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Toby Keith Covel was born in Clinton, Oklahoma in 1961. He spent much of his childhood on his family’s farm in Moore outside of Oklahoma City. At eight years of age, Keith began playing the guitar. His grandmother owned and operated a small supper club where she had musicians play as a means of entertainment. Growing up, Keith found the country singers to be inspiring. As a child, he also listened to country classic musicians such as Merle Haggard and Bob Wills. While in high school, Keith worked as a rodeo hand. After graduation he worked in the Oklahoma oil fields. Soon after graduation from high school, Keith also joined his first band called The Easy Money Band. The group focused on blue-grass and Alabama styled country mixed with Rock n Roll.

After a year or so after graduation, the oil business began to plummet in Oklahoma. Keith left his job to play semi professional football for the United States Football League (USFL) farm team. He even tried out for the short-l...