Toby Keith & Kristen Bell co-hosted the 2012 CMT Music Awards last month. In addition to performing his own hit, “Beers Ago,” Toby joined country legend Willie Nelson for “Roll Me Up & Smoke Me When I Die.” The show marked a reunion for Toby & Willie, who had a #1 in 2004 with “Beer […]
Toby Keith is back on the road this summer with his Live In Overdrive tour, featuring Brantley Gilbert. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Toby about his 2012 tour: “This should obviously be the Red Solo Cup tour, but Red Solo Cup ain’t payin’ the big bucks. Ford Truck has been my sponsor for […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 is “Beers Ago.” He just kicked off his 2012 Live In Overdrive tour, featuring Brantley Gilbert. Toby talks about hanging out with Willie Nelson at the CMT Music Awards. He just broke ground for a new children’s hospital in Oklahoma. They held a charity […]
Today, we associate the hit song “Red Solo Cup with Toby Keith. But it could have been recorded first by Tim McGraw. That’s because two of the songwriters, Brad & Brett Warren, write for Tim’s publishing company. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Tim about Red Solo Cup: “I heard this song back when I heard […]
Toby Keith and his friend Roger Clemens were in San Antonio last month as Toby’s 14-year-old son Stelen played on Team USA’s under-16 high school team in a game against Team Canada. Also on the team, Snoop Dog’s son Cordell. Toby told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he’s very proud of his son: “Watching him […]
Nashville residents and visitors know about the huge Musica statue at the base of Music Row. A few weeks ago, the statue was covered with Red Solo Cups. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Toby about it. “I was in Nashville recently and saw it. Most of them were gone by the time I […]
Toby Keith released a video for a song called “Red Solo Cup.” It’s included in his new CD, “Clancy’s Tavern.” It’s the only song on the album he didn’t write. Toby told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “This song was sent to me, and they said, ‘You’re not gonna believe it.’ So I heard it, […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this wknd. His current hit is Red Solo Cup, and Toby responds to comments from Eric Church and Joe Nichols, who were in the video. He also reacts to quotes from Chris Young, Dierks Bentley, and Rascal Flatts. Toby tells Lon what he’s been doing since his tour ended in […]
Eric Church spent last summer on the road with Toby Keith. When Toby co-hosted the Countdown back in October, he told Lon that he wrote a song with Eric called “Reverend Jack Daniels and the Congregation of the Chemically Altered Mind.” So when Eric was in the studio, we played that story for him. “True story! […]
If you’ve seen Toby Keith’s video for “Red Solo Cup” (and who hasn’t), you know that it ends with cameos from some of Toby’s friends, including Carrot Top, Craig Ferguson, Joe Nichols, Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent, and Eric Church. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Eric about appearing in the video: “When Toby asked me […]
