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
40 Great Father-Daughter Dance Songs for a Country Fan’s Wedding
A bride's father is the second-most important man at a wedding, and he's deserving of a song that brings significance to his role.
Is Lainey Wilson Married? Meet Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges
Wilson first introduced her man at the 2023 ACM Awards.
62 Artists Who Are Not in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Three new artists enter the Hall of Fame each year. Who's most deserving?
The 50 Greatest Country Love Songs Ever
Love is in the air.
11 Cringeworthy Country Commercials Fit for the Super Bowl
Willie Nelson is king when it comes to country music commercials during the Super Bowl, but there is a queen.
Tragic News Reports on Country Music Deaths
Here is how local news announced the deaths of 10 country singers and celebrities.
A Timeline of Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s Relationship
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner's relationship timeline is complex.
Megan Moroney Takes on the ‘Mean Girls Committee’ in Confident New Song, ‘I’m Not Pretty’ [Listen]
Megan Moroney is shaking off the haters in this laid-back tune.
Garth Brooks Put Luke Combs in Rare Company
"There's a lot more layers of Luke Combs we're all going to unpeel over the years, to see this kid's a lot more than we think he is."
Chapel Hart Recall How Tanya Tucker Made Them Cry [Interview]
It's what 'America's Got Talent' voters didn't see that tell the full story.