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Date of Birth8 July 1961, Clinton, Oklahoma, USA
Birth Name: Toby Keith Covel
Height6' 3" (1.91 m)
Mini Biography
Born July 8, 1961, Toby Keith Covel was the second child of Joan and Hubert
Keith (HK) Covel. He was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, and grew up with his sister
(Tonnie) and his youngest sibling (a brother, Tracy) in Moore, Oklahoma. After
graduating from Moore High School; Toby did not go on to college, but went to
work in the Oklahoman oil fields with his father. He later met and married
Tricia Lucus, whose child, Shelley Reeve, he adopted. He later had two children
with Tricia - Krystal (born in 1985 and married in 2011), and Stelen (born in
1997, and the only son of Toby and Tricia).
At the time in which Krystal
was born, the Oklahoma oil industry had collapsed; leaving Toby, Tricia and
their two daughters in financial troubles. Touring with his band- the Easy Money
Band -, Toby got them all out of debt. After signing a deal at Mercury Records,
his debut album "Toby Keith", which contained his
first chart topper, "Should've Been A Cowboy", finally established him as a
professional singer/songwriter. He then left Mercury for a period of three
years. Coming back in 1997, he released his final studio album for Mercury,
"Dream Walkin'".
A year after his first Greatest Hits compilation came
out from Mercury; he and his producer, James Stroud, left the label. He then
signed a deal with DreamWorks Records, headed by his producer. Since releasing
his fifth album, "How Do You Like Me Now?!", and its title track (written by
Toby and Chuck Cannon); the then-DreamWorks, now-Show Dog Tunes-signed singer and
BMI-affiliated songwriter has seen success like never before. That success can
be measured with at least five more studio albums since "How Do You Like Me
Now?", more #1 singles, Academy of Country Music Awards (including two "Entertainer of the Year"
awards) and other kinds of awards, and another Greatest Hits contemplation
(including songs from albums "How Do You Like Me Now?", "Pull My Chain", and
"Unleashed", and a cover of "Mockingbird" with his daughter Krystal, who is
scheduled to release her debut album in December 2011).
Toby Keith More at
Date of Birth8 July 1961, Clinton, Oklahoma, USA
Birth Name: Toby Keith Covel
Height6' 3" (1.91 m)
Mini Biography
Born July 8, 1961, Toby Keith Covel was the second child of Joan and Hubert
Keith (HK) Covel. He was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, and grew up with his sister
(Tonnie) and his youngest sibling (a brother, Tracy) in Moore, Oklahoma. After
graduating from Moore High School; Toby did not go on to college, but went to
work in the Oklahoman oil fields with his father. He later met and married
Tricia Lucus, whose child, Shelley Reeve, he adopted. He later had two children
with Tricia - Krystal (born in 1985 and married in 2011), and Stelen (born in
1997, and the only son of Toby and Tricia).
At the time in which Krystal
was born, the Oklahoma oil industry had collapsed; leaving Toby, Tricia and
their two daughters in financial troubles. Touring with his band- the Easy Money
Band -, Toby got them all out of debt. After signing a deal at Mercury Records,
his debut album "Toby Keith", which contained his
first chart topper, "Should've Been A Cowboy", finally established him as a
professional singer/songwriter. He then left Mercury for a period of three
years. Coming back in 1997, he released his final studio album for Mercury,
"Dream Walkin'".
A year after his first Greatest Hits compilation came
out from Mercury; he and his producer, James Stroud, left the label. He then
signed a deal with DreamWorks Records, headed by his producer. Since releasing
his fifth album, "How Do You Like Me Now?!", and its title track (written by
Toby and Chuck Cannon); the then-DreamWorks, now-Show Dog Tunes-signed singer and
BMI-affiliated songwriter has seen success like never before. That success can
be measured with at least five more studio albums since "How Do You Like Me
Now?", more #1 singles, Academy of Country Music Awards (including two "Entertainer of the Year"
awards) and other kinds of awards, and another Greatest Hits contemplation
(including songs from albums "How Do You Like Me Now?", "Pull My Chain", and
"Unleashed", and a cover of "Mockingbird" with his daughter Krystal, who is
scheduled to release her debut album in December 2011).