ready modern country, delivering punchy riffs, southern twang, and polished hooks built for the big stage.
Their influences stretch wide—Waylon Jennings, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Prine, and Bob Dylan, alongside modern heavy-hitters like Cross Canadian Ragweed, Reckless Kelly, Whiskey Myers, Koe Wetzel, Jon Pardi, Dierks Bentley, and Keith Urban. With roots in Nashville’s songwriting and studio scene, their sound balances rowdy energy with heartfelt, radio-friendly storytelling.
Though newly formed, the band plays with seasoned confidence. Members have performed at Cain’s Ballroom, The Vanguard, Cheatham Street Warehouse, and the Steamboat Music Festival, bringing a stage presence sharpened by years on the road.
Looking ahead, JT and the Damn Thing are booking shows across the tri-state area and preparing to record their debut album—aiming for a sound as comfortable on a Texas dancehall stage as it is on today’s country radio.
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Wildest in the West (2023)
Shot in the Dark (2023)
Where it All Went Down (2024)
Carousel (2025)
Sonuvagun
Anywhere but Tulsa
Girl on the River
Runaway Town
Grandpa’s Field
What if she’s an Angel
Like This Town
Voodoo Girl
Turn It Down
Lucky
Oklahoma’s Got Me Lovin’ You -
Tulsa Time - Don Williams
Good One Coming On - Blackberry Smoke
Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins
Tougher Than The Rest - Bruce Springsteen
Seminole Wind - John Anderson
Cry Lonely - Chris Knight
Wave on Wave - Pat Green
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - The Georgia Satellites
Should’ve Been a Cowboy - Toby Keith
Texas in 1880 - Radney Foster
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
The Blues Man - Alan Jackson
Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Oklahoma Breakdown - Stoney LaRue
Small Town Saturday Night - Hal KetchumAcoustic
Check Yes Or No - George Strait
Sweet Melissa - The Allman Brothers
Time Marches On - Tracy Lawrence
That Summer - Garth Brooks
Breakdown Here - Julie Roberts
Angry All The Time - Tim McGraw
Take It Easy - Eagles
Willin - Little Feat
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Willie Nelson
In Color - Jamey Johnson
Red Dirt Road - Brooks & Dunn -
Venues
Raised Rowdy Songwriter Showcase at Live Oak - Nashville, TN
Porchlight Pickers at The Local - Nashville, TN
Cain’s Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
The Vanguard - Tulsa, OK
Filthy McNasty’s - Fort Worth, TX
Cheatham Street Warehouse - San Marcos, TX
Steamboat Music Festival - Steamboat Springs, CO
Special Olympics Summer Games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena - Stillwater, OK
Steelhorse Rally - Fort Smith, AR
Mardi Gras Texas Style - Dallas, TX
Awards
Arkansas Country Music Awards - Song of the Year Nominee (2020)
Thinkin’ Bout You by Anna Brinker and Adam Cunningham written by JT Hubbard and others.
Shows With
Red Clay Strays
Triston Marez
Joe Stamm Band
Kaitlin Butts
Cody Canada
Jon Wolfe
Aaron Watson
Randy Rogers Band
Stoney LaRue
Sean McConnell
Mike McClure
Eli Young Band
Wade Bowen
James Otto
Bart Crow
Shane Smith and the Saints
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