Michael Lee Stancil comes from a very musical family. At the age of 14, he started singing in church. Michael seemed to have a comfortable stage presence and a natural ability to perform. While in high school he started playing night clubs, even though he wasn't old enough to get in, he was still being pursued with offers of performing in these places. At this time he started songwriting. In 2004, he met another singer/songwriter and formed the country music duo Buck and Duke.
