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’s Take on Bad Fan Behavior May Not Be Popular
Is fan behavior at an all-time low, or are artists being a little bit soft?
New Jelly Roll Song Introduces Apple Music’s Lost & Found Program
A swampy, country-blues shuffle backs the singer as he gets honest about how his raising can hold him back at times.
Here’s How Jelly Roll’s Wife Reacted to His Haircut [Watch]
Miranda Lambert is a big fan too, but her reaction was a bit more appropriate.
Jelly Roll’s Praise for Wife Bunnie Leaves Her in Tears
"The truth is, I’ve never been moved more by a story than the story of my wife."
Jelly Roll Breaks Down Helping a Family in Pain [Watch]
“She said it was like getting a chance to hug (her son) again."
Jelly Roll Tips Fast Food Teens $1,000 + Their Reaction Is Insane [Watch]
It's clear the money will bring these kids way more happiness than it brought him.
Jelly Roll, ‘Whitsitt Chapel’ — 13 Songs, 22 Easter Eggs [Album Review]
Like the subtle hat tips to Outkast, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and more.
This ‘Jelly Roll: Save Me’ Documentary Scene Will Rip Your Heart Out
You think you're done with the hard stuff and then, bam!
The ‘Jelly Roll: Save Me’ Documentary Trailer Doesn’t Hold Back [Watch]
“It is so honest and raw," he says. "I think somewhere along this journey in the last year, I might have not realized the impact that we’ve been having."
Jelly Roll Isn’t Allowed to See His ‘Save Me’ Documentary Early
He did see a two-minute teaser, however, and it left him in tears.
Jelly Roll’s Wife Shares Something We Just Can’t Unsee
"I'm a human Chia Pet. Just put water on me papa," he boasted.
Jerry Springer Dead at 79
“He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on,” a spokesperson says.