WE’LL DO ALL THAT COMING UP HERE IN A FEW MINUTES JONATHAN. THANK YOU BELOVED SINGER, SONGWRITER AND OKLAHOMAN TOBY KEITH PASSING AWAY OVERNIGHT. THE COUNTRY SUPERSTAR WAS JUST 62 YEARS OLD AND FIGHTING STOMACH CANCER. AND THIS MORNING WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE AS WE REMEMBER HIM. AND TAKE A LOOK BACK AT HOW HE GAVE BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY. SO LET’S GO OUTSIDE TO KOCO AUDREY GOODSON, WHO HAS A LOOK AT HIS LEGACY. WE. KYLIE AND ALEJANDRA. GOOD MORNING. THE MUSIC WORLD AND OKLAHOMA HAS LOST SUCH A LEGEND OVERNIGHT. TOBY KEITH WAS JUT 62 YEARS OLD WHEN HE PASSED AWAY OVERNIGHT, HIS FAMILY POSTING THIS ON FACEBOOK MOURNING HIS LOSS. THIS COMING LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER IT HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT KEITH HAD STOMACH CANCER. THE COUNTRY MUSIC ICON WAS WAS BORN IN CLINTON, BUT HIS PARENTS MOVED TO MOORE WHEN HE WAS YOUNG. HIS 1993 DEBUT ALBUM, PRODUCED A NUMBER ONE COUNTRY HIT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A COWBOY, AND MANY OF HIS SONGS REFLECT GROWING UP RIGHT HERE IN THE SOONER STATE. OKLAHOMA HAS STAYED HIS HOME THROUGHOUT HIS FAME, AND BY THE END OF 2011, HE HAD 20 NUMBER ONE BILLBOARD COUNTRY HITS. THIS MORNING WE’VE TALKED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ABOUT THE LEGACY THIS FAMOUS ALUMNI LEAVES BEHIND. THERE’S GOING TO BE A WHOLE, UH, HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, WITH HIS PASSING AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, JUST, YOU KNOW, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH, UH, WITH HIS FAMILY. I’VE ALSO TALKED TO BARRY SWITZER THIS MORNING, WHO WAS A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF TOBY KEITH’S. HE TELLS ME THAT HE’S NOT QUITE READY TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS QUITE YET, BUT HE’S WISHING HIS FAMILY A
Oklahoman and country music star Toby Keith dies at 62
The singer died while surrounded by family
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Updated: 2:49 PM CST Feb 6, 2024
Oklahoma native and country music superstar Toby Keith has died at the age of 62 after a battle with stomach cancer. His official Facebook account posted early Tuesday morning, saying he died peacefully Monday night, surrounded by his family. | MORE | Oklahoma leaders, music stars react to death of country legend Toby KeithThe singer – known for songs like "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," "Should've Been a Cowboy," "I Love This Bar," "Cryin' for Me," "How Do You Like Me Now?!," "I Wanna Talk About Me" and "Red Solo Cup" and – revealed in 2022 that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Last year, he received the Country Icon Award at the People's Choice Country Awards. "He fought his fight with grace and courage," Keith's official Facebook account posted.Keith was born on July 8, 1961, in Clinton, and he and his family moved to Moore when he was young. He graduated from Moore High School in 1979 and went on to work in the oil fields before playing semiprofessional football for the Oklahoma City Drillers. In the mid-1980s, Keith was focused on music and traveled a bar circuit through the region with his Easy Money Band. He played small venues until a 1993 debut album featured "Should've Been a Cowboy," which turned into a No. 1 country song. | REMEMBERING TOBY KEITH | Looking back at songs that made the Oklahoma native a country music superstarMany of Keith's songs reflected his upbringing and perception of Oklahoma culture. Throughout his fame, the country music superstar made Oklahoma his headquarters and lived near Moore. By the end of 2011, Keith had 20 No. 1 Billboard Country hits. He earned numerous awards and honors from the Academy of Country Music – including Entertainer of the Year in 2002 and 2003 – the Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, the People Choice Awards and the Nashville Songwriters Association International Awards.| MORE | Toby Keith leads 'Should've Been a Cowboy' at Eskimo Joe's after Bedlam basketball in 2023Keith was a diehard University of Oklahoma fan, often appearing on the sidelines of football games and other sporting events. Keith is survived by his wife, Tricia, three children and four grandchildren.Top Headlines Black History Month: This Black-owned bank is celebrating 100 years in business Swadley's says Oklahoma owes them money after state park debacle ‘Wonderful puppy won’t be defined by his disability:’ German shepherd gets prosthetic paw Oklahoma woman frustrated, upset after receiving ambulance bill she said she shouldn't have been issued
Oklahoma native and country music superstar Toby Keith has died at the age of 62 after a battle with stomach cancer.
His official Facebook account posted early Tuesday morning, saying he died peacefully Monday night, surrounded by his family.
| MORE | Oklahoma leaders, music stars react to death of country legend Toby Keith
The singer – known for songs like "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," "Should've Been a Cowboy," "I Love This Bar," "Cryin' for Me," "How Do You Like Me Now?!," "I Wanna Talk About Me" and "Red Solo Cup" and – revealed in 2022 that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Last year, he received the Country Icon Award at the People's Choice Country Awards.
"He fought his fight with grace and courage," Keith's official Facebook account posted.
Keith was born on July 8, 1961, in Clinton, and he and his family moved to Moore when he was young. He graduated from Moore High School in 1979 and went on to work in the oil fields before playing semiprofessional football for the Oklahoma City Drillers.
In the mid-1980s, Keith was focused on music and traveled a bar circuit through the region with his Easy Money Band. He played small venues until a 1993 debut album featured "Should've Been a Cowboy," which turned into a No. 1 country song.
| REMEMBERING TOBY KEITH | Looking back at songs that made the Oklahoma native a country music superstar
Many of Keith's songs reflected his upbringing and perception of Oklahoma culture. Throughout his fame, the country music superstar made Oklahoma his headquarters and lived near Moore.
By the end of 2011, Keith had 20 No. 1 Billboard Country hits. He earned numerous awards and honors from the Academy of Country Music – including Entertainer of the Year in 2002 and 2003 – the Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, the People Choice Awards and the Nashville Songwriters Association International Awards.
| MORE | Toby Keith leads 'Should've Been a Cowboy' at Eskimo Joe's after Bedlam basketball in 2023
Keith was a diehard University of Oklahoma fan, often appearing on the sidelines of football games and other sporting events.
Keith is survived by his wife, Tricia, three children and four grandchildren.
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