Toby Keith Talks Cowboys and Politics

By Jenn Jacques

Toby Keith put on one heck of a show for us at the NRA Annual Meetings in Louisville, KY earlier this year. Now, 23 years after his first hit “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” topped the charts, the country music legend has released its unofficial sequel, “A Few More Cowboys”

Keith, who has had 20 No. 1 hits, is equally known for rowdy, barroom staples (“Red Solo Cup”) and patriotic anthems (“Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue”). He’s tough to figure: He’s a politically outspoken firebrand (his Iraq War-era public feud with the Dixie Chicks is the stuff of legend) beloved by many Republicans, who might be surprised to know he’s an Independent.

In a recent phone interview with The Chicago Tribune’s Allison Stewart, TK opened up about politics, this election cycle and how his fans would react to him playing a party for the DNC.

AS: The new single is really topical.
TK: Timingwise it is, but it’s a little bit all over the place. People only want to hear what they want to hear about it. The first line says, “If the White House was in Texas, we could get a straighter answer.” The second says, “If they’d let …Read the Rest

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