Toby Keith performs at the "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration" concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. Reuters file pic
Toby Keith performs at the "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration" concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. Reuters file pic

BENGALURU: US country music star Toby Keith died on Monday night aged 62, a post on his X social media account said.

The singer best known for his 1993 hit "Should've Been a Cowboy" announced in 2022 he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, saying he needed time to "breathe, recover and relax".

Keith "passed peacefully ... surrounded by his family. He fought his fight with grace and courage," the post read. — Reuters