Toby Keith
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American country music singer and actor (1961–2024)
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Toby Keith was an American male country music artist whose professional career spanned from 1993 to 2024. Born on July 8, 1961, he passed away on February 5, 2024. His musical output is categorized under contemporary country and pop genres. He maintained an official website and had a social media following of 1,250,503.
Keith’s discography includes works such as *American Soldier*, *Toby Keith Guitar Collection (Songbook)*, *Selections from Toby Keith 35 Biggest Hits*, and *The Best of Toby Keith*. Open Library records nine works associated with his name, while Crossref lists five. On Last.fm, his music has been played 19,248,813 times by 1,101,057 listeners. His profile is referenced by 1,327 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- Toby Keith Covel , ( 1961-07-08 ) July 8, 1961, Clinton, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Died
- February 5, 2024 (2024-02-05) (aged 62), Oklahoma, U.S.
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actor record producer businessman
- Years active
- 1993–2024
- Political party
- Independent (from 2008)
- Other political affiliations
- Democratic (until 2008)
- Spouse
- Tricia Lucus ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Children
- 3, including Krystal
- Genres
- Country
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Labels
- Mercury Nashville Polydor A&M DreamWorks Nashville Show Dog-Universal Music (formerly Show Dog Nashville)
- Website
- tobykeith .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Toby
- Family name
- Keith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clinton
- Place of death
- Oklahoma
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Free Will Baptist
- Field of work
- country music
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Universal Music Group Nashville
- Official website
- www.tobykeith.com
- Image
- Toby Keith DA-SD-07-31207 (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Toby Keith
- date of birth
- 1961-07-08
- Commons gallery
- Toby Keith
- topic has template
- Template:Toby Keith
- name in native language
- Toby Keith
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- social media followers
- 1235665
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2024-02-05
- end of work period
- 2024-00-00
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. He began using the stage name Toby Keith early in his music career.
Keith released his chart-topping debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy", in 1993. During the 1990s, 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 1999 album How Do You Like Me Now?! The single was the number one country song of 2000. Keith's next three albums were certified 4× Platinum, and each album produced three number one singles. In 2005, Keith founded the label Show Dog Nashville, which later became Show Dog-Universal Music. Keith also made his acting debut in 2006, starring in the film Broken Bridges. He co-starred with comedian Rodney Carrington in the 2008 film Beer for My Horses, inspired by his song "Beer for My Horses".
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