My Biography

Iconic R&B Historian, distinctive radio host, motivational speaker, and philanthropist Tyrone DuBose hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up listening to famed radio icon Casey Kasem, he began his lifelong pursuit in 1985, when he became the host for a television program in the South Bay area of Southern California.

Having a distinctive bass-baritone voice, DuBose quickly became a highly sought-after announcer for many events, phone auto-attendant for Fortune 500 companies and voiceovers for many national commercials. Like many great public personalities, mastering one art was not enough. Tyrone ventured into radio where he was heard live on air at KHWY-FM in Barstow California for over 7 years. This is where he began developing his on-air skills and working on his craft that would later open the doors for him to other radio stations across the nation and eventually television.

Because of his incredible knowledge of R&B history and the national R&B singles charts, DuBose created and host the radio program “Timeless Traxx”, a syndicated radio program that reaches over 40 stations and has went aboard to the International market in five countries.

On the show, DuBose counts down the top R&B songs in America according to the National R&B Charts. It includes six decades of artist in one show based on their peak position. In addition to hosting the radio show, he researches and writes each show based on the history of the song, along with giving the date the song enters the charts. The show was a smash hit, and Tyrone's years of experimenting with the format and approach keeps him consistently not only at the top of his industry, but with a program considered at one time to be the fastest growing old school R&B countdown program in America.

Emerging from the show is “Do You Know”, an award-winning YouTube webisode series that gives fans a visual of the radio show, with trivia about history of R&B, winning an award from the Los Angeles Web Series Festival.

His extraordinary knowledge of R&B history landed him a job as a show contributor for the popular TV One program “UNSUNG”. UNSUNG is the acclaimed award-winning series of one-hour biographies that celebrates the lives and careers of successful artists or groups who, despite great talent, over the years have been under-recognized or under-appreciated.

On the show he shares unknown facts and commentary about legendary artist such as Martha Wash, Kashif, Hi-Five, The Manhattans and others. With admirable work ethics and determination to educate music lovers about behind the scene facts about their favorite artist, DuBose earned the title of R&B Historian after astonishing fans as well as producers with knowledge that took devotion and exploration to discover.

In 2017, DuBose was added on a trial run to the highly successful Sheryl Underwood radio program as a daily contributor as “America’s R&B Historian, with a segment called “A 60 Second moment in music history. During this segment, DuBose gives trivia, history, and chart information on musical artists from six different decades. The listening audience fell in love with the segment and in 2019, due to an overwhelming response from the fans, “A 60 second moment in music history” became a permanent part of Sheryl Underwood Radio show, the number one urban radio affiliated program in America. DuBose has expanded his horizons in R&B music history, with his first book reaching number one on Amazon called the Four Seasons of R&B, resulting in an upcoming series of the same name. DuBose also expanded his social media with his R&B skills in conjunction with R&B Slow Jams live with a video version of a Moment In Music History, that has garnered over 1 million views. He's now heard frequently on Sirius XM on The Groove channel, furthering his knowledge of the music of R&B, also being a sought after national contributor on R&B music on a national level. DuBose awards include being a three-time black music award winner, a four-time Hollywood African prestigious award winner, and inducted into the California music Hall of Fame. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from UVIEW Media Group in Los Angeles.