Ben Dukes (born March 20, 1979) is an American Country artist, songwriter, and actor.
His father worked for a textile company in town, and his mother was a writer for the local paper, the LaGrange Daily News.
His song, "I Can't Pray" and the accompanying video were voted by fans as a top pick in the online competition, and played on the national broadcast of the show.
Dukes appeared twice in opening sketches for the program, once as the “French Guitarist” and another time as the “Sinister Man” incoherently questioning the host, Craig Ferguson before the start of the show.
[4] The title track, “Walkin Thru Hell” was nominated for Best Country Song by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.