The country music star was 62 years old – The Hollywood Reporter
Toby Keith
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Toby Keith, the country music singer and songwriter known for his larger-than-life personality, died Monday. He was 62 years old.
Announcing his death, his official website said: “He passed away peacefully last night on February 5, surrounded by his family.” “He fought his battle with grace and courage.”
Keith was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2022.
The Nashville star’s hits included the likes of “Who’s Your Daddy?”, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” “Beer for My Horses” and “Made in America.”
Most recently, he performed at the People’s Choice Country Awards in September, when he received the Country Icon Award.
Keith often made headlines with political comments. In August 2008, for example, before Barack Obama became US president, the music star called him “the best Democratic candidate we have had since Bill Clinton.” He later expressed his admiration for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and said he had left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent.
Keith performed at President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in 2017.
After news of Keith’s death emerged overnight, tributes poured in from the country music world and beyond on Tuesday.
Toby Keith Covell was born on July 8, 1961 in Clinton, Oklahoma, and released his debut album in 1993 under the title… Toby Keith. He was signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 1998 and released the single “How Do You Like Me Now?!” In 1999.
Keith also has some acting credits. For example, he starred in television commercials for Telecom USA and Ford.
He appeared in the 2006 film Broken bridges, directed by Stephen Goldman and released by Paramount/CMT Films. The film takes place in a small town in Tennessee, where Keith plays Beau Price, a distressed country musician. The film stars Kelly Preston, Burt Reynolds, Tess Harper, and Lindsay Hawn.
Keith also co-wrote and starred in the 2008 film Beer for my horses, based on his 2003 hit with Willie Nelson for CMT Films and others, and distributed by Roadside Attractions in the U.S. Also featuring Claire Forlani, Rodney Carrington and Ted Nugent, the film tells the story of two friends who work as deputies at a small business. City, challenge the sheriff and embark on a road trip to rescue one of their friends from drug lord kidnappers.
The country music star’s feud with the Dixie Chicks over his song “Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American),” which he wrote in late 2001 and was inspired by the death of Keith’s father and the September 11 attacks, has also made its way into the music. date. Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines said Keith’s song was “ignorant, and makes country music look ignorant.” Keith then displayed a backdrop at his concerts showing a doctored photo of Maines with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. In 2003, Maines wore a T-shirt bearing the letters “FUTK” to the Academy of Country Music Awards. One rep said they stood for “Friends United in Truth and Kindness,” but later admitted they stood for “Fuck You Toby Keith.”
Keith also appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, then known as NWA-TNA. At the June 2002 show, he played “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” before being interrupted by wrestling star Jeff Jarrett. Keith entered later that night in the so-called “Gauntlet for the Gold” main event, eliminating Jarrett from the match. The following week, Keith helped another wrestler, Scott Hall, defeat Jarrett in a singles match.
