Concert pays tribute to Keith
Set for Bridgestone Arena, the concert also will air on NBC on Aug. 28 from 8-10 p.m. eastern/Pacific. Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum Darius Rucker and The War And Treaty also will play at the concert.
A portion of the ticket sales will benefit The Toby Keith Foundation's OK Kids Korral, a cost-free home for families of children dealing with critical illnesses, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, one of the nation's leading children's hospitals and the top rated in the Southeast.
Tickets go on sale this Friday on Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. CT.
The concert and TV special are being produced by UMG Nashville's Sing Me Back Home Productions and ITV America's Thinkfactory Media, in association with Alex Coletti Productions.
Keith passed away Feb. 5 at 62 of cancer.
More news for Toby Keith
- 08/26/24: Keith special coming Wednesday; two remasterd disc coming in October
- 06/10/24: Keith annual fundraiser raises record total
- 05/08/24: University of Oklahoma honors Keith with degree
- 03/18/24: Keith, Anderson, Burton named to Country Music Hall of Fame
- 02/12/24: Keith returns to the top
- 02/06/24: Toby Keith passes away at 62
- 02/06/24: Country community reacts to Keith passing
- 02/06/24: Toby Keith's number one hits
CD reviews for Toby Keith
Toby Keith's core competency is traditional country, and he remains true to it that sound on "Peso in My Pocket," his first studio album in six years and a spawn of the pandemic. One of the first things you notice are the songwriting credits. The Warrren Brothers, Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd help populate part of the roster. The album leads off with It leads off with the catchy regional favorite "Oklahoma Breakdown," it is followed by an ode to better times on "Old School. ...
People of a certain age can recall a time in America when a polyester-clad party host would reward late-night diehards with a "blue" record. These vinyl gems (or bootleg tapes) would be funny and frank, both in their language and adult subject matter. They paired well with alcohol, and just owning them could make someone a little cooler by association. Such a concept might mystify millennials who can punch up any song they imagine. But Toby Keith remembers.
This collection of ...
Way back in the '90's, before millions of dollars, high profile political feuds and moguldom, Toby Keith could really sing and write a pretty good song! News flash! He still can on his nostalgic, 18th album.
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