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LAS VEGAS -- The big winner at Wednesday's (May 26) Academy of Country Music Awards wasn't expecting to take home any trophies, but Toby Keith has been around long enough to know the drill. Keith won in four categories, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist. His Shock 'n Y'all was named album of the year, and a collaboration with Willie Nelson on "Beer for My Horses" managed to lasso the fan-voted video of the year honor. "It feels like the Joker overthrew the kingdom," Keith said as he arrived in the backstage pressroom. Keith's lifetime average of winning...

Patriotic star Toby Keith paid tribute to the soldiers occupying Iraq as he collected three awards at Wednesday's Country Music Television's Flame Worthy Video Music Awards show. Keith dedicated his video of the year award for "American Soldier" to the U.S. forces in the Middle East - and delivered a harsh message to Anti-War campaigners. He says, "This is a very important award for me because this is voted on by music lovers all over the place. I thank you all. Don't forget our brothers and sisters overseas making it free for us tonight." "It's a really nasty thing going...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Toby Keith (news) received a leading four nominations for Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards, while Kenny Chesney (news), Rascal Flatts and Alan Jackson (news) picked up three each. AP Photo   The fan-voted awards show airs live from Nashville 8-10 p.m. EST April 21. CMT released the list of nominees Wednesday. Keith is nominated for collaborative video for his duet with Willie Nelson (news) "Beer for My Horses." The video, which unfolds like a TV crime show, is also in the running for video of the year. Director Michael Salomon also was nominated for his...

In George Bush's Houston, America wears its isolation as a badge of pride. Crying. The man in section 128, row AA, seat 27, was crying. Standing in Houston's Reliant Stadium, not that far above the 40-yard line, a visitor from Canada could be forgiven for wondering why the well-dressed American wasn't deliriously happy. After all, his Super Bowl XXXVIII ticket had a face value of $500 U.S., the big Texas sky had turned sunny for the first time in days, and an astonishing pre-game show had just concluded, offering up the likes of Aerosmith, Willie Nelson and Houston's very own...

Toby Keith and the Song An American Soldier. The video is excellent. Too bad the Dixie Chics are not so proud to be Americans. Or rather maybe too bad they are Americans at all. Wearing their (FTK) or F*&^ Toby Keith T-Shirts An American Soldier - Toby Keith I'm just trying to be a father Raise a daughter and a son Be a lover to their mother Everything to everyone Up and at 'em, bright and early I'm all business in my suit Yea, I'm dressed up for success From my head down to my boots I dont do it...

Toby Keith's Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue video, a tribute to our military, past and present. And here is another one of his, American Soldier(Plays in Windows Media Player; www.cmt.com has realplayer options at their site).

Did anyone else just see Toby singing Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue? What a great day, from W in Iraq, to this. The crowd went nuts. I can't believe that CBS would actually show this. I guess the NFL realizes their fans sympathies lie.

What a great day to be an American!

Boy, Thanksgiving sure was a bad day at DU. A thread about Bush's visit to IraqAnother thread about Bush's visit to IraqA thread about Toby Keith's Halftime ShowJust for reference, so we know what kind of people we're dealing with, a poll conducted on DUAnother DU poll I'm not sure if linking to DU threads is frowned upon or not, but these threads are too good to not share with my fellow Freepers. Comedy gold!

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Toby Keith With Dan Rather. On October 29 CBS aired an interview between Dan Rather and country music star Toby Keith that appeared on 60 Minutes II. The anchor spent time on tour with the popular singer during the summer--allowing John Roberts to sub as anchor--and asked a wide range of questions during interview sessions. At one point Rather asked him about ABC anchor Peter Jenning's exclusion of the song Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue. Here's how Rather introduced the exchange: "Producers for ABC Television asked Keith to play a Fourth of July concert, a show hosted...

Toby's latest album is "Shock 'N Ya'll" and he has a wonderful song, from the point of view of our soldiers past and present. I offer it here in honor of our veterans. I'm just trying to be a father Raise a daughter and a sonBe a lover to their motherEverything to everyoneUp and at 'em, bright and earlyI'm all business in my suitYeah, I'm dressed up for success, from my head down to my bootsI don't do it for the glory, I just do it anywayProviding for our future's my responsibility Yeah, I'm real good under pressure, being all...

Sorry for the vanity, but I know that many Freepers are fellow Toby Kieth Fans. Toby has followed up his mega-hit "Courtesy of the Red White and Blue" with another Amazing Patriotic song that is sure to have the Dixie Chicks little anti-war heads reeling. I challenge anyone who hears the song "An American Soldier" to say that they did not puff out thier chest, get a tear in thier eye, and get an urge to hug the next military Member they see. "An American Soldier" is IMO a better song then "Courtesy" and it is the cornerstone of Toby's...

CMA awards are on now.

Courtesy Of The Red,White And BlueCBS 60 Minutes II Oct. 29, 2003 Toby Keith is not only one of the biggest stars in country music -- he may also be one of the most talked about, and argued about. He has won legions of new fans by writing songs that are defiant, and defiantly patriotic. But not everyone has liked what they heard – and he’s attracted a few high-profile enemies, including the Dixie Chicks’ lead singer, Natalie Maines. None of that, however, has dimmed his luster. Next week, he is a favorite to win Entertainer of the Year at...

<p>Toby Keith is a household face. America knows the goateed country singer from his TV commercials for Ford trucks and 10-10-220 long-distance service, as well as his memorable — and sometimes comical — music videos.</p> <p>Now TV bigwigs think Keith is ready for prime time.</p>

(7/17/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- Toby Keith has no problem sharing himself with his fans, but he may have taken that to a new level. Keith answered a few questions for Blender magazine in their new issue, and there are a few revelations that might raise an eyebrow or two. For instance, he was asked about his political affiliation, and he said, "I was raised southern Democrat, and my dad and granddad would roll over in their graves if they knew I voted Republican. My dad used to say, 'We don't have enough money to be Republicans.' Well, I do...

Toby Keith was still the roadhouse patriot in concert at Staples, but behind the scenes his feelings are more complex. As he sang the lyrics to his celebrated patriotic hit Sunday at Staples Center, red, white and blue confetti rained down on the curled brim of Toby Keith's cowboy hat and rocket-red pyrotechnics shot up past a video screen showing the Statue of Liberty. This was the Toby the crowd wanted and expected, the roadhouse patriot. But a few hours earlier, in a hushed dressing room, it was a different Keith — one who talked about the increasingly onerous challenge...

PRYOR, Okla. -- Those expecting escalation in the long-running battle between Toby Keith and the Dixie Chicks over their wildly varying political views might be surprised to know that Keith, in one of his first concerts since the ACM Awards show, said nothing whatsoever about the famed Texas trio. Instead, he talked about an earlier conflict with ABC-TV's Peter Jennings -- and then brought Dan Rather out to wave to the crowd! (Rather's traveling with him for a time.) The Friday night (June 13) appearance came at an outdoor event called Country Fever in Pryor, Okla., a couple of hundred...

<p>American flags are everywhere as Toby Keith, center, performs Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue at the Academy of Country Music Awards last year in Los Angeles.</p> <p>As thousands of country fans stream into Nashville this week for Fan Fair, the country music community is wrestling, perhaps as never before, over issues of patriotism and free speech.</p>