THAT HURTS IN SEPTEMBER. >> COUNTRY MUSIC STAR TOBY KEITH PERFORMED AT HIGHMARK STADIUM FRIDAY NIGHT. BUT BEFORE HE DID HE HAD A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR A LOCAL VETERAN. HE TEAMED UP WITH THE INDEPENDENCE FUND. A NON-PROFIT THAT HELPS WOUNDED VETERANS TO GIVE BRAND RUMBAUGH A $16,000 ALL-TERRAIN WHEELCHAIR. WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN BRANDON STEPPED ON AN IED AS HE WAS CARRYING A MARINE TO SAFETY. HE LOST BOTH OF HIS LEGS. IN ADDITION TO THE LIFE-CHANGING WHEELCHAIR BRANDON GOT BACKSTAGE PASSES TO THE SHOW. WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING BRANDON’ STORY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE WERE THERE IN 2014 WHEN HE WAS GIVEN A NEW HOME IN UNIONTOWN BY THE GROUP HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS THEN IN 2016 FOUNDER OF LUMBER JOE HARDY GAVE BRANDON THREE BUILDINGS IN UNIONTOWN SO HE COULD OPEN A MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITY AND ALSO A PLACE WHERE HE CAN OPERATE
Country music superstar Toby Keith has announced he has been battling stomach cancer since late last year but has received treatment and plans to return to the stage soon.In a statement posted on his verified Twitter and Instagram accounts Sunday, Keith said he was diagnosed with cancer last fall."I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax," the statement says. "I am looking forward to spending time with my family. But I will see the fans sooner than later. I can't wait. -T"Related video above: Toby Keith gifts veteran $16,000 all-terrain wheelchair before concertAccording to his official website, Keith is due to play the Ribfest in Illinois on June 17.He released his latest album -- "Peso in my pocket" -- last year after taking time out from touring due to the Covid pandemic, the site says.In 2021, then-President Donald Trump awarded Keith the National Medal of Arts, which the National Endowment for the Arts describes as "the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government." "Toby Keith is a singer, songwriter, musician, and humanitarian who has completed 11 USO Tours to date. He has 32 #1 singles," the National Endowment for the Arts said in a January 2021 release.Keith, born in Oklahoma, released his debut album in 1993 and is known for hits including "Red Solo Cup" and "I Wanna Talk About Me." His 2002 song "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," released in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, made him a household name.Keith has performed hundreds of shows for US service members abroad, including in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as at events for Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Country music superstar Toby Keith has announced he has been battling stomach cancer since late last year but has received treatment and plans to return to the stage soon.
In a statement posted on his verified Twitter and Instagram accounts Sunday, Keith said he was diagnosed with cancer last fall.
"I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax," the statement says. "I am looking forward to spending time with my family. But I will see the fans sooner than later. I can't wait. -T"
Related video above: Toby Keith gifts veteran $16,000 all-terrain wheelchair before concert
According to his official website, Keith is due to play the Ribfest in Illinois on June 17.
He released his latest album -- "Peso in my pocket" -- last year after taking time out from touring due to the Covid pandemic, the site says.
In 2021, then-President Donald Trump awarded Keith the National Medal of Arts, which the National Endowment for the Arts describes as "the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government."
"Toby Keith is a singer, songwriter, musician, and humanitarian who has completed 11 USO Tours to date. He has 32 #1 singles," the National Endowment for the Arts said in a January 2021 release.
Keith, born in Oklahoma, released his debut album in 1993 and is known for hits including "Red Solo Cup" and "I Wanna Talk About Me." His 2002 song "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)," released in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, made him a household name.
Keith has performed hundreds of shows for US service members abroad, including in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as at events for Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
