Toby Keith

(comcasttheatre.net

           Toby Keith 

Born on July 8th, 1961 in Clinton, Oklahoma, but raised in Moore, Oklahoma Toby Keith Covel got his first guitar at the age of eight.  He would visit his grandmothers club in Fort Smith, where he first became interested in music. He would get on stage with the bands that played and play with them. At the age of 20, working in an oil field he and a few friend started a band, Easy Money Band. The band played at local bars, after getting laid off Toby played semi-pro football for the Oklahoma City Drillers. After playing football for a bit he started to focus on his music. Easy Money Band came out with the single "Blue Moon" that played on local Oklahoma radio stations. Toby is married Tricia Lucus on March 24, 1984. They adopted there first daughter that year, Shelley Covel Rowland. Their second daughter, Krystal LaDawn Covel Sandubrae, was born a year later. Stelen Keith Covel their only son was born in 1997. Toby is a proud grandfather of two, one granddaughter and one grandson.

In 1993 Toby was signed to Mercury Records, and his first single "Should've Been a Cowboy ," topped country music billboards, and his first album "Toby Keith" went platinum. After that Toby moved to Polydor Records, and produced his next album “Boomtown” in 1994. Polydor Records merged with A & M Records Nashville. He then He then released his next album “Blue Moon” in 1996 that went platinum. A & M Records stopped producing county music so Toby moved back to Mercury Records. He made his fourth album in 1997 named “Dream Walkin.” He produced four more albums with Mercury Records, “How Do You Like Me Now,” ‘Pull My Chain,” “unleashed,” and “Shock’n Y’all.” In 2005 he started his own record label, Show Dog Nashville, and released “Honkytonk University.” Since then he has made seven more albums, with a total of sixteen.  His newest album "Hope on the Rocks" will be coming out on October 30th, 2012. Toby has also made two Christmas albums and four compilation albums. He has had twenty-five top ten hits, nineteen that have topped the charts. With the success of his music Toby has won many different awards, including "Video of the year from Academy of Country Music Awards (2012), Artist of the decade form American Country Awards (2011)," (Toby Keith Awards). He has been nominated for more than 110 awards, and has revived 26. Toby has been on many different tours. Starting in 2001 on the Brooks and Dunn’s neon circus and Wild West show, to his latest tour Live in Overdrive tour that is going on now. He has preformed with many other big names in country, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, and Miranda Lambert. Toby has been to Iraq to sing for the troops that were fighting for this country. Along with the success of his music career Toby has opened a restaurant chain called Toby Keith's I Love this Bar and Grill, named after one of hit songs "I Love this Bar.” His restaurants are all around the US, the first one was opened in Oklahoma. At his restaurant he sells his own brand of liquor named Wild Shot.

(tobykeith.com)

(tobykeith.com)

           

           

           

           

           

           

           

Toby Keith is not only a singer/ song writer; he is also an actor. He has been in a few ford commercials. In the roast of Larry the Cable Guy he said a few word. He has also been on the Colbert Report on a few occasions.  He played a role in the movie “Broken Bridges” that was released in 2006. He wrote and stared in the movie “Beer For My Horses;” the movie was based of his hit song “Beer for Horses.” Toby Keith has also founded his own pediatric cancer foundation. The OK Kids Korral is a place were kids that are receiving cancer treatment at a hospital near by can stay for the day or that night free of charge. It will also provide many different activities for the kid to enjoy when staying there, which include a movie theater, game room, and indoor play area. Unfortunately the OK Kids Korral won’t be open until 2013.

Works cited

"Band Biographies." Toby Keith’s Biography . http://www.bandbiographies.com/toby_keith/biography.htm (accessed September 28, 2012).

"Toby Keith." about Toby Keith. http://tobykeith.com/news/about.php (accessed September 27, 2012).

 " Toby Keith Awards." metrolyrics.com. http://www.metrolyrics.com/toby-keith-awards-featured.html (accessed October 1, 2012).

"Toby Keith Biography." cmt.com. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/keith_toby/bio.jhtml (accessed October 1, 2012).

"Ok Kids Korral." tobykeithfoundation.org. https://www.tobykeithfoundation.org/index.php?about-us (accessed October 2, 2012).