Toby Keith Covel (born Toby Keith Covel, in Clinton, Oklahoma, July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024), was a country singer-songwriter and guitarist who released his debut self-titled album in 1993. During his life, he released 21 studio albums, 18 of which reached the top 10 on the US Billboard charts. He also scored 65 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, including the songs "I Love This Bar," "Red Solo Cup," "American Soldier," "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" written in homage to his father H.K. Covel after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, "Don't Let the Old Man In," "Beer for My Horses" (with Willie Nelson) which inspired the 2008 film of the same in which Keith starred, "Made in America," and "How Do You Like Me Now?!" among many others. Toby Keith passed away from stomach cancer on February 5, 2024.