Toby Keith: Country music legend dies aged 62 - BBC News

Toby Keith, one of country music's biggest stars, had previously revealed he had stomach cancer.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Toby Keith had previously been diagnosed with cancerBy Ido VockBBC NewsToby Keith, a major country music star who sold tens of millions of records, has died at the age of 62.

"[He] passed peacefully last night... surrounded by his family," a statement on his social media channels said.

Keith rose to fame in the 1990s with songs such as Should've Been a Cowboy which topped the country music chart.

He announced in June 2022 that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, an illness the star said was "debilitating".

The statement said he "fought his fight with grace and dignity".

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