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Toby Keith

Toby Keith's Genre:

Contemporary Country, New Traditionalist, Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country

Biography

Toby Keith spent the '90s as a solid, workmanlike country star who met with considerable chart success, yet never quite broke free of the neo-traditionalist pack to become a household name like Garth Brooks or Alan Jackson. That all changed in 2002 when he recorded "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," a response to September 11 that became one of country's most highly charged political statements since Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee." The media furor ensured that even people with no knowledge of country music still knew him as "the guy with the 'boot in the ass' song," and helped make Keith a genuine phenomenon. Yet he'd been recording for nearly a decade prior and already had several chart-topping country singles to his credit.

Keith was born Toby Keith Covel in Clinton, Oklahoma, in 1961 and grew up mostly on a farm in Moore, near the outskirts of Oklahoma City. He took up guitar at age eight, inspired by the country musicians who played at the supper club his grandmother ran. He listened to his father's Bob Wills records and fell in love with Haggard's music. He worked as a rodeo hand while in high school, and after graduation, he found work in the nearby oil fields. In the meantime, he formed the Easy Money Band and played Alabama-style country-rock in area honky tonks. After about three years, the oil industry hit a major downturn, and Keith turned to playing semipro football for a USFL farm team, even trying out (unsuccessfully) for the short-lived league's Oklahoma City franchise. Following two years as a football player, Keith decided to focus on music and adopted a much more rigorous touring schedule. He cut a few records for local indie labels, and his demo tape eventually found its way to onetime Alabama producer Harold Shedd, who helped Keith land a deal with Mercury.

Keith's self-titled debut album was released in 1993 and made him an out-of-the-box success with its chart-topping single "Should've Been a Cowboy." Three more songs from the record -- "Wish I Didn't Know Now," "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action," and "He Ain't Worth Missing" -- made the Top Five, and the album sold over two million copies. "Who's That Man," the lead single from his second album, Boomtown, was released in late 1994 and became his second number one; Boomtown hit stores in early 1995 and went gold on the strength of further Top Ten hits "Upstairs Downtown" and "You Ain't Much Fun." Keith followed it later that year with the holiday record Christmas to Christmas and returned with the proper album Blue Moon in 1996. Its first two singles, "A Woman's Touch" and "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You," went Top Ten, and the third, "Me Too," gave Keith his third number one, also helping the album go platinum. Released in 1997, Dream Walkin' marked his first collaboration with prolific producer James Stroud, with whom he would work regularly from then on. "We Were in Love" and the title track were both Top Five hits, as was "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying," a duet with Sting. However, Keith longed for an even bigger breakthrough, and he was growing dissatisfied with Mercury's promotional efforts. In 1999, he left the label and followed Stroud over to the Nashville division of DreamWorks.

Keith's label debut, How Do You Like Me Now?!, appeared in late 1999 and started to bring him the wider recognition he felt poised for. The title cut went to number one on the country charts and brought him his first Top 40 pop hit; its follow-up, "Country Comes to Town," went Top Five, and "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" also hit number one. Overall, the album had a rough, brash attitude that helped give Keith a stronger identity as a performer. It was also the first to bring him those long-desired major industry awards, when in 2001 the Academy of Country Music named him Male Vocalist of the Year and named How Do You Like Me Now?! its Album of the Year. In the meantime, Keith became more visible in the mainstream media, making cameos on Touched by an Angel and in a Dukes of Hazzard TV reunion movie as well as co-starring in a series of telephone commercials. Later in 2001, his follow-up album, Pull My Chain, became his first to top the country charts and also his first Top Ten pop album. It spun off three number one singles: "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight," "I Wanna Talk About Me," and "My List."

Keith was already a burgeoning superstar when he recorded "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" in the summer of 2002. A raging response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, the song struck a fierce chord with aggressively patriotic listeners, while others condemned it as knee-jerk jingoism. The whole controversy came to a head when ABC News anchor Peter Jennings objected to Keith's scheduled performance on a network Fourth of July schedule. Keith was axed from the guest list, and the ensuing media flap proved to be a publicity coup. Meanwhile, the song went to number one on the country charts and crossed over into the pop Top 25. All of this set the stage for Unleashed, which sold like hotcakes upon its release later in 2002, debuting at number one on both the country and pop charts. "Who's Your Daddy?" was a number one country hit, and the Willie Nelson duet "Beer for My Horses" also made the country Top Ten.

In 2003 Keith released Shock'n Y'All, which, despite its title, was chock-full of enough rough-and-rowdy hits to once again connect hugely with heartland America. Honkytonk University followed in May 2005, the same year that Mercury released Chronicles, a collection of three of his biggest albums: Toby Keith, Boomtown, and Blue Moon. After departing from Universal and longtime producer Stroud, Keith established his own company, Show Dog Nashville, and in 2006 released the label's first record, the number two hit White Trash with Money. A year later he released Big Dog Daddy, the first album he produced himself, and also a holiday album, A Classic Christmas. Keith continued his steady pace over the next few years, releasing That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy in 2008, American Ride in 2009, and Bullets in the Gun in 2010. Clancy's Tavern, which appeared in 2011, was inspired by his grandmother’s club that he visited frequently as a child. Keith was also selected as Artist of the Decade at the American Country Awards in December of 2011. Clancy's Tavern gave Keith a pair of hits in "Made in America" and "Red Solo Cup" -- the former topped Billboard's country charts; the latter reached the Billboard Top 40 -- and in the fall of 2012 he returned with another new album, Hope on the Rocks, which was preceded by the single "I Like Girls That Drink Beer." ~ Steve Huey

AOL Radio Stations Toby Keith is Featured on (20)

Thunder On The Mountain 2013

June 6th – 8th, 2013 marks the inaugural year for Thunder on the Mountain. The fest is loaded with an all-star lineup--including Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, and Justin Moore. Situated on 650 acres of rolling hills and beautiful national forest, the three day event will feature 3 stages of music, over 40 musical acts, outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking and rafting, and a boot scootin’ good time!

Party Country

This is Party Country on Slacker Radio. It's a party radio station featuring your favorite Country hits so shake your Honkytonk Badonkadonk and have fun.

Stagecoach 2013

Toby Keith, the Zac Brown Band and Lady Antebellum will co-headline the 2013 edition of the Stagecoach festival on April 26-28 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, also the site of the Coachella festival. This year's Stagecoach lineup also includes Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Thompson Square, Tanya Tucker, Rodney Atkins, Hank Williams, Jr., Dwight Yoakam, and more! If you cant make it out to the desert for the festival, Slacker's got you covered--hear the entire lineup here!

Top 50 Country songs of 2012

Join Lauren from Slacker Radio's New Country and Country Hits stations as she returns to host the countdown of the Top 50 Country songs of 2012. This countdown represents the most Hearted, most listened to, and most searched for Country songs of 2012 on Slacker Radio. If you enjoy listening to Lauren on Slacker's New Country and Country Hits, you’ll love counting down the top 50 of 2012 with her!

Country Christmas

Get in the spirit of the season with Country Christmas on Slacker Radio. You'll hear all the holiday standards and new seasonal releases from today's biggest country stars including Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Alan Jackson and Rascal Flatts--plus classic artists like Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, Gene Autry and Merle Haggard.

4th of July Celebration

Celebrate the U.S.A. on the 4th of July with patriotic music and summer fun songs. Festive Independence Day hits, party oldies and stirring marches. 4th of July Celebration on Slacker is your soundtrack to the holiday weekend and America’s independence.

Top 50 Country Songs of 2011

Award winning DJ Cindy Spicer is your host for this countdown of the 50 most popular Country songs from 2011. Cindy spent time with and interviewed many of these artists in 2011, giving her a unique perspective into the world of New Country. As with all Slacker Radio countdowns, this list was determined by you and millions of Slacker Radio listeners- based on the most Hearted, most listened to, and most searched for Country songs on Slacker Radio in 2011.

50 Most Embarrassing Facebook Songs

Behold! The Top 50 songs that you would never want your Facebook friends to know that you secretly love! Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, authors of the best seller "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of Music Video Revolution," guide you through an unlikely assortment of boy bands, hair metal and misogynistic rappers. Enjoy (privately)!

'90s Country

The popularity of country music exploded in the 1990's fueled by new artists like Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, and Brooks and Dunn. They not only changed the sound of country music, but created a whole new generation of country fans. Hear the biggest country songs from one of the biggest decades in country music on 90's Country on Slacker Radio.

55 Songs You Think Suck

There are songs that instinctively make the collective eyeballs of music fans roll. Upon closer listen, some of these iconic and/or lame musical moments are actually (drumroll please)…quite excellent. With this in mind, we asked Slacker listeners on Facebook for their picks and then tasked our pop culture experts Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks to deliver an official countdown of the 55 Songs That You Think Suck…But Don't. Check it out and let us know if you agree with our findings!

Country

Country on Slacker Radio plays the biggest country hits of the '90s and today with a few of the all-time favorites sprinkled in just to make things interesting! Country is the number one music choice in America and this fun, up-tempo blend of music will keep your boots scootin'! You’ll hear all of the big artists of today including Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts mixed in with all-time greats like George Strait, Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire.

No Drama

Introducing No Drama Radio, brought to you by Cars.com. They've taken the Drama out of car shopping, now we’re taking the drama out of your music by bringing you a station full of mellow, feel good, happy-go-lucky tracks. Brought to you by Cars.com. ALL DRIVE. No Drama.

Country Hits

Slacker Radio DJ Lauren is your host for Country Hits. This music genre dominates from coast to coast. Music of our lives, the good, the bad, the love, the loss. The story-telling is what separates it from others, yet links the artist and listener. It has come a long way. From the Appalachians to sold out stadiums around the world.

Outlaw Country

Outlaw Country on Slacker Radio features the Outlaws that started it all including Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and today's Outlaws that buck the Nashville standards.

Country Love

Country music is the music of our lives; the good, the bad, love, and loss. Country Love on Slacker Radio takes the best of Country and focuses only on the love songs: old fashion All-American love stories. Country Love on Slacker Radio plays everything from today’s superstars to yesterday’s timeless country. Fall in love with the boy or girl next door all over again. If you already enjoy Country on Slacker Radio, this is your Valentines Day soundtrack.

New Country

New Country on Slacker Radio plays the latest and greatest in the world of Country music. Lauren is your host and will guide you through the music from today's hottest Country stars like Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Rodney Atkins and Jason Aldean.

Classic Country

Classic Country on Slacker Radio is for folks who really want it COUNTRY! If you’ve found that most country radio stations around today don’t play real country music, well Classic Country is just for you. All the big names are here including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton and more!

New Holiday Hits

New Holiday Hits on Slacker Radio keeps it recent with your favorite holiday music from modern day artists. Enjoy holiday tunes from Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, U2, Faith Hill, Harry Connick Jr. and many more.

Holiday Party

Holiday Party on Slacker Radio is the perfect way to celebrate the Holiday Season. Enjoy your festivities with upbeat holiday songs from classic crooners and soul legends to jazzy jingles, rock tunes and contemporary favorites. Get the holiday fun started with the festive sounds of Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Ella Fitgerald, Ray Charles, Lou Rawls, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, U2 and many more.

Toby Keith

This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Rodney Atkins, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Billy Currington and more.

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Artists Related to Toby Keith (50)

	Trace Adkins	Trace Adkins helped keep country's traditionalist flame burning during the crossover-happy late '90s, mixing classic honky tonk with elements of gospel, blues, and rock & roll.
	Montgomery Gentry	Country duo Montgomery Gentry evokes the sound and spirit of Southern rockers like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Charlie Daniels, painting themselves as rowdy redneck rebels who still hold small-town values.
	Brooks & Dunn	The undisputed kings of the '90s line-dancing craze, Brooks & Dunn are not only the biggest-selling duo in country music history, they've also sold more records than any other duo period, including Simon & Garfunkel.
	Kenny Chesney	Contemporary country star Kenny Chesney didn't have the immediate breakout success that many of his peers enjoyed upon signing with major labels, but gradually built up a significant following via hard work, pop-friendly ballads, and a likable, "Average Joe" persona.
	Rodney Atkins	Though country singer Rodney Atkins didn't get his first guitar until one Christmas in high school, he took to the instrument instantly and was soon playing anywhere he could around his Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, home.
	Brad Paisley	Contemporary country singer/songwriter Brad Paisley was born October 28, 1972, in Glen Dale, West Virginia; given his first guitar at age eight, he delivered his first public performance at church two years later.
	Tim McGraw	When Tim McGraw debuted in the early '90s, few would have predicted that he would eventually take over Garth Brooks' position as the most popular male singer in country music.
	Alan Jackson	After Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson was the most popular male country singer of the '90s. An heir to the new traditionalist movement of the '80s, Jackson's approach was rooted in classic honky tonk yet remained comfortably within the contemporary mainstream.
	Keith Urban	Although born in New Zealand and raised in nearby Australia, Keith Urban made his biggest splash in Nashville, where he helped rewrite the rules of contemporary country music.
	Billy Currington	Country singer/songwriter Billy Currington was raised in Rincon, GA. Following high school, he made a couple attempts at relocating to Nashville in the hopes of getting a career in music off the ground, finally landing a job there at a concrete company, while still finding time to play at clubs on the side and work on song demos.
	Dierks Bentley	Growing up in a non-musical family in Phoenix, Arizona, country singer Dierks Bentley got his country music education on his own, listening to recordings.
	Lonestar	Though their name might lead you to believe that Lonestar was formed in Texas, the quintet actually hails from Tennessee.
	Big & Rich	A pair of gonzo country showmen initially shunned by the Nashville mainstream but eventually becoming the face of the Music City as the 2000s drew to a close, Big & Rich were the most unlikely country success story of the new millennium.
	Diamond Rio	Diamond Rio found major commercial success in the '90s by playing an eclectic hybrid of modern country, traditional bluegrass (especially in their harmony singing), and a hint of rock & roll.
	Craig Morgan	Singer/songwriter Craig Morgan was an army brat before he opted for a career in music. Born and raised in Nashville, Morgan was already a country music fan with dreams of playing guitar and making it big.
	Travis Tritt	Travis Tritt was one of the leading new country singers of the early '90s, holding his own against Garth Brooks, Clint Black, and Alan Jackson.
	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks is a pivotal figure in the history of country music, no matter how much some country purists would like to deny it.
	John Michael Montgomery	Part of the '90s wave of honky tonk hitmakers that brought country to new commercial heights, John Michael Montgomery made his name primarily as a romantic balladeer.
	Tracy Byrd	Tracy Byrd's brand of new traditionalist country made him a star in the '90s, particularly his playful, good-time party singalongs (though he also turned in the occasional ballad success).
	Clay Walker	With his first two singles reaching number one upon their release, Clay Walker immediately established himself as a commercial success.
	Joe Nichols	Joe Nichols took the roundabout way to country success, scoring his first major hit six years after landing his initial record deal.
	Darius Rucker	As the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was one of the most popular frontmen in mainstream pop/rock during the mid-'90s.
	Little Big Town	The country vocal quartet Little Big Town began with Kimberly Roads and Karen Fairchild, two Georgia natives who began singing together in college.
	Zac Brown	Zac Brown is a country singer, songwriter, and bandleader, one of the brightest stars in a generation of performers set on changing the paradigm of the country music business.
	Blake Shelton	Oklahoma native Blake Shelton moved to Nashville in 1994, two weeks after his high school graduation, to launch a songwriting career that would eventually make him one of the leading males in contemporary country music.
	Ronnie Dunn	Bass player and vocalist Ronnie Dunn (born Ronnie Gene Dunn) joined Louisiana-born Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks to create the most successful country music duo of the 1990s.
	Josh Turner	A native of Hannah, South Carolina, country crooner Josh Turner burst onto the scene in 2003 with the powerful "Long Black Train," a song he'd written after listening to a Hank Williams box set.
	George Strait	Out of all the new country singers to emerge in the early '80s, George Strait stayed the closest to traditional country.
	Tracy Lawrence	Part of the commercial rise of rock-tinged honky tonk in the early '90s, Tracy Lawrence was one of the decade's most reliable country hitmakers.
	Jake Owen	When plans for a professional golfing career were derailed by an injury, country songwriter Jake Owen picked up a guitar and never looked back.
	Clint Black	A country music traditionalist from Texas, Clint Black was one of the first artists to kick-start the mass-market popularity of country in the '90s.
	Aaron Tippin	Aaron Tippin was part of the commercial explosion of new traditionalist country in the early '90s, making his name with a mixture of macho, rowdy honky tonkers, sentimental ballads, and patriotic working-man's anthems.
	Chris Cagle	When he was four years old, Chris Cagle moved from Louisiana to the outskirts of Houston, where he grew up.
	Reba McEntire	Reba McEntire was the most successful female recording artist in country music in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she scored 22 number one hits and released five gold albums, six platinum albums, two double-platinum albums, four triple-platinum albums, a quadruple-platinum album, and a quintuple-platinum album, for certified album sales of 33.
	Gary Allan	Gary Allan hit the honky tonk circuit in his native Southern California at the seasoned age of 12. Playing in and out of the smoky, sweaty bars with his dad's band led Allan to follow in his father's footsteps and start his own band.
	Jo Dee Messina	Part of country music's late-'90s crop of female crossover stars, Jo Dee Messina's appeal nonetheless remained more with country fans than pop audiences.
	Neal McCoy	Neal McCoy's brand of neo-traditionalist honky tonk brought him a string of hits in the mid-'90s. McCoy was born Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr.
	Sugarland	Sugarland, the platinum-selling contemporary country act, began as a trio of songwriters from the Atlanta area, each of whom had enjoyed some level of renown as a solo country artist.
	Gretchen Wilson	In late May 2004, Gretchen Wilson's debut single, "Redneck Woman," became the first by a solo female singer to top the Billboard country singles chart in over two years; it also reached number one faster than any single in the previous decade.
	Chris Young	The grandson of onetime Louisiana Hayride performer Richard Yates, country singer/songwriter Chris Young hails from Murfreesboro, TN, and first drew the public's attention when he appeared on the Nashville Star television show in 2006.
	Phil Vassar	Contemporary country singer Phil Vassar made his name as a chart-topping songwriter before landing a record deal and becoming a hitmaking artist in his own right.
	Keith Anderson	Women swoon every time hunky country heartthrob Keith Anderson takes the stage, but despite his good looks, Anderson's first big country music break was a behind-the-scenes job.
	Little Texas	One of the most popular country bands of the early '90s, Little Texas was influenced by modern country outfits like Alabama and Restless Heart, as well as country-rock groups like the Eagles.
	Jerrod Niemann	Country singer and songwriter Jerrod Niemann has penned songs for Garth Brooks, Neal McCoy, Jamey Johnson, and Zona Jones, among others, and has built a strong fan base as a performer of his own material as well.
	Easton Corbin	Born and raised in rural Gilchrist County, Florida, Easton Corbin remembered wanting to be a country singer as early as three or four years old.
	Darryl Worley	Country singer/songwriter Darryl Worley grew up in Pyburn, TN, the son of a father who left his job at a local paper company to become a Methodist preacher and a mother who was a featured singer in the church choir.
	Rascal Flatts	A country trio known primarily for its pleasing harmony and Grammy-winning songcraft, Rascal Flatts are comprised of Gary LeVox, Jay Demarcus, and Joe Don Rooney.
	Martina McBride	Contemporary country singer Martina McBride rose to stardom in the late '90s, starting out with a more traditionalist approach and later moving into more pop-friendly territory.
	Gloriana	The country vocal group Gloriana began taking shape in 2007, when Tom Gossin and Mike Gossin -- two guitar-playing brothers who had been working as a duo in North Carolina -- moved to Nashville and met Rachel Reinert.
	Mark Chesnutt	Neo-honky tonker Mark Chesnutt parlayed a solid grounding in classic country into chart-topping stardom during the '90s.