Cancer took out a Country Music singer

[simpsontruckdriver]

Country Music star Toby Keith has died of Stomach Cancer.

TS

 

[Bucky]

Loved Toby Keith! Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue, Red Solo Cup, Beer for My Horses, etc, etc, etc.

 

[pedro47]

He was just to young. May Toby Keith RIP.

 

[AnnaS]

May He Rest in Peace.

 

[Sandi Bo]

A lot of patriotic songs, a lot of fun songs. RIP Toby Keith.

 

[ScoopKona]

He stole "I love this bar" from Michael McCloud in Key West. (For those who have never been to the Schooner Wharf Bar in Key West, queue up McCloud's "Tourist Town Bar" and then "I love this bar" and compare.

Hopefully he remembers Michael in his will -- seeing as he owes most of his wealth to that one piece of plagiarism.

 

[1Kflyerguy]

I always like his music and was lucky enough to see him in concert once. Lot of fun songs and times.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

From the 2010 Boston Pops Esplanade Independence Day concert

 

[am1]

He stole "I love this bar" from Michael McCloud in Key West. (For those who have never been to the Schooner Wharf Bar in Key West, queue up McCloud's "Tourist Town Bar" and then "I love this bar" and compare.

Hopefully he remembers Michael in his will -- seeing as he owes most of his wealth to that one piece of plagiarism.

No need for hate on this thread. Toby Keith had many songs more popular then I love this bar.

There is a reason why one was one of the richest and one probably lived the song he sang.

 

[am1]

Stand up guy. Apparently turned down the White House once as he had a deal with a friend he did not want to back out of.

I saw him live in 08 or 09 in New Jersey.

He had a nice range of comical and serious songs.

 

[ScoopKona]

There is a reason why one was one of the richest and one probably lived the song he sang.

Hard disagree. I won't mourn. I'll bet you didn't even compare the two.

 

[am1]

Hard disagree. I won't mourn. I'll bet you didn't even compare the two.

One is upbeat and one is a downer. I mourn almost everyone as that is what is right.

 

[DrQ]

Opinion :

Toby Keith was so much more than his controversies​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/06/toby-keith-death-liberals-appreciation/

 

[Bucky]

I was always taught if you don’t have anything good to say about a person to keep your mouth shut. Especially after they are dead and gone and can no longer defend themselves. He was one of the most patriotic persons I’ve ever heard. They had so many troops from Ft Bragg calling in yesterday talking about seeing him in Iraq in 2005.

 

[Cornell]

I was always taught if you don’t have anything good to say about a person to keep your mouth shut. Especially after they are dead and gone and can no longer defend themselves. He was one of the most patriotic persons I’ve ever heard. They had so many troops from Ft Bragg calling in yesterday talking about seeing him in Iraq in 2005.

Not surprised by what I am seeing here. Not at all. It's all so predictable.

 

[dioxide45]

He stole "I love this bar" from Michael McCloud in Key West. (For those who have never been to the Schooner Wharf Bar in Key West, queue up McCloud's "Tourist Town Bar" and then "I love this bar" and compare.

Hopefully he remembers Michael in his will -- seeing as he owes most of his wealth to that one piece of plagiarism.

The courts seemed to disagree regarding a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by McCloud against Toby Keith.

Toby Keith Infringement Suit Dismissed

A copyright infringement lawsuit brought against country star Toby Keith by singer/songwriter Michael McCloud has been dismissed.

www.billboard.com

 

[1Kflyerguy]

I was unaware of this controversy until Scoop mentioned it. I listened to a few web versions of McCloud's song, and aside from few similar lines, the songs don't seem similar to me. They are very different melodies, as well as the overall feel of the song.

 

[ScoopKona]

I was unaware of this controversy until Scoop mentioned it. I listened to a few web versions of McCloud's song, and aside from few similar lines, the songs don't seem similar to me. They are very different melodies, as well as the overall feel of the song.

I don't know if that song was recorded at Mailboat Records (which is adjacent to the Schooner Wharf Bar), but Keith was in town often during that time. And you'd occasionally see him at Schooner Wharf. (In fact, if you google his name and Mailboat Records, a ton of stuff with him and Jimmy Buffett will turn up.) I lived around the corner from the recording studio. Schooner Wharf was essentially my living room. Anyone who spent time there saw Mel and I pretty-much every afternoon.

When I love this bar dropped, I was one of the first to congratulate McCloud on what was surely a songwriting coup. Anyone can connect the dots between Tourist Town Bar and I love this bar -- which turned into somewhat of an empire, much like Margaritaville.

 

[1Kflyerguy]

I don't know if that song was recorded at Mailboat Records (which is adjacent to the Schooner Wharf Bar), but Keith was in town often during that time. And you'd occasionally see him at Schooner Wharf. (In fact, if you google his name and Mailboat Records, a ton of stuff with him and Jimmy Buffett will turn up.) I lived around the corner from the recording studio. Schooner Wharf was essentially my living room. Anyone who spent time there saw Mel and I pretty-much every afternoon.

When I love this bar dropped, I was one of the first to congratulate McCloud on what was surely a songwriting coup. Anyone can connect the dots between Tourist Town Bar and I love this bar -- which turned into somewhat of an empire, much like Margaritaville.

Thanks for the added context on your personal connection to the story.

 

[ScoopKona]

Thanks for the added context on your personal connection to the story.

When I was a kid (well, teen), I used to steal beer from the musicians at the recording studio. They always had a cooler of beer at the front door. And I always dipped in and grabbed one.

Under-aged drinking wasn't really difficult in the Keys. But hey, free beer. (Until one of the Coral Reefers caught me red handed. I apologized to Jimmy years later -- thankfully it was "no hard feelings, ya skamp.")

I never met Toby Keith, although I surely spent time with some of the studio guys who backed him. So I can't speak to what kind of person he is. But I've known Michael McCloud for most of my life -- and he was done dirty. They could have thrown him a "additional lyrics by" credit and everyone would have been happy. Bob Seger gave the entirety of "Old Time Rock and Roll" to the guys who helped write it. Turned out to be a bad financial move. But it demonstrates how easy it is to do the right thing.

 

[breadcrumbslife]

That's really sad to hear. May he rest in peace.

 

[gln60]

Saw Toby Keith in concert many times......great performer and a great American Patriot........R...I...P