Toby Keith has passed away following a 3-year battle with stomach cancer. He was 62.<\/p>\n
The news was shared by Toby’s team on his official social media accounts this morning.<\/p>\n
Toby charted on the Billboard Country chart 65 times in his career, with 42 reaching the top 10 with 20 reaching #1.<\/p>\n
Toby is #19 on the list of the best-selling country artists of all time.<\/p>\n
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