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Toby Keith was remembered in a series of poignant tributes at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday night (07.04.24). The country music star died on February 5 at the age of 62 following a battle with stomach cancer and his friends and family attended the ceremony to raise a toast to him in red cups - a reference to his 2011 track 'Red Solo Cup' - in an emotional moment at the prizegiving at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Former baseball star Roger Clemens led the toast, addressing Keith's three children - Krystal, Shelley and Stelen - as well as his wife Tricia Lucus, saying: "Thank you for shar...
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Toby Keith's family will remember him at a private funeral later this month. The country music star died on February 5 at the age of 62 following a battle with stomach cancer and now his loved ones have confirmed his funeral will take place in mid-February and will be attended by close friends, relatives and bandmates only - but a more open memorial service is being planned for later in the year. They said in a statement: "The Covel Family is hosting a private funeral service for family, band and crew only in mid-February. A memorial service to honour Toby will be announced only on Keith's soc...
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Toby Keith's son has paid tribute to his late father with a poignant Instagram post. The 62-year-old singer earlier this week, two-and-a-half years after he was diagnosed with stomach cancer and his son Stelen Covel took to social media to remember his dad. Stelen wrote: "You are the strongest man I have ever known. A fighter. A true titan of your industry. My guiding star. My coach. My hero. "An embodiment of the American Spirit. "You are a man whose strength, prowess, and talent could only be trumped by his ability to be a father and husband. "Your impact is forever stamped on the world and ...
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Toby Keith reflected on one of the first songs he wrote days before his death. The 62-year-old singer died of stomach cancer on Monday (05.02.24) and a video he recently shared showed him opening up about how he penned a tune about heartache when he was aged 14. He said: “The first song I ever wrote, I was 14 or 15 years old, it was called ‘If You Had an Out of Heartache’ – it wasn’t bad, it was structured right, but it weren’t very good either. “But the people round here, when I played it, they were like, ‘Wow, that’s a great song.’ “It’s just a song, that was 5,000 songs ago.” Toby’s final I...
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Carrie Underwood has led tributes to late country star Toby Keith. Immediately after news broke the 62-year-old singer had died of stomach cancer on Monday (05.02.24), ‘Before He Cheats’ performer Carrie posted an Instagram tribute to him. She said on Instagram: “Saddle up the horses, Jesus, ’cause a true blue COWBOY just made his ride up to heaven!!! “Introduce him to all the Okies and sign that boy up for the choir! We’re gonna miss you, Toby, but my heart has no doubt that you are standing in the presence of our King right now!!! “See you again someday, friend.” Carrie included a carousel o...
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Toby Keith has died at the age of 62. The country music legend - who was known for hits like 'How Do You Like Me Now?!' and 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' - was diagnosed with stomach cancer in autumn 2021 and lost his battle with the disease on Monday (05.02.024), a post to his social media page has confirmed. A statement posted to his X/Twitter page read: "Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family. He fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his family at this time,’ the message read, giving no further details." The...
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Cancer-stricken country star Toby Keith has returned to the stage to play two pop -up concerts. The 61-year-old singer went public with his health crisis last year revealing he was diagnosed with stomach cancer in autumn 2021 and planned to step away from music to focus on undergoing surgery as well as rounds of chemo and radiation therapy - but he's now made good on a promise to return to the stage by playing two shows in his home state of Oklahoma over the Independence Day weekend. Toby performed a pair of two-and-a-half–hour gigs last Friday (30.06.23) and Saturday (01.07.23) at the Hollywo...
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A guitar owned by Jimi Hendrix is set to be auctioned for $1.25 million. The 'Voodoo Child' hitmaker – who died in 1970 aged 27 – played the 1961 Epiphone Wilshire in his early days with his group The King Kasuals, having traded in his Danelectro for the instrument when he was discharged from the army in 1962, paying just $65 for the instrument. The guitar was last for sale on the open market in 2008 and now auction house Moments in Time are selling it on behalf of a private collector, TMZ reports. The instrument comes with a photocopied letter of authenticity and a binder of reprinted photogr...
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A guitar bearing Taylor Swift's signature has sold at a cancer charity auction for a whopping $120,000. Country star Toby Keith and Friends hosted the 2023 OK Kids Korral auction, which raised an incredible $1.8 million for children battling the deadly disease, and the Grammy winner's instrument was the top seller. A personal dinner with Keith went for $70,000 and a fishing trip made $80,000. A guitar signed by country music superstars Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, and more also fetched $44,000. The Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Warriors’ Steph Curry, and Tiger Woods also offered up memor...
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Cancer-stricken country star Toby Keith is hoping to return to performing later this year. The 61-year-old singer with his health crisis last year revealing he was diagnosed with stomach cancer in autumn 2021 and planned to step away from music to focus on undergoing surgery as well as rounds of chemo and radiation therapy - but he's now revealed his illness is "in a real positive trend" and he's hoping to get back on stage. He told The Oklahoman: "I'm feeling pretty good.'Basically, everything is in a real positive trend. You never know with cancer, so you have to prepare." Toby went on to sa...
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