Sammy Hagar, Lainey Wilson Cover Toby Keith

Nation music raised its crimson solo cups excessive in tribute to the late Toby Keith at Sunday’s CMT Awards. The nation singer died of abdomen most cancers in February. A trio of Keith covers have been carried out on the present: Sammy Hagar did “I Love This Bar” (becoming since each he and Keith are themed bar homeowners), Brooks & Dunn coated “Ought to’ve Been a Cowboy,” and Lainey Wilson carried out “How Do You Like Me Now?” Every efficiency was backed with members of Keith’s longtime band, and Willie Nelson’s son Lukas. Baseball legend Roger Clemens opened and closed the set. “Toby was in Houston, on and off for 3 years whereas he was battling that rattling C-word. By way of all of it, he all the time stored his humor and his wit,” he stated. On the finish, he requested the gang to chant “whiskey for my males and beer for my horses,” as he thanked the Keith household for attending the tribute. You possibly can watch every efficiency under.