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Keith released his first album in 1993 and was known for the hits “Red Solo Cup” and “I Wanna Talk About Me”. In 2022, he revealed that he had stomach cancer.
Evan Agostini
Singer Toby Keith died this Monday of stomach cancer.
The news of the singer’s death was announced on the artist’s website, with a photograph of him accompanied by a text that said “Toby Keith died peacefully tonight, February 5th, surrounded by his family. He fought his fight with grace and courage. For Please respect the family’s privacy at this time.”
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Keith is survived by his wife, Tricia, and three children, Shelley, Krystal and Stelan.
The singer revealed that he had stomach cancer in 2022.
In September 2023, he performed at the People’s Choice Country Awards, performing the song “Don’t Let the Old Man In”, also receiving the Country Icon Award.
Keith released his first album in 1993 and was known for the hits “Red Solo Cup” and “I Wanna Talk About Me”. Your song from 2002 “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)”released following the September 11 attacks, established its status within country music.
The singer gave hundreds of concerts for the US military on various overseas missions, including in Afghanistan and Iraq, and at events for Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama and George W. Bush. He was also known for offer wheelchairs to war veterans at their concerts.
In 2021, during Trump’s term, was awarded the National Medal of Artsan award that the National Endowment for the Arts describes as “the largest award that the American government can award to an artist”.