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
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‘Yellowstone': Walker’s Fate Revealed + Is ‘Bass Reeves’ Worth the Hype? [Dutton Rules]
Did Walker deserve this? Is 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' worth it?
Here’s Why Taylor Swift Won’t Be at Tonight’s Kansas City Chiefs Game
It all comes back to a tragedy.
Garth Brooks Recalls Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s Lesson for Trisha Yearwood
"President Carter calls Ms. Yearwood his second favorite Georgia peach."
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‘Yellowstone’ Season 2, Ep. 5 + 6 Preview: A Shocking Dutton Murder [Pictures]
No spoilers here, but we will warn you that Ep. 6 in particular is grisly.
4 New Country Music Tours Announced This Week (Nov. 11-17, 2023)
The surprise announcement comes from Oliver Anthony, who announced an international tour.
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Garth Brooks + Ronnie Dunn Weren’t Always This Good of Friends [Interview]
The two country music legends were chasing similar bars and honky-tonks near Tulsa, Okla., in the mid-80s.
![‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Pt. 4 Preview: A New Alliance [Pictures]](http://townsquare.media/site/204/files/2023/11/attachment-bassreeves_104_ls_0329_1327-1_rt_f.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Pt. 4 Preview: A New Alliance [Pictures]
If anything is clear after watching Lawmen: Bass Reeves it's that he has more enemies than friends.
Jelly Roll Opens Up About CMAs Performance With Wynonna: ‘I Could Feel It’
Jelly Roll knew something was wrong, but says that's missing the point.
15 Country Legends Who’ve Never Won a Grammy Award, Ranked
These 15 singers are a collective 0-92!
Mark Chesnutt Opens Up About Health Battle: ‘The Fight Is Over’
In a note posted to social media, he admits he’s been “struggling with a battle that I’ve fought to overcome for many years on my own.”