Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Early life and career Toby Keith Covel was born in Clinton, Oklahoma. His family moved to Moore, Oklahoma (a suburb of Oklahoma City) when Keith was young. His grandmother owned a supper club and Keith became interested in the musicians who came there to play. He got his first guitar at the age of 8. Keith attended Moore High School where he played on the football team. Keith graduated from Moore High School and, in 1979, went to work as a derrick hand in the booming oil fields of Oklahoma. He worked his way up to become an operation manager. At the age of 20, he formed the Easy Money band and they played local bars as he continued to work in the oil industry. At times, he would have to leave in the middle of a gig if he was paged to work in the oil field. In 1982, the oil industry in Oklahoma began a rapid decline and Keith soon found himself unemployed. He fell back on his football training and played defensive end with the semi-pro Oklahoma City Drillers while continuing to perform with his band. (The Drillers were an unofficial farm club of the USFL's Oklahoma Outlaws; Keith tried out for the Outlaws but did not make the team.) After two years with the Drillers, Keith decided to try music full time. His family and friends were doubtful he would succeed, but in 1984, Easy Money began playing the honky tonk circuit in Oklahoma and Texas. The band cut a single titled Blue Moon and the song received some airplay on local radio stations in Oklahoma. Entertainment career Toby Keith Enlarge Toby Keith In 1993, Keith went to Nashville, Tennessee. Keith 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. Keith had promised himself to have a recording contract by the time he was
1 | Love Me If You Can | Love Me If You Can |
2 | Big Blue Note | Honkytonk University |
3 | High Maintenance Woman | High Maintenance Woman |
4 | American Soldier | Shock'n Y'all |
5 | You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This | How Do You Like Me Now- |
6 | Crash Here Tonight | Crash Here Tonight |
7 | Should've Been A Cowboy | ABC Monday Night Football |
8 | She Never Cried In Front of Me | She Never Cried In Front of Me [Single] |
9 | Get Drunk and Be Somebody (Live) | Exclusive Radio Release |
10 | Rock You Baby | Unleashed |
11 | Stays In Mexico | Stays In Mexico |
12 | God Love Her | That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy |
13 | Made In America | Made In America |
14 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | Now That's What I Call Christmas 4 (Disc 1) |
15 | Get My Drink On | Big Dog Daddy |
16 | American Ride | American Ride |
17 | As Good As I Once Was | Honkytonk University |
18 | A Little Too Late | White Trash with Money |
19 | I Love This Bar | Shock'n Y'all |
20 | Crash Here Tonight (Acoustic Version) | Crash Here Tonight |