RIP Toby Keith, Passes Away at 62
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Country music needs more Toby Keith's and much less of the garbage that is out today.
This is so sad. He was one of the good ones. My first "real" job after college I would use Toby Keith's "Unleashed" album as the CD in my alarm clock for about 3 months straight. So he reminds me of my early 20's, my first office job, and the 2002 / 2003 period. I played that album on the way to work today. He will be missed.
Will pour out some liquor from a red solo cup in his honor
Never kept up with him, but 62 gets younger and younger. Hate to hear it. Stomach Cancer is a tough one.
His true name was Kunta Kinte. Let no one forget that. RIP, you lion.
Drunkenly singing “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue” with 100 or so other Marines in the barracks the night before we deployed to Iraq in ‘06 is one of the fondest memories of my time served.
Pretty wild to think that now Toby is hanging out with Mohammed Atta and the ole gang up in Heaven, sharing some brewskis, having the whole i win some/you win some mutual respect thing being shared and getting past that initial awkwardness. Maybe Toby's writing a new song with them this very second.
Yeah, I knew nothing about Keith other than he was a country singer, but cancer is a ***** that doesn't care about your age, wealth status or demographic.
Loved Toby Keith. Great American and loved his music from all the way back in the 90's when he first hit the scene. Sad to see him go. From what I've heard it wasn't uncommon for him to go to local bars after shows or between shows and break out his guitar for some impromptu singing with the locals.
A guy I played golf with who lived in San Antonio all his life said he didn't know a single George Strait song. I was utterly baffled.........until about an hour later when he revealed his politics. lol. Then I got it. He probably knew many of them but wouldn't dare let on that he did.
He seemed so young and healthy when singing "Come on get happy!"
His “Ill never smoke weed with Willie again” song was great.
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Willie can outsmoke anyone. Even heard Snoop Dogg in an interview say that Willie was the only person he could not outsmoke.
That's bizarre. Why would you be baffled about that? I know who George Strait is but couldn't name a single song he does. I know some of the songs by the old artists, but that's about it. My parents listened to big band/swing and some jazz, and growing up in the 60s and 70s, I was listening to rock and blues, and that's still what I listen to today, along with some jazz.
Huh? How does one correlate to the other? I know zero George Straight songs, but it has nothing to do with my political views.
Simple...
I'm Libertarian, I like the Megadeth song "Hook In Mouth", a song in which the chorus spells "FREEDOM".
I know a guy who went to UNC, he listens to Pink Floyd - you know, they don't need no education...
Do you live in Texas? LOL, no you don't. A golfer in Texas saying he knows no George Strait is exactly what I thought he'd be.
George Straight is quintessential Texas. Even if he couldn’t name a song, he’s definitely heard them. Just needs to be told who it is.
Stomach cancer sounds awful. It's how Ronnie James Dio went as well. I stayed away from 90s country growing up but Keith was definitely one of the pillars of the genre and seemed like a great dude to boot.
