RIP |Country music legend Toby Keith dies aged 62 after battle with cancer
Beer For My Horses singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died aged 62.
Keith, who was battling stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website.
“He fought his fight with grace and courage,” the statement said. He was diagnosed in 2022.
Sometimes a polarising figure in country music, the 6ft 4in singer broke out in the country boom years of the 1990s, crafting an identity around his macho, pro-American swagger and writing songs that fans loved to hear. Over his career he publicly clashed with other celebrities and journalists and often pushed back against record executives who wanted to smooth his rough edges.
