Duke Oursler is a country musician, singer & songwriter, born the son of an
oil pumper on the plains of Southwest, Kansas. Duke grew up in the
windswept prairies of Finney County hunting pheasants and jackrabbits
along the dry bottom of the Arkansas river. Duke Currently resides in
central IL.
His thoughtful, honest and direct lyrics speak to the experiences, virtues
and vices of midwestern life. His unique brand of American country music
celebrate hard working blue-collar life and often a critiques the notion of the
“American Dream” by contrasting economic and cultural tropes against
unifying and spiritual stories of love, loss and family found in rural America.
With honesty, authenticity and whit, Duke and his band The American
Dream deliver an energetic live performance belting stories of America's
Heartland. Their live performance is professional, and thoughtful mix of his
original country rock music as well as a few select covers. Duke has been
writing and playing his original music for the past two decades and has
shared the stage with many regional and national acts such as Aaron
Watson, Kin Faux, Cody Canada, Joe Stamm, Chicago Farmer, Them
Coulee Boys and others.