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- Nashville, please welcome Carrie Underwood.
["A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action]
[upbeat country rock music]
[cheers and applause]
* *
- * I was getting kind of tired of her endless chatter *
* And nothing I could say ever seemed to matter *
* So I took a little drive just to clear my head *
* I saw flashing neon up ahead *
* It looked like the place to find some satisfaction *
* With a little less talk and a lot more action *
* *
* I paid a man at the door and pushed my way to the bar *
* Shouted for a drink over a screaming guitar *
* A drunk on the stool tried to mess with my head *
* But I didn't even listen to a word he said *
* I know somewhere amid all this distraction *
* Was a little less talk and a lot more action *
* A little less talk if you please *
* A lot more lovin' is what I need *
* Let's get on down to the main attraction *
* With a little less talk and a lot more action *
* *
Nashville!
[cheers and applause]
We are all here for one reason,
this incredible man,
the Big Dog Daddy, my Oklahoma friend and brother.
This is a celebration for Toby Keith,
his music, his heart, his life.
Everyone on this stage tonight loves Toby,
and I know you all do, too,
so raise 'em up.
Tonight, we're giving him a party he'd be proud of,
and we're gonna do it with a little less talk
and a lot more action.
* Well, she was fighting them off at a corner table *
* She had a long neck bottle *
* She was peeling the label *
* The look on her face, it was perfectly clear *
* She said somebody please get me out of here *
* The look she shot me *
* Through the glass refraction said *
* A little less talk and a lot more action *
* A little less talk if you please *
* A lot more lovin' is what I need *
* Let's get on down to the main attraction *
* With a little less talk and a lot more action *
* A little less talk *
* A lot more action *
* Let's get on down to the main attraction *
* With a little less talk and a lot more action *
* Get on down to the main attraction *
* With a little less talk *
* *
* And a lot more action *
* Yeah *
- This is "Toby Keith: American Icon,"
with performances by...
[cheers and applause]
Now to kick off a night of stories,
songs, and celebration, please welcome Jelly Roll!
[cheers and applause]
- Bridgestone!
[cheers and applause]
We have a whole night of memories and music,
all of it to celebrate a true original,
an icon, Mr. Toby Keith!
[cheers and applause]
And, man, let me tell y'all, there is a lot to celebrate.
We can celebrate the music first.
We're talking about 33 number one singles.
We're talking about 44 million albums sold.
We're talking about 10 billion streams,
and that's with a B, baby.
Most importantly, we are talking about songs
that will live forever,
but there were so many other sides to Toby.
He went from the oil fields to stadiums,
from boardrooms to Baghdad.
And this is the most Toby-est stage you have ever seen.
We got members of the military up there.
[cheers and applause]
And of course, we got the hometown bar rocking
with my friend, Priscilla Block.
[cheers and applause]
Last but not least, Toby's family.
How about a hand, most importantly,
for the family tonight?
[cheers and applause]
Toby loved his family, his country,
and helping those in need.
Y'all are keeping that going tonight because the proceeds
from this event are going to Toby's OK Kids Korral
and Monroe Carell Jr.'s Children's Hospital
at Vanderbilt.
Now let's bring out a man who knew and loved Toby.
Make some noise for one of the last outlaws left,
Mr. Eric Church!
[cheers and applause]
- I-- about--
I'ma take you back in time.
About 15 years ago, I was starting my career,
and I-- we were having a hard time
getting anybody in country music
to let us come play shows with them,
and Toby Keith was the guy that called and said,
"Hey, why don't you go play shows with me?
[cheers and applause]
There is no way I'm standing here today
if it wasn't for Toby Keith.
And this next song, I think of a lot.
I have two young boys.
I may think of it a lot tonight as I try
to wander down to Broadway like I shouldn't do.
[cheers and applause]
And I can promise you this, I'm not as good as I once was.
[cheers and applause]
But tonight--
tonight, I'm gonna be, I promise you that.
[cheers and applause]
["As Good as I Once Was"]
* *
* She said I seen you in here before *
* I said I've been here a time or two *
* She said hello my name is Bobbi Jo *
* Meet my twin sister Betty Lou *
* And we're both feeling kind of wild tonight *
* You're the only cowboy in this place *
* And if you're up for a rodeo *
* I'll put a big Texas smile on your face *
* I said, girls, I ain't as good as I once was *
* *
* I got a few years on me now *
* But there was a time back in my prime *
* When I could really lay 'em down *
* And if you need some love tonight *
* Hey, I might have just enough *
* I ain't as good as I once was *
* But I'm as good once as I ever was *
* Ah, yeah, baby *
* *
* I still hang out with my best friend Hardy *
* Yeah, I've known him since we were kids in school *
* Last night, we had a few shots *
* Got in a tight spot hustling a game of pool *
* With a couple of redneck boys *
* And one great big bad biker man *
* I heard David yell across the room *
* Hey, buddy, how about a helping hand? *
* I said, Dave *
* I ain't as good as I once was *
* *
* My, how the years have flown *
* But there was a time back in my prime *
* When I could really hold my own *
* But if you want to fight tonight *
* Guess them boys don't look all that tough *
* I ain't as good as I once was *
* But I'm as good once as I ever was *
* I used to be hell on wheels *
* Back when I was a younger man *
* Now my body says you can't do this, boy *
* But my pride says, oh, yes, you can *
* *
[cheers and applause]
* I ain't as good as I once was *
* That's just the cold hard truth, baby *
* I still throw a few back *
* And talk a little smack when I'm feeling bulletproof *
* So don't double dog dare me now *
* 'Cause I might have to call your bluff *
* I ain't as good as I once was *
* But I'm as good once as I ever was *
* May not be good as I once was *
* But nobody was better than Toby Keith was *
* *
* Yeah *
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Tonight, Lainey, Luke, Ashley, Darius,
and more of Toby's friends and family
gather to honor a country legend.
- * Oh, I should've been a cowboy *
- Plus, Toby's moving final performance
and a historic finale as country's biggest stars
honor the Big Dog Daddy.
.
- One of my first big tours
was opening for Toby Keith back in 2007.
Toby was the real deal and never made excuses.
He just was really in his own lane,
and that's always good for other artists to see
is somebody that just really knows who they are
and really chases it with all gusto
and is authentic to themselves.
- Bridgestone, give a warm welcome to one
of country's biggest voices, Darius Rucker.
- Thank y'all.
When I first came to Nashville 17 years ago,
Toby was one of the first guys to reach out to me
and tell me how welcome I was and how he was glad I was here.
He was a class act. I'm honored to be here.
I thank you guys so much for that.
So I want to sing my favorite Toby Keith song.
["God Love Her"]
[upbeat country rock music]
* *
* Just a girl born in Dixie *
* Washed in the blood *
* And raised on the banks *
* Of the Mississippi mud *
* She always had a thing *
* About falling in love with a bad boy *
* *
* And you could see it all coming *
* But her daddy never dreamed *
* She'd grow up that fast *
* You know what I mean *
* The way a girl gets when she turns 17 *
* Kind of crazy *
* Well, she's a rebel child *
* And a preacher's daughter *
* She was baptized in dirty water *
* Her mama cried the first time *
* They caught her with me *
* They knew they couldn't stop her *
* She holds tight to me and the Bible *
* On the back seat of my motorcycle *
* Left her daddy standing there *
* Preaching to the choir, you see *
* God love her *
* *
* Both me and God love her *
* She kissed her mama goodbye *
* Said I'll be sure to phone you *
* She called her from a truck stop *
* In Tucson, Arizona *
* With amazing grace *
* She made California line *
* *
* And then my gypsy life *
* Started taking its toll *
* The fast lane got empty
* And out of control *
* And just like an angel *
* She saved my soul from the devil *
* Yeah, she's a rebel child *
* And a preacher's daughter *
* She was baptized in dirty water *
* Her mama cried the first time *
* They caught her with me *
* They knew they couldn't stop her *
* She holds tight to me and the Bible *
* On the back seat of my motorcycle *
* Left her daddy standing there *
* Preaching to the choir, you see *
* God love her *
* *
* Oh, me and God love her *
* *
* Well, she holds tight to me and the Bible *
* On the back seat of my motorcycle *
* Left her daddy standing there *
* Preaching to the choir, you see *
* God love her *
* *
* Oh, me and God love her *
* God love her *
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Here are two of the hottest stars
in country right now with a whole new take
on a Toby classic.
Make some noise for Riley Green and Ella Langley!
[cheers and applause]
["Who's Your Daddy?"]
* *
- * Here you come knocking on my door *
* Baby, tell me what you got on your mind *
* I guess them college boys *
* All went home for the summertime *
* *
* Yeah, you're looking right, looking good *
* Looking like a woman should *
* So why is it so hard to find *
* A place to lay your pretty little head *
* Down once in a while? *
* *
[together] * You run on a little tough luck, baby *
- * Don't you sweat it *
[together] * 'Cause everything is waiting inside for you *
- * You know I got it, so come and get it *
[together] * Who's your daddy? *
* Who's your baby? *
* Who's your buddy? *
* And who's your friend? *
* And who's the one guy that you come running to *
* When your love life starts tumbling? *
* I got the money if you got the honey *
* Let's cut a deal *
* Let's make a plan *
* Who's your daddy? *
* Who's your baby? *
* Who's your buddy? *
* Who's your man? *
* *
* You run on a little tough luck, baby *
- * Don't you sweat it *
[together] * Everything is waiting inside *
* You know I got it *
- * So come and get it *
[together] * Who's your daddy? *
* Who's your baby? *
* Who's your buddy? *
* And who's your friend? *
* And who's the one guy that you come running to *
* When your love life starts tumbling? *
* I got the money if you got the honey *
* Let's cut a deal *
* Let's make a plan *
* Who's your daddy? *
* Who's your baby? *
* Who's your buddy? *
* Who's your man? *
* Who's your daddy? *
* Who's your baby? *
* Who's your buddy? *
* Who's your man? *
* *
- Thank you, Toby Keith, for all you did
for country music. We appreciate you.
- Toby Keith is a legend!
I only hope to have half the career he did.
[cheers and applause]
- Coming up, Jelly Roll,
Ashley McBryde, and Luke Bryan.
- * Wearing my six-shooter *
.
- You know, they always called Merle Haggard
the Poet of the Common Man.
I believe Toby picked up that title from Merle
for the next generations.
Toby, just know that...
* We will always love you *
- Once again, superstar and humanitarian Darius Rucker.
[cheers and applause]
- The only thing bigger than Toby's talent
and personality was his heart.
His fans and friends consider ourselves lucky
to have had him, but there are thousands of others
who feel truly blessed that Toby was around.
When disaster struck, troops were far from home,
or children were in need, Toby was there.
Here's just a small part of his extraordinary work.
[acoustic music]
- The OK Kids Korral, it's my greatest achievement
ever outside of my family.
- We started our foundation when a band member
lost their daughter to cancer.
She was diagnosed just after she turned two
and died just before she turned three.
So my husband felt the need to do something.
- It took me ten years to get the money,
but we built the OK Kids Korral.
It's a 16-room Ritz-Carlton meets Disney World.
We take care of about 300 families a year,
and it's directly across the street from
the Children's Medical Center.
- Toby always had a vision with the OK Kids Korral.
He wanted the kids to be able to come and forget
that they're being treated and having to be
at the hospital all the time.
So it became a home away from home for these kids.
- While children are undergoing treatment,
families stay here free of charge
during that entire cancer journey.
We know that during a cancer diagnosis,
it is really important to have family around you
to help you through it.
- You can tell how much OK Kids Korral meant to Toby
when he was in this building.
OK Kids Korral has taken care of me as well
and my family in the hardest of times.
- Whoa!
- On December 7th, his birthday,
doctors came in and told us that he had leukemia.
- If we had to stay in a hotel--
we've been here 30 times--
we would burn through everything we have.
- There is all walks of life that come in
and out of this door that are dealing with
the same thing that you are.
You become part of a family.
That's pretty important.
- He just lit up every time he came down here.
And the kids, they don't know who Toby is.
The parents do. The kids don't care.
You know, he's just Toby.
- The first thing I thought of when I got cancer was,
"Who's gonna take care of the Korral?
"Who's gonna raise the money? Who will carry that torch?"
- In the United States, childhood cancer
affects 42 kids a day.
There's always gonna need to be an OK Kids Korral.
- We thank God all the time that he decided
to put Toby Keith on this earth.
- Toby has big shoes to fill,
but we're all ready to take on that effort.
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Nashville, make some noise for Ashley McBryde.
[cheers and applause]
- Anything Toby Keith sang, you could believe it because
he only wrote what he believed,
because being a songwriter is about being truthful.
Whew.
And, Toby, you are truth.
[cheers and applause]
["Wish I Didn't Know Now"]
[upbeat country rock music]
* *
* I never ask you where you're going *
* I never ask you where you've been *
* I've never called and checked your story *
* You stayed out with all your friends *
* I never tried to catch you lying *
* I didn't want to know the truth *
* I'd rather go on loving blind, girl *
* Than go on loving without you *
* I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then *
* I wish I could start this whole thing over again *
* I'm not saying that you would ever be true *
* I just don't want to know how it ends *
* You'd still have my heart in the palm of your hand *
* I'd still look like a fool in front of your friends *
* Hey, I wish somehow I didn't know now *
* What I didn't know then *
* *
* I've always said what I don't know *
* Couldn't hurt as bad as leaving you *
* I guess I knew what I was thinking *
* It ain't an easy thing to do *
* Well, I guess I should be going *
* I sure found out too much to stay *
* And please don't say you're sorry *
* I might wait another day *
* I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then *
* I wish I could start this whole thing over again *
* I'm not saying that you would ever be true *
* I just don't want to know how it ends *
* You'd still have my heart in the palm of your hand *
* I'd still look like a fool in front of your friends *
* I wish somehow I didn't know now *
* What I didn't know then *
* *
* You'd still have my heart in the palm of your hand *
* I'd still look like a fool in front of your friends *
* Hey, I wish somehow I didn't know now *
* What I didn't know then *
* Hey, I wish somehow I didn't know now *
* What I didn't know then *
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Coming up, Lainey makes a grand entrance
and performs with Jamey Johnson.
- * Beer for my horses *
.
- Toby was a good guy, a good friend,
and a good songwriter. He wrote "Beer for My Horses."
And we had a great record out on that.
And I just loved him a lot.
[cheers and applause]
- Please welcome the Heartland's
queen of comedy, Leanne Morgan.
[cheers and applause]
- Hello, hello, everybody.
[cheers and applause]
I am honored to be here, my darling.
I am a fan, just like y'all.
I'm a big Toby Keith fan, and if I weren't up here,
I'd be out there with y'all.
[cheers and applause]
I was raised 35 miles from here in a town of 500 people
that grows dark-fired tobacco.
And I would see country music stars,
huge country music stars just walking around shopping.
I saw Porter Wagoner at the mall in broad daylight
in a sequin jacket and a hat
with a little cowboy hat propped up on his little--
I don't know if that was a perm or a wig.
I don't know what that was.
And then, y'all, I got to see Barbara Mandrell
and Louise Mandrell.
I know.
They were at Dillard's buying bras and panties.
And I was just starstruck, and my heart
was beating out of my body,
and they had fannies the size of walnuts
and were buying tiny panties,
but all that meant so much to me.
And then I grow up, and I get to be here,
and I want to tell y'all that I got to see Toby Keith,
one of his last performances at the People's Choice
Country Awards, and he blew me away.
[cheers and applause]
He genuinely wanted to make this life a little bit better,
to make people smile,
and I think we can all say, mission accomplished.
[cheers and applause]
And now I get to bring out
another big, multi-talented artist.
She's a singer, songwriter, actress,
and she's always so cute in her little britches.
Make some room out here for that darling Lainey Wilson.
[cheers and applause]
- Saddle up, Nashville!
We gonna go for a ride!
Whoo!
["Beer for My Horses"]
[upbeat country rock music]
* *
Y'all welcome to the stage, my friend, Mr. Jamey Johnson!
* *
- * Well, the man come on the 6:00 news *
* Says somebody's been shot, somebody's been abused *
* Somebody blew up a building *
* Somebody stole a car *
* Somebody got away *
* Somebody didn't get too far *
* They didn't get too far *
What you got, Jamey?
- * Well, Grampy told my pappy back in my day, son *
* A man had to answer for the wicked that he'd done *
* Take all the rope in Texas, find a tall oak tree *
* Round up all of them bad boys *
* Hang them high in the street *
* *
* For all the people to see * - Come on, get up!
* *
[together] * That justice is *
* The one thing you should always find *
* You've got to saddle up your boys *
* You've got to draw a hard line *
* When the gun smoke settles, we'll sing a victory tune *
* And we'll all meet back at the local saloon *
* We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces *
* Singing whiskey for my men *
* And beer for my horses *
* *
- * We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds *
- * Too much corruption and crime in the streets *
- * It's time the long arm of the law *
* Put a few more in the ground *
- * Send them all to their maker *
* And he'll settle them all down *
- * You can bet he'll settle them down *
Whoo!
[together] * Well, justice is *
* The one thing you should always find *
* You've got to saddle up your boys *
* You've got to draw a hard line *
* When the gun smoke settles, we'll sing a victory tune *
* And we'll all meet back at the local saloon *
* We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces *
* Singing whiskey for my men and beer for my horses *
* Singing whiskey for my men *
* And beer for my horses *
* *
* Justice is the one thing you should always find *
* You've got to saddle up your boys *
* You've got to draw a hard line *
* When the gun smoke settles, we'll sing a victory tune *
* And we'll all meet back at the local saloon *
* We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces *
* Singing whiskey for my men and beer for my horses *
* Singing whiskey for my men *
* And beer for my horses *
* *
- We love you, Toby!
[cheers and applause]
Man, Toby was a cowboy in the best sense of the word.
Always a gentleman and always down to help
those who needed it the most.
That's why tonight's event benefits not one,
but two great organizations helping children
in need of critical care--
Toby's OK Kids Korral in Oklahoma
and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
at Vanderbilt, which is near and very dear to my heart.
I wanted to show y'all some of the great work
that they are doing right here in Nashville.
[bright music]
- When a 75-foot tree came crashing down
on Judge and Jeff, my whole world
came crashing down with it.
After two weeks of Judge being in a coma
and in intensive care
at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
at Vanderbilt, our care team,
who had become like family to us,
told me he was stabilized.
- And that he was ready to start
his rehabilitation journey.
- To see Judge now running and swimming,
hiking is a total dream come true.
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Go ahead and snap that QR code
and keep the good work going.
Funds from tonight's show will continue the work
OK Kids Korral does in Oklahoma and will help Monroe Carell
Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
build the first inpatient rehabilitation center
for kids in all of Tennessee.
Y'all, your support matters. It truly does.
[cheers and applause]
- More from Carrie Underwood,
plus Tyler Hubbard and a powerful performance
by Krystal Keith and Luke Bryan.
.
- Toby reflected the best of Oklahoma.
A lot of people dream of making it big
so they can leave their hometown.
Toby wanted to make his hometown bigger,
and when he made it big,
he took the whole state with him.
When I was around him, he was a badass country singer,
but I found out later on he had a really big heart,
as big as Oklahoma.
- Toby's talent and ambition took him around the world,
but his heart never left Oklahoma.
One of my favorite conversations with Toby
took place on his tour bus one night
at the Grand Ole Opry.
That conversation was largely centered
on our similar hometown roots.
We spoke of how we both grew up, our families,
and why we both love the Sooner State so much.
[cheers and applause]
He took Moore, Oklahoma, with him wherever he went.
You heard it in his songs.
You could feel it in his swagger,
and you saw it in his charity work.
Toby would be the first one to tell you that Oklahoma
made him the man that he was.
And I'll be the first to tell you
that he more than made his mark on Oklahoma as well.
[cheers and applause]
- Are we ready?
[cheers and applause]
No matter where I go, if they ask me where I'm from,
I'll say Moore, and if they want to know where it is,
I'll tell them it's a southern suburb of Oklahoma City.
It's home to me.
The earliest memories I have of music are crawling around
on the floor and listening to my 23-year-old mom
singing Patsy Cline and how powerful it sounded.
Some music was always woven in,
but I started football at such a young age.
By the time I got to ninth grade,
I had already played seven years.
Just fresh out of high school,
playing semi-pro ball two years.
And then my dad had a big job waiting
for me in the oil fields.
It was just hard work, and it made a man out of me.
And then about '83, the oil boom crashed.
And I mean, we really hit hard times.
Music was just a hobby.
So I was writing songs to thrill myself.
And I'm standing there 21, 22 years old going,
"What am I gonna do with my life?"
The band said, "Let's take it on the road."
And it was about ten years before I really wrote
something that was worthy to play in front of somebody.
[upbeat country rock music]
So I became a songwriter.
* Should've been a cowboy *
* I should've learned to rope *
My first three or four albums,
I was doing what they told me to do.
- You don't look unnatural at all.
- Really? - No.
- But I was still kind of a B artist,
but I had a album that I really believed in.
I was like, "I'm gonna start dressing out of my closet,
start singing my song." And then my career went--
boom-- into the stratosphere.
* How do you like me now? *
If you keep just doing what you do
and stay true to it,
every now and then, it jumps up and rewards you.
* How do you like me now? *
[cheers and applause]
Everywhere I go, from Iraq to Japan,
people know that I am a face of Oklahoma.
I never felt good about moving to another city
and living there.
When I'm on tour, I'm out in the rest of the U.S.,
and when I'm home, I'm raising my family.
And that's the best thing that's ever happened to me.
What you got?
* Whiskey for my men *
* Beer for my horses *
I'm an Okie.
I take a lot of pride in that, man.
How you Okies doing tonight?
[cheers and applause]
- Please welcome a Georgia boy
who became a brother to our Oklahoma son, Luke Bryan.
[cheers and applause]
- How we doing, Nashville?
[cheers and applause]
What an honor to be here celebrating the best ever.
Toby Keith was just a--
he was just a badass dude.
[cheers and applause]
Hold on. Let me grab something.
[cheers and applause]
So this hat, this hat has been hanging in my closet
for probably 15 years,
and my sister down in Georgia bought me this hat
when I was playing bars and doing about
ten Toby Keith songs a night.
I used to wear this hat every night,
and ever since I lost my sister,
I hadn't put this hat on stage in a lot of years,
and I was walking out the house, and I said,
"You know what, I'm--
"I'm just an old country boy from Georgia,
but Toby Keith certainly made me want to be a cowboy."
And I'm gonna be a cowboy tonight.
This is for you, Toby!
[cheers and applause]
["Should've Been a Cowboy"]
* *
* I bet you never heard old Marshal Dillon say *
* Miss Kitty, have you ever thought of running away? *
* Settling down, would you marry me? *
* If I ask you twice and begged you pretty please *
* She'd have said yes in a New York minute *
* He never tied the knot *
* His heart wasn't in it *
* He just stole a kiss, and he rode away *
* He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place *
* *
* Should've been a cowboy *
* Should've learned to rope and ride *
* I'd be wearing my six-shooter *
* Riding my pony on a cattle drive *
* Stealing the young girls' hearts *
* *
* Just like Gene and Roy *
* Singing those campfire songs *
* Oh, I should've been a cowboy *
* *
* I might have had a sidekick with a funny name *
* Running wild through the hills *
* Chasing Jesse James *
* Ending up on the brink of danger *
* Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers *
* Go west, young man *
* Haven't you been told? *
* California is full of whiskey and women and gold *
* Sneaking out all night beneath the desert stars *
* With a dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart *
* Should've been a cowboy *
* Should've learned to rope and ride *
* Wearing my six-shooter *
* Riding my pony on a cattle drive *
* Stealing the young girls' hearts *
* Just like Gene and Roy *
* Singing those campfire songs *
* Oh, I should've been a cowboy *
Hey!
* *
* I should've been a cowboy *
* Should've learned to rope and ride *
* Wearing my six-shooter *
* Riding my pony on a cattle drive *
* Stealing the young girls' hearts *
* *
* Just like Gene and Roy *
* Singing those campfire songs *
* Oh, I should've been a cowboy *
* *
* Oh, I should've been a cowboy *
* I should've been a cowboy *
Let's all be cowboys tonight. Come on.
* *
Thank you! Thank you, Toby!
[cheers and applause]
- Coming up, Brett Favre, Jelly Roll,
HARDY, and Brantley Gilbert.
And next, Jordan Davis and Clay Walker.
.
- Toby was a role model for a lot of us
up here for so many reasons.
He had his own record label, his own mezcal,
and he had his own bar before anybody up here.
We're gonna celebrate that right now.
Jordan Davis, you want to kick it off for us?
[cheers and applause]
["I Love This Bar"]
[upbeat country rock music]
* *
- * We got winners *
* We got losers *
* Chain smokers and boozers *
* And we got yuppies *
* We got bikers *
* We got thirsty hitchhikers *
* And them girls next door *
dress up like movie stars *
* *
* Mm-hmm *
* I love this bar *
Get up!
* Now we got cowboys *
* We got truckers *
* Broken-hearted fools and suckers *
* And we got hustlers *
* We got fighters *
* Early birds and all-nighters *
* And them veterans talk about *
* Their battle scars *
* Mm-hmm *
* I love this bar *
Come on, now!
* I love this bar *
* It's my kind of place *
* *
* Just walking through the front door *
* Puts a big smile on my face *
* It ain't too far *
* *
* Just come as you are *
* Mm-hmm *
* I love this bar *
Clay Walker, everybody!
- * Yeah, we got divorcees and a big bouncer man *
* An old jukebox and a real bad band *
* We got waitresses, and we got barflies *
* A dumbass and a wise guy *
* If you get too drunk *
* Just sleep out in your car *
* *
* Reason number 672 why *
* Mm-hmm *
* I just love this bar *
- * I love this bar *
* It's my kind of place *
* *
* Just strolling through the dance floor *
* Puts a big smile on my face *
- * No cover charge *
* Come as you are *
- * Mm-hmm *
* I love this bar *
Take it away, Clay.
- * Mm-hmm *
* We just love this old bar *
Come get you a shot, buddy.
- God bless you, Toby.
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Nashville, one more time, give it up for Jelly Roll.
[cheers and applause]
- I would like to dedicate this to Tricia,
Shelley, Krystal, Stelen, and Toby's entire family.
Toby inspired me to be a better American,
a better human, a better songwriter,
and with songs like this, most importantly,
he inspired me to be a better father.
[cheers and applause]
["My List"]
[bright tender country music]
* *
* Under an old brass paperweight *
* *
* Is my list of things to do today *
* *
* Go to the bank and the hardware store *
* *
* Put a new lock on the cellar door *
* *
* I cross them off as I get them done *
* But when the sun is set *
* There's still more than a few things *
* Left I haven't got to yet *
* *
* Go for a walk, say a little prayer *
* Take a deep breath of mountain air *
* Put on my glove and play some catch *
* It's time that I make time for that *
* Wade the shore, cast a line *
* Look up a long-lost friend of mine *
* Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss *
* Start living, that's the next thing on my list *
* *
* Wouldn't change the course of fate *
* *
* Cutting grass just had to wait *
* *
* 'Cause I've got more important things *
* *
* Like pushing my kid on a backyard swing *
* *
* I won't break my back for a million bucks *
* I can't take to my grave *
* So I put off for tomorrow *
* What I could get done today *
* I go for a walk, say a little prayer *
* Take a deep breath of mountain air *
* Put on my glove to play some catch *
* It's time that I made time for that *
* Wade the shore, cast a line *
* Look up an old, lost friend of mine *
* Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss *
* Oh, start living *
* That's the next thing on my list *
* *
* Raise a little hell, laugh till it hurts *
* Put an extra five in the plate at church *
* Called up my folks just to chat *
* It's time that I make time for that *
* Stay up late and oversleep *
* Show her what she means to me *
* Catch up on all the things I've always missed *
* Start living, that's the next thing on my list *
* *
* Under an old brass paperweight *
* *
* Is my list of things to do today *
We love you, Big Dog Daddy.
[cheers and applause]
- Next, Tyler Hubbard and friends proceed to party,
HARDY, and Brantley Gilbert.
.
- Now give it up for Super Bowl champion,
Hall of Famer, and dear friend of Toby's, Brett Favre.
[cheers and applause]
- Toby and I first met in the latter part
of the '96-'97 season when he sang the national anthem
at our championship game.
It was a sunny 29 degree below zero day.
- Whoo!
- And although I was used to it,
Toby definitely wasn't.
We ran on the field.
I slapped Toby about as hard as I could
slap him on his rear end,
and he later told me that it hurt so bad,
he almost started crying.
[laughter]
Well, that moment many years ago solidified
our friendship for life.
Now we're gonna miss you, brother,
but your music is going to live on
in parties, barbecues, tailgates,
fairs, and festivals.
Now here with the men who wrote this anthem,
the Beavers brothers and the Warren brothers,
help me give it up for Tyler Hubbard.
[cheers and applause]
["Red Solo Cup"]
[upbeat country music]
- * Yeah, red Solo cup, you're the best receptacle *
* At barbecues, tailgates, fairs, and festivals *
* And you, sir, do not have a pair of testicles *
* If you prefer drinking from glass *
* Yeah, red Solo cup, you're cheap and disposable *
* And in 14 years, you are decomposable *
* And unlike my home, you are not foreclosable *
* Freddie Mac can kiss my ass * - Let's go!
[together] * Red Solo cup *
- Come on!
[together] * I fill you up *
* Let's have a party *
* I love you, red Solo cup *
- Hey!
[together] * I lift you up *
* Proceed to party *
- * Yeah, I really love how you're easy to stack *
* But I really hate how you're easy to crack *
* When beer runs down the front of my back *
* Well, that, my friend, is just yucky *
- Come on.
- * I have to admit that the ladies get smitten *
* How sharply my first name, first name *
* Is written on you with a Sharpie *
* When I get to hitting on them to help me get lucky *
- Let's go!
[together] * Red Solo cup *
- Hey!
[together] * I fill you up *
* Let's have a party *
- Come on!
[together] * Red Solo cup *
- Hey!
[together] * I fill you up *
* Proceed to party *
- Jordan Davis, everybody.
- * Well, I've seen you in blue *
* And I've seen you in yellow *
* But only you, red, will do for this fella *
* For you are the Abbott to my Costello *
* And you are the fruit to my loom *
* Here we go *
* Red Solo cup, you're more than just plastic *
* You're more than amazing *
* You're more than fantastic *
* And believe me that I'm not the least *
* Bit sarcastic when I say *
Red Solo cup, you're not just a cup.
No way. - No!
- You're a friend. - A friend.
- Speaking of friends, let's bring a few more friends
on out here. How about it?
Y'all ready?
[cheers and applause]
- HARDY and Jelly Roll, get out here.
[together] * Red Solo cup *
- Hey!
[together] * I fill you up *
* Let's have a party *
* I love you, red Solo cup *
* I lift you up *
* Proceed to party *
* I love you, red Solo cup * - * That's right *
[together] * I fill you up *
* Let's have a party *
- Oh, yeah!
That's right.
* Solo cup, oh *
* Solo cup *
* My little Solo cup *
* That's right *
Toby Keith, we love you, buddy.
[together] * Solo cup *
- Here's to Toby.
* *
Yeah, thank you guys so much.
[cheers and applause]
- Still to come, Trace Adkins, HARDY, Brantley Gilbert,
and a special performance by Toby's daughter,
Krystal Keith.
- * My body's weathered and worn *
.
- Y'all make some noise for HARDY and Brantley Gilbert.
[cheers and applause]
- You and I had the opportunity to record a song with him,
and it was an honor for us to record that song.
It's an honor for me to be here tonight.
I just want to thank you guys so much for sharing
your husband and your dad and your brother
with folks like us.
And the rest of the world is a better place for it.
We gonna try to sing a little bit for you,
Ms. Patricia. - Let's have a little fun.
[cheers and applause]
["How Do You Like Me Now?!"]
[upbeat music]
- Make some noise, Nashville!
* *
- * Yeah, I was always the crazy one *
* Broke into the stadium *
* And I wrote your number on the 50-yard line *
* You were always a perfect one and a valedictorian *
* So under your number, I wrote *
* Call for a good time *
* I only wanted to get your attention *
* But you overlooked me somehow *
* Besides, you had too many boyfriends to mention *
* While I played my guitar too loud *
* How do you like me now? *
* *
[together] * How do you like me now? *
* Now that I'm on my way *
* You still think I'm crazy standing here today? *
* I couldn't make you love me *
* But I always dreamed about living in your radio *
* How do you like me now? *
* *
- Get 'em, boy.
* *
- * Yeah, and I took off to Tennessee *
* I heard that you made fun of me *
* Never imagined I'd make it this far *
* And you married into money, girl *
* Ain't it a cruel and funny world *
* As he took your dreams and he tore them apart? *
* He never comes home *
* And you're always alone *
* And your kids hear you crying down the hall *
* That alarm clock starts ringing *
* Who could that be singing? *
* It's me, baby, with your wake-up call *
* What? *
[together] * How do you like me now? *
* That I'm on my way *
* You still think I'm crazy standing here today? *
* I couldn't make you love me *
* But I'll always dreamed about living in your radio *
* How do you like me now? *
- Oh, get it, boys.
* *
[together] * Yeah, how do you like me now? *
* That I'm on my way *
* Do you still think I'm crazy standing here today? *
* I couldn't make you love me *
* But I always dreamed about living in your radio *
* How do you like me now? *
* *
- * Tell me, baby *
- * All right, preach on *
* *
[cheers and applause]
- We told y'all that Toby had one more
great performance for you, and we are about
to share it right now.
Toby went into the studio with HARDY
to record a cover of Joe Diffie's
"Ships That Don't Come In."
It turned out to be his last studio session.
No one has ever seen this footage until now.
Backed by Kenny Greenberg and some of the best musicians
in Nashville, here is Toby himself doing
"Ships That Don't Come In."
[cheers and applause]
["Ships That Don't Come In"]
[bright tender music]
* *
- * I could tell he had a tough life *
* By the way he sat and stared *
* And me, I'd come to push and shove *
* So I pulled up a chair *
* We talked of roads untraveled *
* We talked of love untrue *
* Strings that come unraveled *
* We were kings and kindred fools *
* And just when I'd hit bottom *
* That old man raised his glass *
* Said at least we've had our chances *
* There's those who never have *
* So here's to all the soldiers *
* Who have ever died in vain *
* The insane locked up in them cells *
* And the homeless down on Main *
* To those who stand on empty shores *
* And spit against the wind *
* And those who wait forever *
* For ships that don't come in *
* *
* So here's to all the soldiers *
* Who have ever died in vain *
* The insane locked up in them cells *
* And the homeless down on Main *
* To those who stand on empty shores *
* And spit against the wind *
* And those who wait forever *
* For ships that don't come in *
* *
.
- When I was just a-- you know, a baby artist
coming up in the music industry,
Toby was the first major artist to give me a chance,
and I think it was because I was a fellow Okie.
I looked up to Toby, and I learned
a lot from being around him.
Once you were in there, you were a lifetime member.
There'll never be another Toby Keith.
[cheers and applause]
- Now, it is my honor to bring someone very special out here.
We have talked about Toby's music,
his charity, his legacy,
but nothing meant more to him than his family.
They are the guiding light behind this event,
and they wanted to share a few words.
Please welcome Toby's daughter, Shelley Covel.
[cheers and applause]
- I just want to say thank you to these tremendous artists
and to all of you for coming together,
celebrating my dad and continuing his charitable work.
I think he would be having a heck of a time,
especially knowing that all of this music,
energy, and love benefits his OK Kids Korral
and Monroe Carell Jr.
Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
My dad knew that your worth isn't measured by
what you have, but by what you give.
It's a lesson he taught us,
and I imagine all of you as well.
We're all committed to continuing
dad's legacy through the Toby Keith Foundation.
Your support today and in the future
will help us do that.
Now I'm honored to introduce two absolute legends,
who are also some of my dad's closest
long-time collaborators--
Scotty Emerick and Mac McAnally,
joined by my sister, Krystal Keith.
[cheers and applause]
["Don't Let the Old Man In"]
[bright acoustic music]
* *
- * Don't let the old man in *
* I want to live me some more *
* You can't leave it up to him *
* He's knocking on my door *
* I knew all of my life *
* That someday it would end *
* Get up and go outside *
* Don't let the old man in *
* Many moons I have lived *
* My body's weathered and worn *
* Ask yourself how old would you'd be *
* If you didn't know the day you were born *
* Try to love on your wife *
* And stay close to your friends *
* Toast each sundown with wine *
* Don't let the old man in *
* Mm, mm *
* *
* Mm *
* Many moons I have lived *
* My body's weathered and worn *
* Ask yourself how old would you be *
* If you didn't know the day you were born *
* When he rides up on his horse *
* And you feel that cold, bitter wind *
* Look out your window and smile *
* Don't let the old man in *
* Look out your window and smile *
* *
* Don't let the old man in *
[cheers and applause]
- Coming up, General James L. Jones,
Parker McCollum, and Trace Adkins
salute Toby Keith and our troops.
.
[cheers and applause]
- Well, I just want to say that me,
along with millions of other fans,
miss Toby Keith.
He was such an influential artist,
such a great patriot and loved our military
and wrote great songs about them
and supported them, and God bless you, Toby.
- Please welcome the former Supreme
Allied Commander of Europe and all NATO forces,
General James L. Jones.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
Thank you.
I first met Toby in 2001 when he offered to do
a free concert for marines in Washington, DC.
[cheers and applause]
He told me that he'd written a song that was a little edgy
and that in it he mentioned his father,
who was seriously wounded in combat
and who'd recently passed away.
He asked me if it would be OK to try it out
on the audience that evening.
With 3,000 United States Marines
and sailors waiting with great anticipation...
[cheers and applause]
I told him he could sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
and he'd get a standing ovation.
And the rest is history.
Standing ovation by the troops.
Toby's decision to launch
"Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue"...
[cheers and applause]
A song that brought a smile to millions of fans,
but especially to the men and women
who wear our nation's cloth.
[cheers and applause]
But Toby Keith will be remembered
for far more than his music alone.
16 USO tours, 18 countries,
132 military installations
before countless numbers of military personnel
far from home and in dangerous locations.
[cheers and applause]
And now I'm honored to share a film
that shows the scope of Toby's dedication to our troops.
Thank you.
- How about a warm welcome for the great American patriot
Mr. Toby Keith?
[cheers and applause]
- My dad was a soldier, so my heart, first and foremost,
was always with the Army.
But getting out here and meeting all the military,
I've got a whole new respect for the whole organization.
We just like to bring a piece of home here
and hope everybody gets to take time off from the war
and kick back a little bit and have some entertainment,
just like they would have at home.
It didn't take very long at all to realize how appreciative
they are when somebody does take the time
out of their life to come over here.
As times progressed, you get more comfortable
with coming over, and then your attention
turns more to just making sure you shake
as many hands and thank as many people as you can.
That's our job.
Y'all ready to party tonight?
[cheers and applause]
Even if my career at home, if it was to ever
hit the shore and be done,
I would still find ways to come do this.
It's just part of my lifestyle. Thank you, Baghdad.
[cheers and applause]
[drumroll]
- Give it up for the soldiers
of the 101st
Airborne Division Air Assault.
[cheers and applause]
[martial drumbeat]
* *
[patriotic band music]
* *
[cheers and applause]
[martial drumbeat]
[cheers and applause]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
a patriot, a true country legend,
Trace Adkins!
[cheers and applause]
["American Soldier"]
[bright acoustic music]
* *
- There's not a whole lot left
for me to say tonight, I don't think.
* *
I've known Toby for a long time,
and I just remember that every show he did,
the last thing he said before he walked off the stage
was never apologize for being patriotic.
[cheers and applause]
The love and respect that he had
for the men and women that serve this country,
it was marrow-deep. It was profound.
It was genuine. It was real.
And I always respected him so much for that.
I was proud to have known him and called him a friend.
* *
Thanks, dog. We miss you.
* *
* I'm just trying to be a father *
* Raise a daughter and a son *
* A lover to their mother *
* Everything to everyone *
* Up and at 'em bright and early *
* I'm all business in my suit *
* Yeah, I'm dressed up for success *
* From my head down to my boots *
* I don't do it for the money *
* There's bills that I can't pay *
* I don't do it for the glory *
* I just do it anyway *
* Providing for our futures, my responsibility *
* Yeah, I'm real good under pressure *
* Being all that I can be *
* I can't call in sick on Mondays *
* When the weekend's been too strong *
* I just work straight through the holidays *
* Sometimes all night long *
* You can bet that I stand ready *
* When the wolf growls at the door *
* Hey, I'm solid *
* Hey, I'm steady *
* Hey, I'm true down to the core *
* And I will always do my duty *
* No matter what the price *
* I've counted up the cost *
* I know the sacrifice *
* Oh, and I don't want to die for you *
* But if dying is asked of me *
* I bear that cross with honor *
* 'Cause freedom don't come free *
* I'm an American soldier *
* An American *
* Beside my brothers and my sisters *
* I will proudly take a stand *
* When liberty is in jeopardy *
* I will always do what's right *
* I'm out here on the front line *
* Sleep in peace tonight *
* American soldier *
* I'm an American *
* Soldier *
[upbeat country rock music]
* *
* I'm an American soldier *
* An American *
* Beside my brothers and my sisters *
* I will proudly take a stand *
* When liberty is in jeopardy *
* I will always do what's right *
* I'm out here on the front lines *
* Sleep in peace tonight *
* American soldier *
* I'm an American *
* *
* An American *
* *
* An American
* Soldier *
* *
* An American soldier *
* *
Never apologize for being patriotic.
[cheers and applause]
- Next, Parker McCollum leads an all-star
red, white, and blue finale.
.
[cheers and applause]
- What an amazing night.
I think we did Toby proud. How about y'all?
[cheers and applause]
Had a heck of a time.
We did a lot of good for Toby's OK Kids Korral
and Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital
at Vanderbilt. So let's keep it going.
Snap that QR code on the screen.
It's never too late to give.
Now we're gonna close things out the way
that Toby always does.
And here to lead us, please welcome
Texas's own Parker McCollum!
[cheers and applause]
- What an incredible honor.
Pretty unbelievable to be here tonight
to get to honor a great American patriot
and unbelievable family man
and one of the greatest country music
singer-songwriters to ever live.
[cheers and applause]
It is my absolute honor to play this song
for you guys right here.
Please help me out if you know this one.
["Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)"]
- * American girls, American guys *
* We'll always stand up and salute *
* We'll always recognize *
* When we see Old Glory flying *
* There's a lot of men dead *
* So we can sleep in peace at night *
* When we lay down our heads *
* My daddy served in the Army *
* Where he lost his right eye *
* But he flew a flag out in our yard *
* Till the day that he died *
* He wanted my mother and my brother and my sister and me *
* To grow up and live happy *
* In the land of the free *
* Now this nation that I love *
* Has fallen under attack *
* A mighty sucker punch came flying in *
* From somewhere in the back *
* So if we can see it clearly through our big black eyes *
* Man, we lit up your world *
* Like the 4th of July *
* Hey, Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list *
* And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist *
* And an eagle will fly *
* Yeah, it's gonna be hell *
* When you hear Mother Freedom *
* Start ringing her bell *
* Yeah, it feels like the whole wide world *
* Is raining down on you *
[upbeat country rock music]
* Oh, brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and blue *
* *
* Oh, justice will be served *
* And the battle will raise *
* This big dog gonna fight when you rattle his cage *
* You'll be sorry that you messed with
* The U.S. of A *
* 'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass *
* It's the American way *
* Hey, Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list *
* And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist *
* And an eagle will fly *
* Then it's gonna be hell *
* When you hear Mother Freedom *
* Start ringing her bell *
* Yeah, it'll feel like the whole wide world *
* Is raining down on you *
* *
* All brought to you courtesy *
* Of the red, white, and blue *
* *
* Whoa *
* Of the red, white, and blue *
* *
* Oh *
* Of the red, white, and blue *
* *
* Oh *
* Of the red, white, and blue *
* *
* Oh *
* Of the red, white, and blue *
* *
* Oh *
* Of the red, white, and blue *
* *
[cheers and applause]