Billy Dukes

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.

Morgan Wallen Drops Massive Donation for Hurricane Helene Relief

"Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways,"

Remember How Blake Shelton Was Invited to Join the Grand Ole Opry?

With an assist from Trace Adkins, Shelton was asked to join the Grand Ole Opry on Sept. 28, 2010.

The Stunning Reason Why Kris Kristofferson Quit Drinking

Throughout the '60s and '70s, he subscribed to the theory that all serious artists were self-destructive.

All About Kris Kristofferson’s 3 Wives, 8 Kids + Famous Girlfriends

Including a country hitmaker, an acting legend and a rocker who died of an overdose.

Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood ‘I’m Gonna Love You’ Is an Instant Wedding Classic [Listen]

"Stars are gonna light up a midnight sky / The sun's gonna burn on the Fourth of July / Tides are gonna turn with the pull of the moon / And I'm gonna love you," he sings.