Tobey keith biography
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Toby Keith
American singer (–)
For the skiva, see Toby Keith (album).
Toby Keith Covel (July 8, – February 5, ) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman.
Keith released his chart-topping debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy", in During the s, Keith released his first four studio albums, each of which earned gold or higher certification. Keith's breakthrough single, "How Do You Like Me Now?!", was the title track to his album How Do You Like Me Now?! The single was the number one country song of Keith's next three albums were certified 4× Platinum, and each skiva produced three number one singles. In , Keith founded the label Show Dog Nashville, which later became Show Dog-Universal Music. Keith also made his acting debut in , starring in the film Broken Bridges. He co-starred with comedian Rodney Carrington in the film Beer for My Horses, inspired by his song "Beer for My Horses".
In all, Keith released 19 studio
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Toby Keith News: Late Singer Honored at ACM Awards
One of the biggest celebrations of country music is honoring one of the genre’s late stars. At the ACM Awards on May 16, Jason Aldean is performing a tribute to Toby Keith, who died in early February at age 62 after a years-long battle with stomach cancer. Aldean is covering “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” which Keith wrote and released on his self-titled debut album from The track became his first No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs list.
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Throughout his three decades in the spotlight, Keith produced five albums that topped the Billboard , sold more than 25 million album copies, received seven Grammy Award nominations, and won 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, including two for Entertainer of the Year. His accomplishments earned Keith a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame as part of the class of The announcement arrived one day after his February 5 death with the induction cere
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Keith at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, | |
| Birth name | Toby Keith Covel |
| Born | ()July 8, Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, () (aged&#;62) Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | – |
| Labels | Mercury Records Nashville Polydor A&M DreamWorks Nashville Show Dog-Universal (formerly of Show Dog Nashville) |
| Website | |
Toby Keith Covel (July 8, – February 5, ) was an American country musicsinger-songwriter, record producer and actor.
Death
[change | change source]In June , Keith announced that he was diagnosed with stomach cancer six months before.[1] He died from the disease on February 5, in Oklahoma at the age of [2]
Albums
[change | change source]- Christmas albums