W.R.-Dukes-Obituary

W.R. Tony Dukes

Irving, Texas

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IRVING W.R. "Tony" Dukes, afficionado of guitars, bows, guns and God, and one of the last real Texas bluesmen, left us with incredible memories on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at the age of 60. Tony was born April 15, 1952, to the late Faye and Nelson Dukes in Brady, Texas. His life and involvement in...

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in my eyes youll always be the ling of blues. rock n roll out that red carpet saint peter, sir tony blues man dukes coming your way.

rocking in paridise mr. blue. we will never forget you. beth and jason

Hey Tony rest your talent my friend love ya Spike Dallas Texas

I know you and Randy are having quite the conversation about old Paint Rock times and music.....bless you as I know you two were able to communicate with each other before Randy's death in September.

Tony was a neighbor and friend to me back in the 60's. Joe Dell(bass), Bubba Crunk(drummer)and I (guitar)had a local band called the CONTINENTALS and I hope we did something to inspire Tony to pursue the music he loved so much. My first two guitars were Gibson Melody Maker models. We had a old 47' Buick hears and traveled as far as Brownwood in that band wagon to play for dances. I didn't realize back then that Tony may have been watching us and something attracted him to the music...