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
Are Kid Rock + Eminem Really Old Friends?
Both men grew up near Detroit in the 1990s, but they didn't always get along.
Read Wrestler Ric Flair’s Gut-Wrenching Response to Stepson’s Death by Suicide
The 24-year-old was a promising musician who Flair had grown close to.
Joshua Ray Walker Shares Unbelievable Cancer Update
He's beaten very long odds!
Why Shaboozey’s New Single ‘Highway’ Is Better Than ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ [Listen]
Shaboozey's new country radio single is "Highway," a heartbreaker that's not afraid to twist the knife.
Alana Springsteen Loses Everything in Bus Fire
She lost all her gear and personal belongings.
Interview: Kelsea Ballerini Reveals How Taylor Swift Influenced NSFW Moments of Her New ‘Patterns Album
Kelsea Ballerini has chosen to write like that she talks, and at age 31, that means using a few four-letter words.
Oliver Anthony Preparing to Leave the Music Industry
But it's not all bad news for his fans.
Blake Shelton Reveals a Secret About His Toby Keith Tribute at the Country Music Hall of Fame [Exclusive]
Blake Shelton explains how he was able to get Toby Keith's famous guitar to the Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion ceremony.
Say Goodbye to This Popular Automobile
This popular electric vehicle will soon flutter away.
Garth Brooks Buys a Piece of Football History
The singer now owns a piece of a goalpost fans marched right past his bar on Lower Broadway.
Zach Bryan Girlfriend Briana Chickenfry Feels ‘Discarded’ [Watch]
"How can you give every ounce of yourself to someone and then like be discarded of in a few days? It's really, really heartbreaking."
Here’s Why Keith Richards Stunned Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame
Video finds Richards and Gill trading guitar licks on a Gram Parsons song called "I Can't Dance."