So on to this heartbreaking story.
Country music star Toby Keith has died at the age
of 62.
His website and social media accounts posted the news earlier.
Keith was battling stomach cancer for a while now,
but the news is still a shock to family,
friends and of course, fans all over the world.
Michael George has a look at his life and the
impact he had on country music.
I should have been a cowboy.
Toby Keith skyrocketed to stardom with his 1993 platinum debut
album featuring Should Have Been a Cowboy.
Songs hit familiar themes.
Like heartbreak and love for country.
Made in America.
His father's death in a car accident and the September
11 terror attacks inspired Keith to write Courtesy of the
Red,
White and Blue. The song sparked both praise and criticism.
All of the extreme left was hating on it and
all extreme right on it was using me as their
poster child.
Keith played USO tours for American troops in the Middle
East.
Performed at Donald Trump's pre inauguration concert at the Lincoln
Memorial in 2017.
The country star was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of
Fame in 2015.
And we're at work everybody,
man. I just stayed on the ground,
put an album out every year and had his in
his youth.
The Oklahoma native enjoyed live music at his grandmother supper
club.
Later he set out for now.
Looking for his big break?
You give me a great idea and I'll write you
a great song.
He eventually sold more than 40 million albums and had
twenty number one hits on the Billboard Country song charts.
In 2022, Keith revealed he was undergoing treatment for cancer.
He said he wouldn't play upcoming gigs because he needed
time to breathe,
recover and relax. Michael George,
CBS News.