{"id":1325,"date":"2025-02-17T16:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:37:22","slug":"a-powerful-tribute-carrie-underwoods-electrifying-homage-to-toby-keith-leaves-audience-in-awe-as-the-lights-dimmed-and-the-first-chords-of-a-little-less-talk-and-a-lot-more-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1325","title":{"rendered":"A Powerful Tribute: Carrie Underwood\u2019s Electrifying Homage to Toby Keith Leaves Audience in Awe As the Lights Dimmed and the First Chords of \u201cA Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action\u201d Echoed Through the Venue, a Hush Fell Over the Crowd. This Wasn\u2019t Just Another Performance\u2014It Was a Moment of Reverence, a Celebration, a Fiery Tribute to the Legendary Toby Keith."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33061 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2025-02-07T144416.398-300x162.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2025-02-07T144416.398-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ban-sao-cua-Frame-Thumb-2025-02-07T144416.398.jpg 650w\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"498\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Underwood is one of many country stars taking the stage for \u2018Toby Keith: American Icon,\u2019 airing Wednesday night on NBC and streaming the next day on Peacock<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMusicMayhemMagazine%2Fvideos%2F8076280149085288%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"267\" data-origheight=\"476\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"jkDa5cB7\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Carrie Underwood\u00a0is ready to get the party started when it comes to honoring the late\u00a0Toby Keith.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Underwood will be first to hit the stage during NBC\u2019s concert special\u00a0<em>Toby Keith: American Icon<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at her performance of \u201cA Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cNashville! We are all here for one reason \u2014 this incredible man,\u201d the singer, 41, says to the crowd at Bridgestone Arena as a large photo of Keith pops up behind her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zjKok9QT\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Underwood, who recently announced her return to\u00a0<em>American Idol\u00a0<\/em>as a judge, gets the fans on their feet for her rollicking take on Keith\u2019s 1993 hit, which featured on his self-titled debut album.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Wa7uMbKomarDP564lY92iH-95qE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/carrie-underwood-toby-keith-tribute-concert-2-082624-e2b66c1f146c4e099ded7e0eaf97100a.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Wa7uMbKomarDP564lY92iH-95qE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/carrie-underwood-toby-keith-tribute-concert-2-082624-e2b66c1f146c4e099ded7e0eaf97100a.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Carrie Underwood performs onstage at Bridgestone Arena on July 29, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Wa7uMbKomarDP564lY92iH-95qE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/carrie-underwood-toby-keith-tribute-concert-2-082624-e2b66c1f146c4e099ded7e0eaf97100a.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Wa7uMbKomarDP564lY92iH-95qE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/carrie-underwood-toby-keith-tribute-concert-2-082624-e2b66c1f146c4e099ded7e0eaf97100a.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Carrie Underwood performs at the taping of \u2018Toby Keith: American Icon.\u2019.<\/span>Jason Kempin\/Getty&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">When Keith\u00a0died of stomach cancer\u00a0in February at age 62, Underwood shared a\u00a0sweet message\u00a0on Instagram, along with several photos of the country stars together.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cSaddle up the horses, Jesus, \u2018cause a true blue COWBOY just made his ride up to heaven!!!\u201d she captioned her post. \u201cIntroduce him to all the Okies and sign that boy up for the choir! We\u2019re gonna miss you, Toby, but my heart has no doubt that you are standing in the presence of our King right now!!! See you again someday, friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"YNt5Oroa\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The \u201cTwo Black Cadillacs\u201d singer is just one of many stars coming together to pay tribute to Keith\u2019s life and legacy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-embed mntl-sc-block-universal-embed mntl-sc-block-embed--instagram\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In addition to Underwood,\u00a0Eric Church\u00a0will perform \u201cAs Good as I Once Was,\u201d while\u00a0Brantley Gilbert\u00a0and\u00a0HARDY\u00a0will tackle \u201cHow Do You Like Me Now?!\u201d\u00a0Riley Green\u00a0and\u00a0Ella Langley\u00a0will sing \u201cWho\u2019s Your Daddy?\u201d while\u00a0Ashley McBryde\u00a0will handle \u201cWish I Didn\u2019t Know Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">For Keith\u2019s signature song \u201cShould\u2019ve Been a Cowboy,\u201d\u00a0Luke Bryan\u00a0will don a black cowboy hat, while\u00a0Lainey Wilson\u00a0and\u00a0Jamey Johnson\u00a0will team up for \u201cBeer for My Horses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Darius Rucker\u00a0will take on \u201cGod Love Her,\u201d while\u00a0Jordan Davis\u00a0and\u00a0Clay Walker\u00a0will perform \u201cI Love This Bar.\u201d\u00a0Tyler Hubbard, meanwhile, will lead a rousing rendition of \u201cRed Solo Cup\u201d with\u00a0Jelly Roll, HARDY, Jordan Davis, songwriters Jim and Brett Beavers and the Warren Brothers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/4kHksyXguafQJlARGtxn_q2HnWk=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(694x114:696x116):format(webp)\/Toby-Keith-obituary-020624-6-aa1949921ed84cc28a7e677d216188b0.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/4kHksyXguafQJlARGtxn_q2HnWk=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(694x114:696x116):format(webp)\/Toby-Keith-obituary-020624-6-aa1949921ed84cc28a7e677d216188b0.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Toby Keith obituary.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/4kHksyXguafQJlARGtxn_q2HnWk=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(694x114:696x116):format(webp)\/Toby-Keith-obituary-020624-6-aa1949921ed84cc28a7e677d216188b0.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/4kHksyXguafQJlARGtxn_q2HnWk=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(694x114:696x116):format(webp)\/Toby-Keith-obituary-020624-6-aa1949921ed84cc28a7e677d216188b0.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Toby Keith.<\/span>Sylvain Gaboury\/FilmMagic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Keith\u2019s daughter,\u00a0Krystal Keith, will also take the stage for a special performance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Stars like Brett Favre, Trace Adkins, Parker McCollum and more are also set to appear.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A portion of the ticket sales from the concert will benefit\u00a0The Toby Keith Foundation\u2019s\u00a0OK Kids Korral, a cost-free home for families of critical pediatric patients, and will go toward\u00a0Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital\u00a0at Vanderbilt, a top children\u2019s hospital in Nashville.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">When Keith died earlier this year, he left behind a towering legacy that included 42 Top 10 songs, 33 No. 1 hits and 44 million albums sold.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>Toby Keith: American Icon<\/em>\u00a0is airing on NBC on Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 9-11 p.m. ET\/PT and will stream the following day on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Underwood is one of many country stars taking the stage for \u2018Toby Keith: American Icon,\u2019 airing Wednesday night on NBC and streaming the next day on Peacock&#8230; 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