Keith defends decision to play Trump inauguration
Sunday, January 15, 2017 – Toby Keith is playing during the inauguration activities surrounding President-elect Donald Trump, and he's not apologizing for it either.
"I don't apologize for performing for our country or military. I performed at events for previous Presidents Bush and Obama, and over 200 shows in Iraq and Afghanistan for the USO."
Keith is slated to sing on Thursday at the Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Lee Greenwood, a singer of patriotic country fare, is also on the bill at the concert.
Three Doors Down and country singers Tim Rushlow, formerly of Little Texas, and Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts will also play various Inauguration events around D.C.
Others slated to play inauguration events include Jackie Evancho. Several perfomers have dropped out including Jennifer Holliday.
More news for Toby Keith
- 01/14/21: Keith, Skaggs receive National Medal of Arts honors
- 04/02/20: Keith releases new song on Friday
- 08/01/19: Keith plans greatest hits package
- 04/22/19: Keith announces new tour
- 01/12/19: Keith, Urban, ZBB headline Faster Horses
- 07/23/17: Keith rides "The Bus"
- 07/08/16: Keith looks for "A Few More Cowboys"
- 04/06/16: Country performers pay homage to The Hag
CD reviews for Toby Keith
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.
You can hear an unexpected Merle Haggard influence all over this record. The title cut, "35 MPH" evokes a Haggard vibe. Think "Roots Of My Raising - 2015" as Keith laments the loss of the commonplace, now gone forever. What could've easily been an appeal ...
If 52-year old Toby Keith has learned anything after 20 years, it is to stick with a winning formula. Working with longtime collaborators Scotty Emerick, Bobby Pinson and Rivers Rutherford, "Drinks After Work" is chock full of blue collar ethic, humor and some heartbreak.
Most of the album is driven by big hooks and country guitar, However, Keith experiments a bit stylistically with computerized hip hop on the party anthem opener, Shut Up And Hold On, a Buffet-esque steel drum on ...
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