{"id":56970,"date":"2024-02-06T13:52:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/country-music-legend-toby-keith-dies-at-62\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:52:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:52:05","slug":"country-music-legend-toby-keith-dies-at-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/country-music-legend-toby-keith-dies-at-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music legend Toby Keith dies at 62"},"content":{"rendered":"
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American\u00a0country music singer, songwriter and actor, Toby Keith lost his three-year-long battle with stomach cancer on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As announced on his official website and social media channels, country music legend Toby Keith, who gave the most-played song of the \u201990s in the genre with his debut single \u2018Should\u2019ve Been a Cowboy\u2019<\/em>, breathed his last yesterday night. The 62-year-old was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cToby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5, surrounded by his family,\u201d the statement on his social media read. \u201cHe fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his family at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pertinent to note here that Keith first confirmed his cancer diagnosis in June 2022, when he wrote, \u201cI\u2019ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keith performed for the first time since his diagnosis in September last year,\u00a0at the People\u2019s Choice Country Awards, where he received the Country Icon Award.<\/p>\n

Born in Clinton, Oklahoma, on July 8, 1961, Keith started his musical career at the young age of 20, when he formed the band Easy Money, with his friends.<\/p>\n

The big break for the singer came when a flight attendant gave his demo tape to Mercury Records\u2019 chief, who signed Keith for his debut single \u2018Should\u2019ve Been a Cowboy\u2019,\u00a0<\/em>released in 1993.<\/p>\n

The chartbuster reached No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s country songs chart before it became the most-played song of the decade in the genre.<\/p>\n

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Keith is survived by his wife Tricia Lucus, their three children Shelley, Krystal and Stelen, and four grandchildren.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n