Toby Keith gets inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame just weeks after ... trends now
The new Country Music Hall of Fame class was announced on Monday, which includes the legendary Toby Keith, weeks after he passed away at 62.
Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern revealed during Monday's announcement that the voting results came in on February 6, one day after Keith's passing from stomach cancer.
Trahern added at the ceremony, 'my heart sank … knowing that we missed the chance to inform Toby while he was still with us.'
She added, 'But I have no doubt that he’s smiling down on us, knowing that he’ll always be "as good as he once was,"' referring to Keith's 2005 hit As Good As I Once Was.
Keith will be joined in this latest Country Music Hall of Fame class alongside John Anderson and guitarist James Burton.
The new Country Music Hall of Fame class was announced on Monday, which includes the legendary Toby Keith, weeks after he passed away at 62
Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern revealed during Monday's announcement that the voting results came in on February 6, one day after Keith's passing from stomach cancer
Trahern added at the ceremony, 'my heart sank … knowing that we missed the chance to inform Toby while he was still with us'
Keith will be joined in this latest Country Music Hall of Fame class alongside John Anderson (left) and guitarist James Burton (center)
The singer - who has 32 #1 singles to his name over an illustrious career - is already a part of the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2015) and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2021).
His 26-year-old son Stelen Keith Covel was in attendance at the ceremony, telling People that the Country Music Hall of Fame, 'was always
