Toby Keith upped the carpool karaoke game by singing his own song from the back seat of an Uber in July of 2023.
In a clip posted to social media, Toby Keith was riding in an Uber equipped with a karaoke machine. With windows down and speakers at high volume, the country legend sang his own 2002 hit “Courtesy Of The Red, White and Blue (The Angry American).”
Toby was all smiles as he nails the familiar lyrics, and when he was done, the car’s passengers clapped and cheered.
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Toby celebrated return to performing for a crowd came two weeks before this video was posted in June 2023 when he made a surprise appearance at his own Hollywood Corners Station in Oklahoma. The singer had expressed his desire to return to performing by the end of the year and suggested that would be be rehearsing to gauge his strength and stamina. But, fans didn’t expect for that to happen so soon.
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Toby’s appearance at Hollywood Corners was a pleasant surprise for those in attendance and to his fans around the world who have rallied for the singer in recent months. The “Red Solo Cup” singer delivered a full 2 1/2-hour concert on June 30th and returned July 1st to do it again.
Clips of his performances show that Toby is well on his road to recovery and that his voice is better than ever. In addition, the singer spent several days in Orlando, Florida, for ICAST 2023, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. Keith appeared along with fishing legend Jimmy Houston representing his new ownership of Luck E Strike.
Toby Keith announced his cancer diagnosis in June 2022 with a post shared to social media.
“Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax,” Toby wrote. “I am looking forward to spending this time with my family. But I will see the fans sooner than later. I can’t wait.”
Throughout his career, Keith has advocated for cancer patients. He started the Toby Keith Foundation in 2006 to help pediatric cancer patients in his home state of Oklahoma. And in 2014 he opened the OK Kids Korral, a temporary home that provides daytime and overnight lodging for pediatric patients and their families. Find out how you can contribute to Toby Keith’s OK Kids Korral HERE.
Now that Toby is gone, these candid moments make us miss him even more.
See highlights of Toby Keith’s return to the stage in the video below.
