6 February 2024 at 09:50
Country singer Toby Keith has died
His family reports this on Instagram. He lived to be 62 years old.
– Toby fell asleep peacefully last night, surrounded by his family.
The country artist died of stomach cancer. He was diagnosed in 2021.
– He fought with dignity and courage.
In the same year, he was honored with the National Medals of Arts by then-President Donald Trump. The award is the highest an artist can receive from the US government.
In September last year, he was also honored with an icon award at the People’s Choice Country Awards in Nashville.
Keith grew up on a farm not far from Oklahoma City, and released his debut record in 1993. He has since had dozens of songs on the charts, and is known for songs such as “Red Solo Cup”, “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” , “He Ain’t Worth Missing” and “I Love This Bar”.
In 2009 he performed at the Nobel Concert in Oslo. It created a lot of criticism. The song “Courtesy of The Red, White & Blue” caused the American left to accuse the artist of supporting the later invasion of Iraq.