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
Megan Moroney Proves She Knows All About Liars, Cheaters + Bad Boyfriends on ‘Lucky’ [Interview]
Megan Moroney proves she's fluent in country music themes of love, heartbreak and cheating boyfriends.
Kimberly Perry Thanks God for Unanswered Prayers in ‘If I Die Young Pt. 2′ [Listen]
Perry has grown up in the way people do after pouring their rawest emotions into a poem as a teenager or twenty-something.
Why Kevin Costner Leaving ‘Yellowstone’ After Season 5 Is Actually Good News
An unnamed source close to the production in saying the actor who plays John Dutton will not return after Season 5 of 'Yellowstone.'
The Lacs Explain ‘Dirt Rock’ and Why Country-Rap Is Here to Stay
“It's just like gritty. Dirty. Country. Mixed with rap," Sharpe says, describing their sub-genre.
Canaan Cox Tried to Warn Her! New ‘End Up in a Song’ Leads EP [Listen]
With "End Up in a Song," Canaan Cox fills a rarely visited space in country music.
Bailey Zimmerman’s ‘Religiously’ Is His Darkest Heartbreak Song Yet [Listen]
There is nothing reverential about Zimmerman's approach to country music, which is an asset.
Top 40 Country Songs for May 2023 [Power Rankings]
This monthly list of country music's Top 40 songs follows a transparent formula that amplifies fan opinion.
Watch Kris Kristofferson’s Sob-Worthy Performance at Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Party
The look on Kris Kristofferson's face is one of pure joy.
George Strait + Willie Nelson Singing ‘Pancho and Lefty’ Is Country Music Heaven [Watch]
Watch as Strait joins Nelson for "Pancho and Lefty" at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Dolly Parton Has Plans For Willie Nelson’ 90th Birthday
"Willie’s always been so generous and so supportive of me and I've always loved Willie and always will," Parton tells Taste of Country.