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Brief Story Of Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel was born 8 July 1961. He is professionally known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.
Toby Keith was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, by Carolyn and Hubert K. Covel, Jr. He has two siblings , a sister and a brother. His family lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas for a few years when Keith was in grade school, but moved to Moore. But before the family moved to Moore, he visited his grandmother in Fort Smith during the summer. His grandmother owned Billie Garner’s Supper Club in Fort Smith, where Keith became interested in the musicians who came there to play. He did odd jobs around the supper club and started getting up on the bandstand to play with the band. He got his first guitar at the age of eight.
After the family moved to Moore, Keith attended Highland West Junior, In the early 1990s, Keith went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he hung out and busked on Music Row and at a place called Houndogs. He distributed copies of a demo tape the band had made to the many record companies in the city. There was no interest by any of the record labels, and Keith returned home feeling depressed. He had promised himself and God to have a recording contract by the time he was 30 years old or give up on music as a career. A flight attendant and fan of his gave a copy of Keith’s demo tape to Harold Shedd, a Mercury Records executive, while he was traveling on a flight she was working. Shedd enjoyed what he heard, went to see Keith perform live and then signed him to a recording contract with Mercury. Toby did well in his musical career ,he as well did well in his acting career .
In the Autumn of 2005, he filmed Broken Bridges, written by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld, and directed by Steven Goldmann. This feature film from Paramount/CMT Films was released on September 8, 2006. In this contemporary story set in small-town Tennessee, Keith plays Bo Price, a washed-up country musician. The movie also stars Kelly Preston, Burt Reynolds, Tess Harper, and Lindsey Haun.
Keith wrote and starred in the 2008 movie Beer for My Horses, which is based on the 2003 hit song of the same name recorded by Keith and Willie Nelson.
He was also set to star in the film Bloodworth, but later dropped out.
He is married with three children .
What Really Happened To Toby Keith?
Keith announced in June that he was stepping away from music in order to receive treatment after being diagnosed with stomach cancer in fall 2021.
He said “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer” and on his Instagram page he wrote “I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good”
Keith also attended the 2022 Toby Keith and Friends Golf Classic in May, which raised over $1.38 million for charity. However, the star realized he was ready for a break after six months of treatment.
“I need time to breathe, recover and relax” he explained after recognizing he needed to press pause on his career. “I am looking forward to spending this time with my family”
On 1 December 2022, He gave his first health update that he has been diagnosed with gastric ulcer.
Conclusion
Toby Keith who is an American country music singer has officially announced on 1 December 2022 that he has been diagnosed with gastric cancer.
