American country music star Toby Keith died Monday night at the age of 62, according to a message posted on social networks.
The singer known for his 1993 hit
Should've Been a Cowboy
announced in 2022 that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, saying he needed time to
"breathe, recover and relax"
.
Keith
“passed away peacefully...surrounded by his family.
He fought with grace and courage
,” the message reads.
During his career, Toby Keith has released 19 studio albums, 2 Christmas albums and 5 compilation albums, selling more than 40 million copies.
His most notable successes are
Beer for My Horses
(in 2003, in duet with Willie Nelson) and
As Good as I Once Was
(2005).
Keith was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump in a closed-door ceremony alongside Ricky Skaggs on January 13, 2021.