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
Did ‘1923’ Season 2 Get Canceled?
There is good news, bad news and sad news about Season 2 of 1923.
Taylor Swift Concerts Canceled After Terror Suspect Arrests
Police say the two men arrested had formed an allegiance with ISIS.
Two Country Singers Got in a Bar Fight + the Internet Is Loving It!
Country music fans still love a good ol' fashioned bar fight.
Willie Nelson To Miss Three More Outlaw Music Festival Tour Stops
There is some good news however.
Willie Nelson Fans Are Worried Sick After Another Canceled Concert
Fans turned to social media to express concern for the 91-year-old icon.
Wildest Backstage Tour Rider Requests: No. 7 Is a Stunner!
Candy, tuna and underwear — so much underwear — are all on the list.
Kevin Costner on ‘Yellowstone’ Return: ‘I’d Love to Do It’
Kevin Costner just bounced the ball into 'Yellowstone' and Taylor Sheridan's court.
‘1923’ Star Cole Brings Plenty Is Missing
He plays Pete Plenty Clouds on 'Yellowstone' prequel '1923.'
‘Yellowstone’ Star Forrie J. Smith Kicked Off a Plane for Being Drunk
"They throw me off the plane because I'm drunk. Because you people won't stand up and tell everybody what bulls--t this is," he shouts.
Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Movie Trailer Drops: Everything You Need to Know [Watch]
'Horizon: An American Saga' is a mid-to-late 19th century look at expansion in the American West after the Civil War.
10 Things ‘American Idol’ Doesn’t Want You to Know
'American Idol' winners are on a very long losing streak.
Mojo Nixon Dies — Rockabilly Singer, SiriusXM Host Was 66
"Passing after a blazing show, a raging night, closing the bar, taking no prisoners + a good breakfast with bandmates and friends."