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Toby Keith (1961-2024) passed away at 62
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I have listened to country music off and on throughout my life. The recent pictures of him were sad to see as he always seemed like a larger than life kind of guy. RIP
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I have always been a Dixie Chicks fan, so you know which side of the feud I resided.
That said, I liked his Sting cover. |
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Cancer sucks. RIP
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I knew he was sick, but I had no idea it was that dire. Who would have thought when Beer For My Horses came out, that Willie would outlive Toby?
His Greatest Hits (98) was in the first batch of Columbia House CDs I ordered when I first started listening to country. I wore that CD out, he just has so many great songs in the 90s. I didn’t care as much for his output in his post 9/11 era, which probably had a lot to do with him starting his own label and taking full control of his output, but there were still some great tracks hidden behind all the radio releases. I’m also a huge fan of Bobby Pinson, and after Pinson lost his record deal, he started writing songs for Toby. Anytime Toby released a new album, I’d listen to it and could always list the songs Pinson would get a songwriting credit on. It was a great pairing of songwriters. I’ve read a lot of tributes to him this morning and it sounds like he was genuinely a really good person. Lots of outpouring of support from people who met him on his USO tours and others who just regular interactions with him. |
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Originally Posted by John Galt
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I’ve read a lot of tributes to him this morning and it sounds like he was genuinely a really good person. Lots of outpouring of support from people who met him on his USO tours and others who just regular interactions with him.
As far as the military stuff goes, I kind of like Kris Kristofferson more. |
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I've been hunting the Toby Keith SACD for years. Incredibly rare, I doubt they pressed many.
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Originally Posted by Decker
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He put up doctored photos of Natalie Maines with Suddam Hussain at the time she was receiving death threats.
As far as the military stuff goes, I kind of like Kris Kristofferson more. https://x.com/Jallen_Town/status/175...869009418?s=20 And it’s funny how Ethan Hawke is the only one who remembers that encounter. Even Kristofferson said he had no remembrance of that. But hey, if you want to shit on a guy the day he died, be my guest. |
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I liked some of his early stuff but his overly patriotic post-9/11 machismo bullshit was enough to turn me off of him for good.
Still, I wouldn’t wish cancer on my worst enemy so I’m sorry to hear about his death. I would imagine stomach cancer is a bad way to go. |
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Reminder that I predicted any slight political death (he's too patriotic! Why doesn't he hate his country like we do here!) would bring out people to jump in here to gloat. And let's honor Kris Kristofferson who took advantage of Sinead after consoling her, so let's trust his motivations.
Originally Posted by The Antipodean
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Love how even a thread about someone dying has to devolve into an argument here these days. RIP, Sinead.
Originally Posted by RayChuang
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It's not hard to swerve into a political argument given how extremely controversial what O'Connor did at the time. But yet, her popularity essentially ended with that statement. Her first two albums were major artistic and sales successes and O'Connor had just released a third album at the time. It became a case of what could have been.
Originally Posted by PerryD
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Her politics line up with those vocal in this forum, so this is hardly a political argument, just some nuance of the time. Wait until Ted Nugent dies and you'll see the real gross behavior come out
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Re: Toby Keith (1961-2024) passed away at 62
He extolled the virtues of the red solo cup.
I had the Tavis Smiley show on my season pass on my DVR and was surprised he was a guest on the show and it seemed like both of them got along. |
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Guy made a lot of money off them towers
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Originally Posted by John Galt
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And it’s funny how Ethan Hawke is the only one who remembers that encounter. Even Kristofferson said he had no remembrance of that.
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Hopefully the Dixie Chicks had a good day...
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I was never into his music or country music in general. However I remember going to Toby Keith's restaurants in Vegas and Foxboro MA (not too far from where I live) before they closed down. I also remembered him being interviewed at Oklahoma Sooners football games as he was a huge fan of them.
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Was the food good or something he put his name on?
Who knew they were bros |
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I enjoyed his music in the 90's, but after that, I kind of lost track of him. He always seemed like a very nice, down to earth guy. Cancer sucks! May he RIP.
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I loathe country music, especially the extreme patriotic stuff he produced, and him being from the town I live in making him the home town hero, he was always praised here that could get tiring. But he was a really good person and he did a lot for the community. He helped local elementaries with rebuilding after tornadoes, he was a huge OU booster and would throw parties for the different sports teams, hell he actually lived here and not just a holiday house in his hometown. This news really sucks.
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NBC had a 2 hr tribute special on Wed Aug 28, 2024
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Re: Toby Keith (1961-2024) passed away at 62
Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca
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NBC has a 2 hr tribute special on Wed Aug 29, 2024
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