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Taylor Made Member Brian Duckworth Dies at 56

His life as a touring sibling in Taylor Made and a longtime dump‑truck operator underscores the working‑class roots of independent country acts.

Overview

  • Brian Duckworth, a singer who performed with his sister Wendy Williams and brother Greg Duckworth in the band Taylor Made, died at his home in Clarksburg, West Virginia on Monday, Sept. 7; he was 56.
  • The family has not released a cause of death and reporters have relied on the obituary and relatives’ statements for details.
  • Duckworth will be laid to rest at Floral Hills Memorial Garden on Monday, Sept. 14, according to the family announcement.
  • Taylor Made rose in the early 2010s with the 2012 single “Things You Don’t Grow Out Of” and was named MusicRow’s Independent Artist of the Year in 2013, and the siblings opened for acts such as Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert.
  • Family tributes emphasize Duckworth’s dual life as a musician and a longtime dump‑truck operator nicknamed the “Truck Boss,” and note he is survived by his wife Tina Scheuvront Duckworth, six children, grandchildren, and multiple siblings.