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  • Toby Keith Closes Out 2015 Country Jam In Grand Style

    Toby Keith never disappoints.  He kept the crowd on their feet, playing hit after hit and never slowing down.

    Toby Keith closed 2015 Country Jam in Grand Junction, Colo. with a nearly two-hour set that included hits spanning his entire career. The night served as a musical resume for why Keith was chosen to be inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame this week.

    The star was as energetic as ever, seemingly invigorated by his recent honor. This wasn’t a man simply singing hit after hit after hit — this was one of country’s best performers doing all he could to fire up the tens of thousands of fans who waited four days to see him. The set began with a curveball. “Haven’t Had a Drink All Day” was never a radio single, but it did the job of bringing a crush of fans as close as they could get. Five country-rockers followed before Keith finally took a breath and introduced two older hits, added at the urging of the Easy Money Band.

    He may have started with a song rarely heard on the airwaves, but the crowd loved it.

    Keith predictably gets a big response when he asks fans to cheer for local firefighters, police and rescue crews before “Beer for My Horses.” “I’ll Never Smoke Weed With Willie Again” also garners a big response, especially in Colorado, where marijuana is legal. No one complained about the lack of ballads.

    It seemed Toby Keith wanted to keep going and the fans were only too happy to accommodate him.

    Article & Photo Source: The Boot



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