{"id":80717,"date":"2024-06-26T16:16:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T09:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorevista.com\/?p=80717"},"modified":"2024-06-26T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T09:16:38","slug":"country-music-artist-toby-keith-passed-away-at-age-62-from-canc3r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorevista.com\/country-music-artist-toby-keith-passed-away-at-age-62-from-canc3r\/","title":{"rendered":"Country music artist Toby Keith passed away at age 62 from canc3r&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toby Keith&rsquo;s health is in the spotlight in the wake of the news of his death due to stomach cancer. The country star died on Feb. 5, 2024, a little over two years after his diagnosis.\n</p><p><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-80727 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/lorevista.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/toby-keith-1-6757431-1707215051025.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1020\"' height='\"574\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/lorevista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/toby-keith-1-6757431-1707215051025.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><h3>Keith often spoke about his health as he continued to undergo treatment for his illness. He also continued to perform until about two months before his death. He even took the stage at People\u2019s Choice Country Awards on Sept. 28, 2023 \u2014 the first time he&rsquo;d done so since sharing that he had stomach c.a.n.cer.\n</h3><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-80725 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/lorevista.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/201014_tobykeith__1626984448.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1074\"' height='\"1334\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/lorevista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/201014_tobykeith__1626984448.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p>Toby Keith is a renowned American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He was born on July 8, 1961, in Clinton, Oklahoma, USA. Keith&rsquo;s music career took off in the early 1990s, and he has since become one of the most successful country artists of his generation.\n</p><p>Some of Toby Keith&rsquo;s most famous songs include <em>&ldquo;Should&rsquo;ve Been a Cowboy,&rdquo; &ldquo;Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),&rdquo; &ldquo;Beer for My Horses,&rdquo; and <em>&ldquo;As Good as I Once Was.&rdquo; His music often reflects themes of patriotism, love, and life in America.\n<p>In addition to his music career, Toby Keith has ventured into acting, with appearances in films such as <em>&ldquo;Broken Bridges&rdquo; and <em>&ldquo;Beer for My Horses.\n<p>He has won numerous awards throughout his career, including multiple Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards. Toby Keith is known for his distinctive voice, charismatic stage presence, and his contributions to contemporary country music.\n</p><p>Keith had three children with wife Tricia Lucus. The oldest is daughter Shelley Covel Rowland, who is in her 40s; followed by singer-songwriter and daughter Krystal Keith, 38; and son Stelen Keith Covel, who is in his 20s.\n</p><h3>\u201cToby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family,\u201d a message on his website stated. \u201cHe fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his family at this time.\u201d\n</h3><p>Keith had undergone multiple treatments for his cancer, including months of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. He performed several times a few months before his death \u2014 three sold-out shows in Las Vegas in December and at the People\u2019s Choice Country Awards in September 2023.\n</p><p>The country star first revealed that he\u2019d been diagnosed with cancer in June 2022, about six months after he\u2019d started treatment. He received his diagnosis in the fall of 2021.\n</p><p>Since then, he opened up about being treated for stomach cancer, noting that the condition can be \u201cdebilitating\u201d and he was trying to get back into \u201cfighting shape\u201d with the hope of performing again.\n<figure id='\"attachment_80726\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-80726\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-80726 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/lorevista.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/ap24037355574942_custom-9a235c2df51fa663ddeae47ae7fe40608e557309-scaled.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"2560\"' height='\"1744\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/lorevista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ap24037355574942_custom-9a235c2df51fa663ddeae47ae7fe40608e557309-scaled.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-80726\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>FILE &ndash; In this April 7, 2014, file photo shows Toby Keith performs at ACM Presents an All-Star Salute to the Troops in Las Vegas. \u201cBeer For My Horses\u201d singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died. He was 62. Keith passed peacefully on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer&rsquo;s website.(Photo by Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP, File)\n<h3>Keith performed for a full crowd in December 2023. He announced on Nov. 3 that all three of his shows at Las Vegas&rsquo; Dolby Live venue were sold out.\n</h3><p>At the inaugural People\u2019s Choice Country Awards at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Sept. 28, Keith shared how he was doing, saying, <strong>&ldquo;I feel pretty good.&rdquo;\n<p>When Keith first shared his diagnosis publicly, he did not provide a specific prognosis or stage of his cancer but did explain that his treatment would require chemotherapy, radiation and surgery for at least six months.\n</p><p>When caught in an early stage, most stomach cancers are curable. However, most stomach cancers are actually found in later stages, making them harder to treat, Mayo Clinic notes.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Toby Keith&rsquo;s health is in the spotlight in the wake of the news of his death due to stomach cancer. The country star died on Feb. 5, 2024, a little over two years after his diagnosis. Keith often spoke about his health as he continued to undergo treatment for his illness. 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