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
Jelly Roll (Kindly) Puts Legal Karen in Her Place
Jelly Roll said, in essence, chill out, Karen.
Top 40 Country Songs for October 2024 [Power Rankings]
Including Luke Combs' most rocking single to date.
Garth Brooks + Trisha Yearwood on Kris Kristofferson’s Death: ‘This One Hurt’ [Exclusive]
"This one hurt. This is a tough one. This is a legend that was lost," she says.
Here Are the Lyrics to Jelly Roll, MGK, ‘Lonely Road’
Melodically, country fans will hear the 1971 hit with each chorus, but the verses find the two crossover singers going deep into longing and sorrow.
Fans Are Loving Jelly Roll + MGK’s ‘Tonight Show’ Performance of ‘Lonely Road’ [Watch]
"This is the best performance I’ve ever seen on late night TV," one MGK fan said.
Dylan Marlowe Admits He Almost Gave Up on ‘Boys Back Home’ [Listen]
Plus, why collaborating with another Dylan made perfect sense.
Morgan Wallen Drops Massive Donation for Hurricane Helene Relief
"Those hills and hollers are very important to me in so many ways,"
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.
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.
Watch Kris Kristofferson’s Sob-Worthy Final Performance, at Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Party
The look on Kris Kristofferson's face is one of pure joy.