Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer at Taste of Country, where he has over 11,000 articles to his name. His media background includes jobs as music director at WQDR 94.7 in Raleigh, N.C.; writer for Recoil Magazine, a monthly out of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and writer for the Kalamazoo Gazette in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Western Michigan University graduate followed a girl to Raleigh in 2006 and wisely married her one year later. In 2014, they moved to Nashville, where they now live with their three sons. In his free time, Billy enjoys playing and watching baseball, cycling and home renovation.
Billy Dukes
Carrie Underwood Spoofs ‘Full House’ Intro for Meet the Band Video [Watch]
The singer's new TikTok video finds her and her band adding just the right amount of cute to surprise moments in front of a camera.
26 Years Ago Today: John Denver Dies in a Plane Crash
He was just 53 years old at the time of his death.
Naomi Judd Police Investigation Won’t Be Publicly Released (For Now)
The Judd family has filed a petition to keep the full police investigation private.
Willie Nelson Reveals Life-Threatening COVID Battle
He says "I had a pretty rough time with it" but his wife Annie makes it clear it was very serious.
Barack Obama Wants to Correct His Dolly Parton Slight
"That was a screw up," he admitted.
The Truth About the ‘American Idol’ Garbage Man, Doug Kiker
There's more than meets the eye but it's all good.
Thousand Oaks Mass Shooting Victim Sgt. Ron Helus Died a Hero
Sgt. Helus died trying to stop the rampage,
Jim Nabors, Singer and TV’s Gomer Pyle, Has Died
Jim Nabors — an actor best known as Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show — has died.
Route 91 Festival Performers Mark Themselves Safe After Mass Shooting
A dozen country artists plus their band and crew were at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival when gunfire broke out. Most have let fans know they are safe after the Las Vegas attacks.