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Toby Keith, one of country music's biggest stars, dies at 62
Toby Keith, the country music superstar behind some of the biggest hit songs to come out of Nashville, has died at age 62. Keith died on Monday, his publicist confirmed to NPR, and his passing was also announced on his official and on, formerly Twitter. "Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5, surrounded by his family," reads the statement on Keith website. "He fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his family at this time." He went on to produce many more hits, including the 2002 song "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," inspired by the 9/11 attacks as well as the death of his veteran father. While polarizing, the unapologetically patriotic song brought Keith's visibility to a new level. The song famously led to a feud between Keith and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks (now the Chicks). Maines, known for her views against then President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq, deemed the song "ignorant" in an interview at the time of its release, leading Keith to later project a doctored image of Maines alongside Saddam Hussein at his concerts.