Song Review – Toby Keith’s “That’s Country Bro”
Don’t count yourself in the minority if you saw that Toby Keith released a mess of new tour dates in late April calling them the “That’s Country Bro!” tour and wondered just what the hell he was trying to say. Was Toby Keith piggy backing off the whole Bro-Country movement that even the most liberal estimates would put fizzling out well over three years ago? Was he trying to lampoon Bro-Country in some capacity that wasn’t entirely clear? Was this wording just some sort of strange coincidence, or was Keith trying to coin a new phrase?
Now that Toby Keith has released a new single with the same name, we’re not any less confused. Let’s all agree here that the term “Bro-Country” is the most notorious pejorative employed in country music in the last 20 years, if not ever. You can’t workshop the name “That’s Country Bro” without at least considering the loaded nature of such words. Then again, it’s not entirely out of the question that Toby Keith was loaded when he wrote this song with Bobby Pinson. It’s 11 o’clock a.m. Texas time when this review is getting posted, and it’s entirely possibly Toby Keith is cracking open his third Coors already, because that’s how Toby Keith rolls, bro.
“That’s Country Bro” is nothing short of a merciless machine gunning of classic country names out one after another and in rapid succession with very little else to hold the song together. If Toby Keith’s mission here is to stick it to country’s “Bros” by informing them what real country is, he’s doing it by using a play from the Bros own playbook of including very little in the actual lyrics of a song beyond lists of things people identify with, and trying to boost one’s country cred with canned name drops. That’s basically what “That’s Country Bro” is, and set to Jason Aldean-style arena rock music that doesn’t really carry any signifiers of actual country itself.
Don’t get me wrong, hearing the names of country legends being torn through is hard to get too angry at, just because the legacy of these men and women loom so large in the ethos of country music, simply the sound of their names, however brief, can elicit excitement, reverence, and nostalgia. But man, it would be nice to have a little more body and context to what’s going on here.
Sure it would be cool if a song like this somehow scored a high chart position on big country radio, inspiring a bunch of Bro-Country fans to burn up Google trying to figure out who the hell Toby Keith is singing about. Hell just the little boost in name recognition among today’s radio listeners for these legends could be something positive. But let’s be honest, Toby Keith was put out to pasture by country radio a long time ago. He hasn’t had a Top 15 hit in seven years, and his last four singles didn’t crack the Top 40. This begs the question, if a drunk Toby Keith shouts out a bunch of country legends in the forest and nobody is around to hear, does it make a sound?
You can’t entirely trash what Toby Keith is trying to do here either, despite the poor execution, and thin prospects of anyone paying attention except people who will hear this song on the tour of the same name. Toby Keith is right. The names he spews out are country, bro. Especially when compared to a comparable collection of today’s “country” stars. It’s just not really country in the way Toby Keith does it.
Props to Toby Keith for a song that uses actual instruments, raises awareness of some important names, and seems to take a stand on what country music is. But it’s still a song with a confusing message, poor quality songwriting and execution, and doesn’t sound particularly country itself. It’s not “Bro-Country,” it’s “Country-Bro.” But unfortunately, the former is not much worse than the latter.
Melissa W
May 3, 2019 @ 9:35 am
I like the message he is trying to send but I agree the execution is poor. The message was not delivered with any real context nor in a powerful/ defiant way that I would want it to be. He just name drops country singers. Listened to it once and that’s enough for me.
Sheilav
May 6, 2019 @ 4:43 am
Toby sings over 250 songs, has written many on his own along with co-songwriters. His new single seems be something he wanted to do for the memory of it all. The critics don’t understand Toby’s reason for some of the songs he sings, Therefore, it’s the fans that do keeping him going for writing and singing. Yes, “Don’t Let The Old Man In” really hit the hearts of many. and, as Toby said once in an interview. Not everybody is going to like us. There for he is still a winner when seeing his income and his fan base.
Kevin Mayfield
May 3, 2019 @ 9:35 am
Did he seriously name-drop Spade Cooley in that first verse? I’m not for erasing history, but maybe celebrating a guy who tortured and murdered his wife is not the best thing to do… I mean it’s one name in a massive list, but it really jumped out at me.
Nicolet
May 3, 2019 @ 10:49 am
Regardless of his truly-sordid private life, his impact on country music is still important enough to earn him a spot on the list of country greats.
Kevin Mayfield
May 3, 2019 @ 11:35 am
I’m sure you’re right… my only familiarity with Cooley is through the Cocaine and Rhinestones episode that talks about his and talks about the murder in detail. It’s astonishingly awful.
reasonable maistream country fan
May 4, 2019 @ 5:35 am
Yeah, he was a bad dude but he’s kinda in the Classic Country Collective Memory with stuff like Ry Cooder song references and James Ellroy stories.
dukeroberts
May 6, 2019 @ 8:51 pm
Oh damn. I didn’t know about that. I’ve never researched him beyond knowing a few of his songs, most appropriately “Shame On You”, I guess.
Tom
May 3, 2019 @ 9:41 am
I don’t want to over-analyze the lyrics because obviously it’s just a laundry list of country legends, but I found it odd that Porter and Dolly were separated by one name (Johnny Cash, not that the name has any real relevance). It seems like they’d either put them together as they’re identified as a duo by many fans of a certain generation, or keep them well apart to give each his/her due as a solo performer. It just seemed kind of weird to me, sort of like hearing two songs by the same artist on the radio separated by one song.
CeeCeeBee
May 3, 2019 @ 9:52 am
Well…listen, I am one of the few people who will admit having a fondness for Toby Keith (some of his early music was very good and I consider a lot of his later stuff to be a light hearted guilty pleasure) but he has a lot of talent that is continuously wasted. He has the ability to do something like this RIGHT. It’s frustrating that he can’t even be bothered to try.
Jack Williams
May 3, 2019 @ 9:55 am
Beats the hell out of Red Solo Cup.
Dave
May 3, 2019 @ 10:02 am
I think (hope) you have your former and latter backwards.
Smarco
May 3, 2019 @ 10:05 am
Sounds a lot like Billy Joel. As much as he tries, Ol’ Toby just can’t carry the torch with this one.
Trigger
May 3, 2019 @ 10:20 am
…We didn’t start the fire!”
That song and “I’ve Been Everywhere” are list songs done right, inspiring list songs for generations done wrong.
Sam Cody
May 4, 2019 @ 10:05 am
Todd Snider – Vinyl Records. That’s how you do it right!
Luckyoldsun
May 9, 2019 @ 1:25 am
Well, Hank followed up “I’ve Been Everywhere” with a song about all the girls he had– “The Name of the Game Was Love”–which didn’t do quite as well.
Another Chris
May 3, 2019 @ 11:50 am
Makes me think more of Reunion’s ’70s hit, “Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me).”
Gary “Elmo” McHaggerty
August 6, 2023 @ 9:43 am
Lol, it’s probably been close to 50 years since I’ve heard, of even thought of that song.
Atomic Zombie Redneck
May 3, 2019 @ 10:11 am
I like the message of the lyrics, and the song itself isn’t bad, but it’s a long way from Keith’s best.
I’d listen to this over anything by Brown, Rhett, Dan & Shay, etc., etc…
hoptowntiger94
May 3, 2019 @ 10:20 am
I want to talk about me me me me me meeeee!
Kross
May 3, 2019 @ 10:22 am
If it’s meant to be an indictment on “bro-country” it feels a little late. Other than that, no complaints.
Benny Lee
May 3, 2019 @ 10:57 am
Made it through the whole song. Very 90s “rockin’ country”, which has always been straight down the middle for him.
The lyrics and complete lack of a coherent message make me wonder how many minutes were spent writing this song… Can’t imagine it was more than 5…
J Burke
May 3, 2019 @ 11:03 am
A lot of memories in this song. Bottom line is that it can’t hurt anyone or anything and overall is a positive. Minor negative is that one of the great voices in country music is being wasted.
Allison
May 3, 2019 @ 11:03 am
Dang…. when I heard this was going to be released I was hoping for something that was more along the lines of “Don’t Let the Old Man In” and less like the love child of “When the Lights Come On” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”
Maybe next time.
Chris
May 3, 2019 @ 11:11 am
“Bro-country” isn’t really a thing – just an insult. And as a non-American, I’m rather surprised the word “bro” seems to have become a slur over there. I’d have thought brotherhood was a good thing.
Cool Lester Smooth
May 4, 2019 @ 12:08 pm
As someone who uses the word “bro” unironically….most people who do don’t *actually* like country music.
They like singalong pop songs, with the borrowed authenticity of southern signifiers.
Philip Brannon
May 3, 2019 @ 11:52 am
It’s true. Toby Keith provides the theme for International Dog News in the UK on BBC Radio London,s one hour weekly radio dog show “The Barking Hour” the theme is his song” Every Dog Has its day”. The show airs Thursdays at 9.30 am ( New York time) on the tunein app
eisenhorn
May 3, 2019 @ 12:43 pm
“This begs the question, if a drunk Toby Keith shouts out a bunch of country legends in the forest and nobody is around to hear, does it make a sound?”
This is perfect and no further comment is needed.
colleen meena
May 3, 2019 @ 1:07 pm
I liked the song…Toby Keith was a force in the 90’s and early 2000’s and somehow was left behind by radio as were some other artists. But the talent is still there and it doesn’t matter what is going on in a persons private life. His music always was his own and I listen to the country stations and frankly, most of the singers today sound like country rock, so to say Toby Keith is not country enough seems a little false to me. Most of the singers he mentioned in his song wouldn’t be played today by anyone under the age of 40.A lot of the older singers are gone now, maybe it would be more encouraging if we said more positive reveiws instead of tearing everything the artist puts out down…just saying
southland_sounds
May 3, 2019 @ 1:28 pm
Can’t complain. I suppose I’ll always take something well intentioned over trash any day. I guess my biggest problem with a lot of the elder statesman of country now ( McGraw, Kenny, Toby , the ones who had spectacular runs through the late 90s through mid aughts) is that for the most part they still chase trends. Yes sometimes we get a humble and kind, better boat, and don’t let the old man in. But could you imagine if someone like Garth brooks threw caution it the wind, and made a rick Rubin produced album. I know he’d never part with Allen Reynolds but man it’s so much wasted potential music these guys could make that really reflect a country singer in their 50-60’s. Once upon a time a Toby and Garth could make music that really surprised and moved you. I don’t know just feels like a lot of wasted late career music that is not being made right now when they could still actually have power to influence.
Conrad Fisher
May 4, 2019 @ 9:03 am
Allen Reynolds doesn’t produce Garth anymore. He’s in his 80s.
Guitars, Cadillacs...
May 6, 2019 @ 5:13 am
Unfortunately, Allen Reynolds no longer produces Garth. As a life-long Garth fan, I’d give anything to see Garth work with Reynolds again, as his best albums were always by him and even as good as Garth is, Reynolds knew where Garth’s strengths were and where to reign him in. His music has never been as good as when he worked with Allen Reynolds.
Mike Honcho
May 3, 2019 @ 1:38 pm
If that fruitcake Isbell put this out, you all would be shitting yourselves about how great it is.
Trigger
May 3, 2019 @ 2:29 pm
First off, Isbell would never release a song like this. Second, the last album Isbell released, his “Live From The Ryman” set got a negative review here, so let’s not act like he’s above criticism.
Mike Honcho
May 3, 2019 @ 5:51 pm
Because he wouldn’t know 2/3 of the people listed in the song. He isn’t country, and does nothing for Country Music.
Jack Williams
May 4, 2019 @ 7:42 am
I’m sure you’re wrong, but you go right on thinking that.
Cool Lester Smooth
May 4, 2019 @ 12:14 pm
I’ll take one “Mike Honcho,” please…roasted, sauced and served.
Jimmy
May 3, 2019 @ 5:42 pm
Isbell could fart into a microphone for 5 minutes, and it would sound better than 90% of the shit on country radio today.
Mike Honcho
May 5, 2019 @ 11:46 am
It would probably sound better than the songs he has released himself.
Swannanoa
May 4, 2019 @ 10:10 am
The fact that you use the word “fruitcake” to describe him prolly means he ain’t for you.
Cool Lester Smooth
May 4, 2019 @ 12:16 pm
He writes songs about his wife and daughter! That’s SO GAY, amirite guise?
dukeroberts
May 6, 2019 @ 9:00 pm
“Fruitcake” is also a term for a crazy person. Maybe he thinks Isbell is crazy.
Wild Billy
May 3, 2019 @ 4:19 pm
Kind of reminds me of a Billy Joel “We Didn’t Start The Fire” vibe. Too many random words for sure.
Joanie
May 3, 2019 @ 5:53 pm
I love it….great song by a great artist!
Love my Toby!
Pete Marshall
May 3, 2019 @ 5:58 pm
This song is catchy and the song is okay but not that great.
King Honky Of Crackershire
May 3, 2019 @ 6:06 pm
I hate Toby Keith, everything about him. The fact that he’s naming off legends just makes me hate him even more.
It’s like he’s listing off the folks who’s legacies he’s spent the last 25 years defecating on.
But hey, what’s more country than having the word “bro’ in your vernacular?
Fuzzy TwoShirts
May 3, 2019 @ 6:17 pm
“Hee Haw, Junior was the star of the show”
I don’t care if this was rapped, screamed by a viking banging on a flaming dumpster or belched after chugging some soda, that’s all I needed to hear to chalk this up as one of my favorite songs ever.
This, is more than just an acknowledgement that there were some old Country singers once upon a time
this is somebody trumpeting that they experienced this part of culture in a deep way
And I for one am grateful for it
I’d listen to this again the next day
and the next day
and the next day
and the next day
because this made me very, very
very
happy.
Fuzzy TwoShirts
May 3, 2019 @ 6:21 pm
and upon a second listenin he name dropped Don Rich
Most people don’t even know Don Rich ever existed.
This song got better on the second listen.
Not gonna lie, this is the sort of self affirming chest banging kind of “cultural appropriation” I can buy into.
Because I lived it, I watched the dukes, I watched Porter W and Roy Rogers on the tv.
this sort of piece is different than a Luke Bryan candyland fantasy Country song because it’s actually based in actual culture and not just painting it out to be what it wasn’t
dukeroberts
May 6, 2019 @ 9:04 pm
Don Rich was taken from this world much too soon, in a similar fashion to Johnny Horton. Both died much too young. Both were mentioned in this song. I like that about it.
Corncaster
May 3, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
Honky and Fuzz are Hatfield and McCoy? My head’s exploding. I’m tired of country talk. What we need is more country action. Hee Haw was great. We sorely need something like it again.
Ronald
May 3, 2019 @ 9:00 pm
I love this site and I get on here at least once a day. I hate to be critical about anything with this site but I just think all the comments about this have been harsh. Here is the thing. When I hear this song I hear country music. It isn’t like most of the crap on the radio where I can’t tell if I am listening to country or pop radio. Sure it’s not the greatest song but through the years there has been a whole lot more Papa Loves Mama than there has been The Dance. Sorry for the Garth reference but he is what got me into country. My point is Toby has wrote and recorded a country song. No it’s not great but it’s country. I call this a win in the battle to save country music.
Trigger
May 3, 2019 @ 9:48 pm
I think this song has some positive merits. I personally don’t think they outweigh the negative ones, but that’s just my opinion. But anyone calling this song bad is just unaware of how much better it is than much of what’s being released in the mainstream.
Keepin it Country
May 3, 2019 @ 9:08 pm
Trigger why isn’t this rated lower? All he did was name drop a bunch of artist. You always complains when some drops a Merle or a George Strait. All it is a list of names
Music Jedi
May 5, 2019 @ 7:27 am
Well name dropping in country music is probably more common that most really know. I’ve mentioned this on here before but I am “a collector of songs” and here’s how many songs I’ve collected that drop some of the bigger names in country and some songs of course are in multiple lists because they mention more that one name. (like so many Willie & Waylon songs)
Bob Wills – 33 songs George Strait – 27 songs
Buck Owens – 13 songs Hank Sr. – 251 songs
Charley Pride – 13 songs Johnny Cash – 90 songs
Conway Twitty – 25 songs Keith Whitley – 13 songs
Elvis – 41 song (just country songs!) Kris Kristofferson – 6 songs
Ernest Tubb -14 songs Lefty Frizzell – 22 songs
George Jones – 126 songs Merle Haggard – 155 songs
Patsy Cline – 35 songs Waylon Jennings – 94 songs
Willie Nelson – 92 songs
So – it’s not likely to stop anytime soon!
marc
May 3, 2019 @ 9:19 pm
Like a lot of Toby’s music that was a steaming pile of horse crap.
Country When Country Wasn't Cool
May 3, 2019 @ 9:24 pm
He actually left some names out. But it’s an annoying melody that leaves you exhausted by the end of the song. I think a similar idea with better execution is Chris Young’s “Raised On Country.” As mentioned, Toby Keith just shouts a list of names. How long did it take to write that?
Birdie Newman
May 3, 2019 @ 9:37 pm
I don’t care what he is or what everyone is thinking, I love me some Toby Keith , any day, if you don’t like it don’t listen to it, . It’s that easy,
Bob
May 4, 2019 @ 1:29 am
Please.
James
May 4, 2019 @ 6:06 am
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I question the sincerely of name-droppers in country music. I’m sure some are truly trying to honor country heroes of the past, but it seems that many are just trying to show how bona-fide they are by dropping the right names.
Luckyoldsun
May 4, 2019 @ 12:15 pm
Toby Keith has been on stage with and played with probably every one of the artists he name checks–(from the ones who during Toby’s career). He’s played with Hag and Willie and Hank Jr. And before he hit it as a major label artist in his own right, Toby played his share of Jimmy and Hank and Bob and Cash songs in honky tonks in Oklahoma, Texas, and wherever. There are a lot of reasons not to like Toby Keith, if you don’t like him, but there’s no indication that he’s a phony when it comes to liking and admiring old-country.
James
May 4, 2019 @ 2:58 pm
I wasn’t accusing him in particular.
Luckyoldsun
May 4, 2019 @ 9:19 pm
I meant to say Toby has played with all the artists who were still around during Toby’s career, but a few words got left out. (Obviously not Jimmy, Woody, and Hank.)
Dawg Fan
May 4, 2019 @ 7:21 am
Guess he didn’t think Alan Jackson warranted a shoutout….
handsomeblacktrueolboybrady
May 4, 2019 @ 7:43 am
Welcome back,Toby,though it’s highly unlikely that,two months before his 58th birthday,Keith is attempting to piggyback on the “Bro-Country” sound his music prefigured .
BeRad
May 4, 2019 @ 7:58 am
Toby Keith got Willie Nelson busted. ’nuff said y’all.
Conrad Fisher
May 4, 2019 @ 9:09 am
I appreciated the M-M-Mel bit.
James
May 4, 2019 @ 10:07 am
Farm Song by Hank Jr is the best we didn’t start the fire “list song”
Toby Keith is a hack.
Luckyoldsun
May 4, 2019 @ 12:03 pm
Whenever you write about Toby Keith, Trig, you make some comment about how poor is records are doing. (If he scores a #1 album, it’s “Well, that’s the worst-selling #1 album ever,” or something.
I was around at the start of Toby’s major-label career in the early ’90s. Toby was about a third-tier country artist–way below Garth and Clint and Travis Tritt and Alan–in a mix with guys like Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence and Sammy Kershaw. Toby seemed to make himself into a top-tier “superstar” artist by insisting that he WAS one. As far as I’m concerned–and probably as far as Toby’s concerned–this is all gravy now. The fact that Toby can still tour arenas and make records while most of those contemporaries and peers of his seem to have fallen off the earth or been enrolled in the witness protection program, is a great accomplishment in itself.
Toby’s having some fun here and made a record that gives old-country fans a chuckle. Good for him!
Trigger
May 4, 2019 @ 12:16 pm
Toby Keith did have the worst-selling #1 album at one point, but I literally wrote about that 8 1/2 years ago(https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/toby-keiths-bullets-in-the-gun-the-worst-1-ever/). Toby Keith was the best-selling country artists through the 2010s, is the 14th best selling country artist of all time, and is the richest country star ever with a net worth over $500 million, aided by the fact that he was an early investor in Big Machine Records. Keith was always pushed to the back of the crowd by the industry because he was the “boot in the ass” guy, but I wouldn’t call him 3rd tier.
Luckyoldsun
May 4, 2019 @ 9:26 pm
Trig,
For some reason, I just remember reading that from you. I had no idea that it was 8 1/2 years ago–or even that you’ve been running this site for 8-plus years, and that I’ve been viewing it for that long. Time flies.
anon
May 4, 2019 @ 5:55 pm
the artists should start suing when they get name dropped, that would stop the laundry list songs
OntarioCountry
May 4, 2019 @ 6:18 pm
Well, it’s an improvement compared to what the “Country” radio stations are playing these days. I have three (3!) radio stations in my metro area. I usually can’t even find a listenable song. Last summer, the songs were pretty bad but were at least catchy. This time, it’s full of girly sounding men, singing R&B tunes. Can’t listen, so I put on Classic Rock. At least that station isn’t pretending to be something its not.
Alex
May 4, 2019 @ 7:23 pm
So Toby simply rattles of a bunch of names of singers and tv stars and calls it a country song? That takes something. Sorry Toby, sing another “Don’t Let the Old Man In” or “Clancy’s Tavern.” Then I’ll listen
TheKillerRocksOn
May 4, 2019 @ 9:52 pm
If anyone has ever bought what this chode was selling., your part of the problem. Get well JLL.
Michelle
May 5, 2019 @ 8:36 am
Not a big Toby Keith fan, but maybe it’s just supposed to be a fun concert song.
Hey Arnold
May 5, 2019 @ 9:01 am
Nostalgia will hit hard in 2030 with this hit song.
“Oh Snap, That’s Pop Country Y’all”
We Got Keith Urban, Husband of the Year Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch playing on the Spotify.
Sam Hunt smooth talking, Luke Bryan spring breakin, And Dan and Shay got me speechless.
Lil Nas X with his horses in the back, FGL got another crossover track, and ohhhh Woaaah Loose the Fiddle boy and add a clap track!!!
Oh Snap, That’s Pop Country Y’all
fakaza2018
May 5, 2019 @ 9:29 am
It seems like they’d either put them together as they’re identified as a duo by many fans of a certain generation, or keep them well apart to give each his/her due as a solo performer.
Rebecca morales
May 5, 2019 @ 11:12 am
By now ge is worth more than 500million!! The best country singer ever for me,alot of this new country singers dont even sound like country their songs are not that good and Toby,the radio statiobs hardly play hus songs and is not right ! He dont need the money or to win awards he just loves to sing country music n like he said as ling as his fans go to his concerts n buy his music his ok ..☺ I LOVE TOBY !!!
Bill "100%" Wood
May 8, 2019 @ 3:03 pm
Please post here more often.
eckiezZ!
May 6, 2019 @ 2:16 pm
All I know is, after 9/11, Country was at a crossroads. There was a Roots revival and Bluegrass was back in vogue because of the O Brother Where Art Thou phenomenon. Even in the Rock world, there was a return to basics with all of the guitar/bass/drums “The” bands like The Strokes and The Hives and The White Stripes and Bob Dylan was pilfering old Boogie chestnuts in plain sight.
There was a chance for Country to go one way or the other and one song decided everything. One song changed the course of the genre and paved the way for every bombastic, lowest common denominator, ingratiating piece of Pop Country that came after. “Courtesy of the Red White & Blue.” That song sent the genre into a tailspin from which it has never recovered and every bit of misguided Bro Country, Rap Country, EDM Country can be traced right back to that ridiculous piece of heavy handed, revenge fantasy grandstanding, trifle of a song.
And for that, I can never forgive Toby.
That said, Keith’s Dream Walkin’ album is a ridiculously good album and should not be missed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsEzNbPC8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_hWRCgLIiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GamEBPbHac
dukeroberts
May 6, 2019 @ 9:14 pm
This is no “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?”, which is a vastly superior song in every way. It even has a great video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3GgoLtlWk
Adam S
May 7, 2019 @ 5:24 am
Reminds me of “we didn’t start the fire”, but not nearly as well crafted. There’s clearly an attempt to make a statement, but this just seems too trendy, between bro country name dropping and the new songs like raised on country and every song about country in the 90s.
Diamond Girl
May 16, 2019 @ 10:20 pm
To me, this is Toby Keith sharing his view in a song about artists he cares about, some of them his real life friends, not just name dropping. For young listeners, it is a teaching lesson, maybe they will look up who these legends were and enjoy their music.
Kerri
May 21, 2019 @ 10:55 pm
What’s important is that Toby loves America. He loves Country. He loves our Military and has done more USO Tours than Bob Hope did. He knows what’s important and doesn’t care if any of you like or dislike him. He’s true to himself. That’s more than you’ll find in many genres today. I say sing what you want Toby, there’s no room in this world for haters.