Country singer Toby Keith dies | EUROtoday

DThe American nation musician Toby Keith is useless. He died peacefully on Monday (native time) surrounded by his household, in accordance with a message on his web site and his verified social networks. The Oklahoma-born singer and songwriter was 62 years outdated.

Keith made it public in 2022 that he had abdomen most cancers and was being handled with chemotherapy and radiation after surgical procedure. He fought the battle in opposition to most cancers with grace and braveness, the assertion continued.

As a younger man within the oil fields

His hits embrace songs like “How Do You Like Me Now?!”, “Should've Been a Cowboy,” “Who's Your Daddy?”, “Made in America” and “Beer for My Horses,” a duet with nation music star Willie Nelson. He additionally appeared within the movie of the identical title. His first album was launched in 1993. According to media studies, he made it to the highest of the Billboard nation charts twenty occasions and bought round 40 million data worldwide.

The New York Times referred to as him one of many best nation musicians of the previous three many years. In December he gave a number of concert events in Las Vegas. In September 2023, in accordance with CNN, he appeared on the People's Choice Country Awards and was awarded an award.

Keith, who labored within the oil fields as a younger man and later moved to Nashville to strive his luck as a musician, just lately instructed Oklahoma station News 9, “Cancer is a roller coaster.” His household and his religion are serving to him deal with therapy and to get via the sickness. He himself supported a basis for kids with most cancers, it was mentioned.