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
Miranda Lambert Explains How ‘The Marfa Tapes’ Came to Life
"I just didn’t want the songs to just live in our phones somewhere and never have a life," she says.
Interview: Brett Kissel’s New ‘What Is Life?’ Album to Reflect Right Here, Right Now
Late 2020 and early 2021 brought creative days, but “It didn’t start off that way," he says.
Your Guide to Nashville’s Best Celebrity Bars
Who's doing it best?
Reba McEntire Set to Star in Two New Lifetime Movies
The first could air this fall.
Flip Through Joey + Rory’s Sweetest Pictures Together in Remembrance of Joey Feek
Joey + Rory popped onto most country fans' radars after competing on Can You Duet?.
Meet Heath Sanders, a God-Fearing, Hard-Working, ‘Old School’s In’ Kind of Country Singer
Enjoy this acoustic performance "Old School's In" — made exclusive to Taste of Country readers.
Kenny Chesney’s Music Hits Actor Ashton Kutcher in a Very Specific Way
He's just one of Chesney's many famous friends.
Garth Brooks Delays Charlotte Stadium Tour Stop Again
Fans will have to wait until the fall to see Brooks in North Carolina.
Top 40 Country Songs for March 2021
Niko Moon and Gabby Barrett have two of this month's Top 3 songs and a most unusual entry returns after a decade away.
The Long Days That Followed Chase Bryant’s Suicide Attempt
Chase Bryant's new song "Upbringing" is his first since a mid-2018 attempt to take his life.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s Daughters Make Rare TV Appearance During Golden Globes
Oldest daughter Sunday Rose has his eyes!
Has ‘The Voice’ Changed Blake Shelton?
Physically, it's astonishing how little Shelton has changed.